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['pʌzlɪŋ]aggettivo sconcertante, enigmatico, che lascia perplesso* * *adjective (difficult to understand: a puzzling remark.) enigmatico, (che lascia perplessi)* * *puzzling /ˈpʌzlɪŋ/a.sconcertante; che lascia perplessi; assai stranopuzzlingly avv.* * *['pʌzlɪŋ]aggettivo sconcertante, enigmatico, che lascia perplesso -
2 puzzling puz·zling adj
['pʌzlɪŋ](question) poco chiaro (-a), (attitude, set of instructions) incomprensibile -
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[ˌenɪg'mætɪk]aggettivo enigmatico* * *[eniɡ'mætik]adjective (puzzling; mysterious: an enigmatic smile.) enigmatico* * *enigmatic /ɛnɪgˈmætɪk/, enigmatical /ɛnɪgˈmætɪkl/a.enigmatically avv.* * *[ˌenɪg'mætɪk]aggettivo enigmatico -
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I ['pʌzl]1) (mystery) enigma m., mistero m.2) gioc. enigma m., rompicapo m.II 1. ['pʌzl]crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba
verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]2.to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs
* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) rendere perplesso, sconcertare2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) scervellarsi2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) indovinello, rompicapo•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *puzzle /ˈpʌzl/n.2 [uc] confusione; incertezza; dubbio; perplessità: to be in a puzzle about st., essere in dubbio (o essere perplesso) circa qc.● puzzle-headed (o puzzle-pated), che ha le idee confuse; stordito; svampito, svanito (fam.).(to) puzzle /ˈpʌzl/A v. t.confondere; disorientare; rendere perplesso; sconcertareB v. i.2 spremersi le meningi; scervellarsi● to puzzle one's brains, scervellarsi □ to puzzle (st.) out, districare ( un imbroglio); riuscire a capire (qc. di difficile); indovinare ( una soluzione); risolvere ( un problema) □ to puzzle over st., scervellarsi su qc.; rompersi la testa per capire qc.* * *I ['pʌzl]1) (mystery) enigma m., mistero m.2) gioc. enigma m., rompicapo m.II 1. ['pʌzl]crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba
verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]2.to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs
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['krɪptɪk](mysterious) oscuro (-a), (puzzling) enigmatico (-a)cryptic crossword — cruciverba m a crittogramma
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puzzling — index debatable, difficult, elusive, enigmatic, equivocal, esoteric, hidden, inapprehensible, incomprehe … Law dictionary
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puzzling — adj. 1) puzzling to (her behavior was puzzling to everybody) 2) puzzling that + inf. (it was puzzling that he went straight home) * * * [ pʌzlɪŋ] puzzling to (her behavior was puzzling to everybody) puzzling that + inf. (it was puzzling that he… … Combinatory dictionary
puzzling — puzzle puz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {puzzled} (p[u^]z z ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {puzzling} (p[u^]z zl[i^]ng).] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. [1913 Webster] A very shrewd disputant in those points is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puzzling — puz|zling [ˈpʌzlıŋ] adj confusing and difficult to understand or explain ▪ a puzzling fact ▪ Gary found her reaction puzzling … Dictionary of contemporary English
puzzling — adjective Date: circa 1659 difficult to understand or solve < puzzling symptoms > • puzzlingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
puzzling — puzzlingly, adv. /puz ling/, adj. 1. confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer. n. 2. the skill or pastime of constructing or working crossword or other puzzles. [1590 1600; PUZZLE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
puzzling — adj. Puzzling is used with these nouns: ↑aspect … Collocations dictionary
puzzling — puz|zling [ pʌzlıŋ ] adjective confusing or difficult to understand or solve: That was the most puzzling aspect of the whole affair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
puzzling — adjective confusing and difficult to understand or explain: The children showed a puzzling lack of curiosity about the new baby … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
puzzling — adjective confusing and difficult to understand or explain: The children showed a puzzling lack of curiosity about the new baby … Longman dictionary of contemporary English