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1 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)
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