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41 rätseln
* * *rät|seln ['rɛːtsln]vito puzzle (over sth), to rack one's brains* * *rät·seln[ˈrɛ:tsl̩n]vi to rack one's brains▪ \rätseln, warum/was/wie... to rack one's brains as to [or try and work out] why/what/how...ich weiß es nicht genau, ich kann nur \rätseln I don't know exactly, I can only speculate [or fam hazard a guess]* * *intransitives Verb puzzle, rack one's brains (über + Akk. over)* * *rätseln v/i puzzle (* * *intransitives Verb puzzle, rack one's brains (über + Akk. over) -
42 Rätselraten
n; -s, kein Pl. guessing games Pl.; fig. speculation (um about, over, on)* * *Rät|sel|ra|tennt -s, no plguessing game; (= Rätseln) guessing* * *Rät·sel·ra·ten<-s>nt kein pl1. (das Lösen von Rätseln) [the] solving [of] puzzles2. (das Mutmaßen) guessing game* * *1) s. Rätsel 1): solving puzzles/riddles no art.* * *um about, over, on)* * *1) s. Rätsel 1): solving puzzles/riddles no art.* * *n.speculation n. -
43 grapple
['ɡræpl]( with with)1) (to grasp and fight with: He grappled with the thief.) slås; kæmpe2) (to (try to) deal with (a problem etc): He enjoys grappling with riddles.) tumle* * *['ɡræpl]( with with)1) (to grasp and fight with: He grappled with the thief.) slås; kæmpe2) (to (try to) deal with (a problem etc): He enjoys grappling with riddles.) tumle -
44 juego de palabras
play on words, pun* * *pun, play on words* * *(n.) = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on wordsEx. This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.Ex. When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.Ex. It is only five pages long, but was surprisingly tough to translate with all its plays of words and allusions.Ex. Hamlet speaks in riddles and plays on words in order to create a certain suspicion about his sanity.* * *pun, play on words* * *(n.) = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on wordsEx: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.
Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.Ex: It is only five pages long, but was surprisingly tough to translate with all its plays of words and allusions.Ex: Hamlet speaks in riddles and plays on words in order to create a certain suspicion about his sanity.* * *play on words, pun -
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46 αἰνιγματικῶν
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47 αινιγματιστάς
αἰνιγματιστά̱ς, αἰνιγματιστήςone who speaks riddles: masc acc plαἰνιγματιστά̱ς, αἰνιγματιστήςone who speaks riddles: masc nom sg (epic doric aeolic) -
48 αἰνιγματιστάς
αἰνιγματιστά̱ς, αἰνιγματιστήςone who speaks riddles: masc acc plαἰνιγματιστά̱ς, αἰνιγματιστήςone who speaks riddles: masc nom sg (epic doric aeolic) -
49 αινικτηρίως
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51 énigme
énigme [enigm]feminine noun( = mystère) enigma ; ( = jeu) riddle* * *enigm1) ( mystère) enigma, mystery2) ( devinette) riddle* * *eniɡm nf* * *énigme nf1 ( mystère) enigma, mystery; c'est une énigme it's an enigma ou a mystery; découvrir la clé or le mot de l'énigme fig to discover the key ou the answer to the mystery;2 ( devinette) riddle; parler par énigmes to speak in riddles; l'énigme du Sphinx the riddle of the Sphinx.[enigm] nom fémininles enquêteurs tentent de résoudre l'énigme de sa disparition the police are trying to solve the riddle of his disappearance2. [devinette] riddle -
52 riddle
1. n1) загадка2) таємниця, загадка3) загадкова людина4) решето, сито; грохот5) щит, екранto make a riddle of smb., smth. — зрешетити когось, щось
2. v1) говорити загадками; говорити загадково2) загадувати загадки3) відгадувати (розгадувати) загадкиriddle me why... — відгадай, чому...
4) просівати; грохотити5) зрешечувати6) піддавати суворій критиці; показувати неспроможність (чогось); не залишати каменя на камені (від чогось); закидати запереченнями* * *I [`ridl] n1) загадка2) таємниця, загадкаII [`ridl] v1) говорити загадками, говорити загадково; загадувати загадки2) відгадувати, розгадувати загадкиIII [`ridl] n1) решето, грохот, сито2) щит, екранIV [`ridl] v1) просіювати, грохотити2) решетити, дірявити3) критикувати; показувати неспроможність ( чого-небудь); не залишати каменю на камені ( від чого-небудь)4) пронизувати (нaпp., загадками, помилками) -
53 Vaf-þrúðnir
m. the mighty in riddles, the name of a giant, a kind of Northern sphinx, wise in riddles, Vþm. -
54 enigmista
enigmista s.m. e f. ( chi risolve enigmi) solver of puzzles; ( appassionato di enigmistica) puzzle enthusiast, riddle enthusiast.* * *m.pl. -i, f.pl. -e [enig'mista] sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile1) (autore di giochi) inventor of puzzles, inventor of riddles2) (solutore di giochi) puzzle solver, riddle solver* * *enigmistam.pl. -i, f.pl. -e /enig'mista/m. e f.1 (autore di giochi) inventor of puzzles, inventor of riddles2 (solutore di giochi) puzzle solver, riddle solver. -
55 говорить загадками
to talk in riddlesDon't go on talking riddles. — Прекрати говорить загадками.
Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > говорить загадками
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56 amuse
1. IIIamuse smb. amuse children (one's friends, one's companions, one's fellow-passengers, oneself, etc.) развлекать /забавлять/ детей и т. д., his answer amused me его ответ позабавил меня2. IVamuse smb. in some manner constantly (endlessly, harmlessly, secretly, etc.) amuse smb. постоянно и т. д. развлекать /забавлять/ кого-л.3. XIbe /feel/ amused she was /felt/ amused она развеселилась, ей было забавно; I am not amused мне не смешно; be /feel/ amused in some manner I was mildly (rather, secretly, obviously, etc.) amused мне было слегка и т. д. забавно; keep smb. amused you must keep the company (the audience) amused вы должны занимать /развлекать/ гостей (зрителей); be /feel/ amused at smth. she was /felt/ amused at his jokes (at his remarks, at the incident, at his simplicity, at the idea, at the sight of him, etc.) его шутки и т. д. забавляли /развлекали, потешали/ ее; be amused to do smth. I was amused to read about it (to see him, to hear her story, etc.) мне было интересно прочитать об этом и т. д.; I was amused to learn the news эта новость позабавила меня4. XXI1amuse smb. with smth., smb. amuse the child with toys (with a hoop, with riddles, etc.) развлекать /забавлять/ ребенка игрушками и т.д., I amused myself with a dog я забавлялся с собакой; amuse smb. at some time how do you amuse yourself in rainy weather? чем ты занимаешься /как ты развлекаешься/ в дождливую погоду?5. XXIIamuse smb. by doing smth. amuse him by telling stories (by cracking jokes, by solving riddles, by making things with coloured paper, etc.) развлекать /забавлять/ его рассказами и т. д. -
57 riddle
['rɪdl] I 1. сущ.1) загадка- talk in riddles, speak in riddlesSyn:2) тайна2. гл.1)2) разгадывать; находить разгадкиII 1. сущ.Riddle me a riddle. — Отгадай загадку.
1) грохот; решето, ситоto make a riddle of smb. with bullets — изрешетить кого-л. пулями
Syn:2) экран; щит2. гл.1) сеять, отсеивать; просеивать ( через сито)Syn:2)а) ( riddle with) дырявить, решетитьHis body was riddled with bullets. — Его тело было изрешечено пулями.
I can't carry water in this pot, it's riddled with holes. — В этом ведре нельзя носить воду, в нём одни дыры.
б) забрасывать вопросами, возражениями; подвергать суровой критике3) пронизывать; содержаться в большом количестве; изобиловатьSyn: -
58 aenigmatista
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59 aenigmatistes
aenigmătista and - tes, ae, m., = ainigmatistês, one that proposes riddles, one that speaks in riddles, an enigmatist, Sid. Ep. 8, 6; Aug. Quaest. in Num. 4, 45. -
60 говоривший загадками
разгадай мою загадку — riddle me a riddle, riddle my riddle
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > говоривший загадками
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