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1 to speak riddles

to speak riddles

falar por enigmas.

English-Portuguese dictionary > to speak riddles
2 speak

1. intransitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) sprechen

speak [with somebody] on or about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

speak for/against something — sich für/gegen etwas aussprechen

something speaks well for somebody — etwas spricht für jemanden

2) (on telephone)

Is Mr Grant there? - Speaking! — Ist Mister Grant da? - Am Apparat!

Mr Grant speaking — (when connected to caller) Grant hier; hier ist Grant

who is speaking, please? — wer ist am Apparat, bitte?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?
2. transitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) (utter) sprechen [Satz, Wort, Sprache]

2) (make known) sagen [Wahrheit]

speak one's opinion/mind — seine Meinung sagen/sagen, was man denkt

3) (convey without words)

something speaks volumes — etwas spricht Bände

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/69264/speak_for">speak for

- speak of

- speak out

- speak to

- speak up

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[spi:k]
past tense - spoke; verb

1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) sprechen

2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) reden

3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) sprechen

4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) aussprechen

5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) eine Rede halten

•

- speaker
- speaking
- spoken
- -spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of
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speak

<spoke, spoken>

[spi:k]

I. vi

1. (say words) sprechen, reden

\speak when you're spoken to antworte, wenn man dich etwas fragt!

▪ to \speak about sth über etw akk sprechen

to \speak over a loudspeaker über Lautsprecher sprechen

to \speak into a microphone in ein Mikrofon sprechen

to \speak in platitudes Allgemeinplätze verwenden

to \speak in riddles in Rätseln sprechen

to \speak in [or with] a whisper flüstern, im Flüsterton sprechen

to \speak quickly schnell sprechen

2. (converse) sich akk unterhalten

▪ to \speak to [or esp AM with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen]

I'll never \speak to you again! ich rede nie wieder mit dir!

can I \speak to Ian please? — \speaking! kann ich bitte [mit] Ian sprechen? — am Apparat!

▪ to \speak to [or esp AM with] sb about sth mit jdm über etw akk sprechen

to \speak on [or over] the telephone telefonieren

to \speak to each other once more wieder miteinander reden

3. (rebuke)

▪ to \speak to sb [about sth] jdn [für etw akk] zurechtweisen

4. (know language) sprechen

she \speaks with an American accent sie spricht mit amerikanischem Akzent

to \speak in dialect einen Dialekt sprechen

to \speak in jargon einen Jargon benutzen

to \speak in a foreign language in einer fremden Sprache sprechen

5. + adv (view)

broadly [or generally] \speaking im Allgemeinen

geographically \speaking vom geografischen Standpunkt aus

scientifically \speaking wissenschaftlich gesehen

strictly \speaking genaugenommen

6. (make speech) reden, sprechen

the Queen \speaks to the nation on television every Christmas die Queen richtet jedes Weihnachten das Wort an die Nation

to \speak on behalf of sb/sth in jds Namen/im Namen einer S. gen reden

to \speak in the debate in der Debatte das Wort ergreifen

to \speak from memory frei sprechen

to \speak from notes von einer Vorlage ablesen

to \speak from a platform vom Podium sprechen

7. (appeal)

▪ to \speak to sb jdn ansprechen

the story spoke to her directly die Geschichte sprach sie direkt an

8.

▶ actions \speak louder than words ( prov) Taten sagen mehr als Worte prov

▶ \speaking as sb... als jd...

\speaking as a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting als Mutter von vier Kindern kann ich sagen, dass Kinder anstrengend sind

▶ to know sb to \speak to jdn näher kennen

▶ so to \speak sozusagen

▶ to \speak too soon voreilig urteilen

II. vt

1. (say)

▪ to \speak sth etw sagen

to not \speak a word kein Wort herausbringen

2. (language)

▪ to \speak sth etw sprechen

“English spoken” „hier wird Englisch gesprochen“

I couldn't \speak a word of English when I first arrived in Australia ich sprach kein Wort Englisch, als ich zum ersten Mal in Australien ankam

to \speak dialect Dialekt sprechen

to \speak English fluently fließend Englisch sprechen

to \speak a foreign language eine Fremdsprache sprechen [können]

to \speak the lingo ( fam) die Sprache drauf haben fam

3. (represent)

to \speak one's mind sagen, was man denkt

to \speak the truth die Wahrheit sagen

4. (reveal)

▪ to \speak sth etw aussprechen

she was silent but her eyes spoke her real feelings for him sie schwieg, aber ihre Augen verrieten ihre wahren Gefühle für ihn

5.

▶ to \speak the same language die gleiche Sprache sprechen

▶ to \speak volumes [for [or AM about] sth] Bände [über etw akk] sprechen

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[spiːk] pret spoke or ( obs) spake, ptp spoken or (obs) spoke
1. vt

1) (= utter) sagen; one's thoughts aussprechen, äußern; one's lines aufsagen

to speak one's mind — seine Meinung sagen

nobody spoke a word —

his eyes spoke his love — sein Blick verriet seine Liebe

See:

→ volume

2) language sprechen

English spoken here — man spricht Englisch

2. vi

1) (= talk, be on speaking terms) sprechen, reden (about über +acc, von); (= converse) reden, sich unterhalten (with mit); (fig, guns, drums) sprechen, ertönen

to speak to or with sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden

did you speak? — haben Sie etwas gesagt?

to speak in a whisper — flüstern

speak, don't shout —

they don't speak (to one another) — sie reden or sprechen nicht miteinander

I'm not speaking to you —

she never spoke to me again — seitdem hat sie nie wieder mit mir geredet or gesprochen

to speak to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

I'll have to speak to my lawyer about it — das muss ich mit meinem Anwalt besprechen

speak when you're spoken to — antworte, wenn man mit dir redet or spricht

servants should only speak when spoken to — Diener sollten nur dann etwas sagen, wenn man sie anspricht

I don't know him to speak to —

music speaks directly to the soul — Musik spricht die Seele an

speaking of dictionaries... — da or wo wir gerade von Wörterbüchern sprechen..., apropos Wörterbücher...

not to speak of... — ganz zu schweigen von...

it's nothing to speak of — es ist nicht weiter erwähnenswert, es ist nichts weiter

no money/trees etc to speak of — so gut wie kein Geld/keine Bäume etc

to speak ill of sb/sth — über jdn/etw schlecht reden

to speak well of sb/sth — jdn/etw loben, (nur) Gutes über jdn/etw sagen

he is well spoken of — er genießt große Achtung

so to speak — sozusagen, eigentlich

roughly speaking — grob gesagt

strictly speaking — genau genommen

legally/biologically speaking — rechtlich/biologisch gesehen

generally speaking — im Allgemeinen

speaking personally... — wenn Sie mich fragen..., was mich betrifft...

speaking as a member of the club I have... — als Mitglied des Vereins habe ich...

to speak down to sb — jdn von oben herab behandeln

2) (= make a speech) reden (on zu), sprechen (on zu); (= give one's opinion) sich äußern (on, to zu)

to speak in public — in der Öffentlichkeit reden

to speak in the debate — in der Debatte das Wort ergreifen

to ask sb to speak — jdm das Wort erteilen

Mr X will speak next — als Nächster hat Herr X das Wort

then Geoffrey rose to speak — dann stand Geoffrey auf, um das Wort zu ergreifen

3) (TELEC)

speaking! — am Apparat!

Jones speaking! — (hier) Jones!

who is that speaking? — wer ist da, bitte?; (on extension phone, in office) wer ist am Apparat?

4) (fig: suggest) zeugen (of von)

their appearance speaks of poverty — ihre Erscheinung verrät Armut or zeugt von Armut

3. n suf

Euro-speak — Eurojargon m

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speak [spiːk] prät spoke [spəʊk], obs spake [speık], pperf spoken [ˈspəʊkən], obs spoke

A v/i

1. reden, sprechen ( beide:

to mit;

about über akk):

speak to sb auch jemanden ansprechen ( about auf akk);

they are not speaking to each other sie sprechen zurzeit nicht miteinander;

he was speaking loud enough for everybody to hear er sprach so laut, dass es jeder hören konnte;

the portrait speaks fig das Porträt ist sprechend ähnlich;

so to speak sozusagen;

speak in tongues BIBEL, REL in Zungen reden; → speak of, speak to, speaking A

2. (öffentlich) reden, sprechen ( beide:

on über akk)

3. miteinander sprechen

4. ertönen (Trompete etc)

5. besonders Br anschlagen, Laut geben (Hund)

B v/t

1. sprechen, sagen: → volume 1

2. aussprechen, sagen, äußern:

speak the truth die Wahrheit sagen; → mind A 4

3. feststellen, sagen (in Schriftstücken etc)

4. verkünden (Trompete etc)

5. eine Sprache sprechen, können

6. fig eine Eigenschaft etc verraten

7. obs (an)zeigen:

his conduct speaks him generous sein Verhalten zeigt seine Großzügigkeit

8. SCHIFF ein Schiff ansprechen (durch Signale)

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1. intransitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) sprechen

speak [with somebody] on or about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

speak for/against something — sich für/gegen etwas aussprechen

something speaks well for somebody — etwas spricht für jemanden

2) (on telephone)

Is Mr Grant there? - Speaking! — Ist Mister Grant da? - Am Apparat!

Mr Grant speaking — (when connected to caller) Grant hier; hier ist Grant

who is speaking, please? — wer ist am Apparat, bitte?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?
2. transitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) (utter) sprechen [Satz, Wort, Sprache]

2) (make known) sagen [Wahrheit]

speak one's opinion/mind — seine Meinung sagen/sagen, was man denkt

3) (convey without words)

something speaks volumes — etwas spricht Bände

Phrasal Verbs:

- speak for

- speak of

- speak out

- speak to

- speak up

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(about) v.

reden (über, von) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: spoke, spoken)

= sprechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sprach, gesprochen)

English-german dictionary > speak
3 speak

<spoke, spoken> [spi:k] vi

1) ( say words) sprechen, reden;

\speak when you're spoken to antworte, wenn man dich etwas fragt!;

to \speak about sth über etw akk sprechen;

to \speak over a loudspeaker über Lautsprecher sprechen;

to \speak into a microphone in ein Mikrofon sprechen;

to \speak in platitudes Allgemeinplätze verwenden;

to \speak in riddles in Rätseln sprechen;

to \speak in [or with] a whisper flüstern, im Flüsterton sprechen;

to \speak quickly schnell sprechen

2) ( converse) sich akk unterhalten;

to \speak to [or ( esp Am) with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen];

I'll never \speak to you again! ich rede nie wieder mit dir!;

can I \speak to Ian please? - \speaking! kann ich bitte [mit] Ian sprechen? - am Apparat!;

to \speak to [or ( esp Am) with] sb about sth mit jdm über etw akk sprechen;

to \speak on [or over] the telephone telefonieren;

to \speak to each other once more wieder miteinander reden

3) ( rebuke)

to \speak to sb [about sth] jdn [für etw akk] zurechtweisen

4) ( know language) sprechen;

she \speaks with an American accent sie spricht mit amerikanischem Akzent;

to \speak in dialect einen Dialekt sprechen;

to \speak in jargon einen Jargon benutzen;

to \speak in a foreign language in einer fremden Sprache sprechen

5) + adv ( view)

broadly [or generally] \speaking im Allgemeinen;

geographically \speaking vom geographischen Standpunkt aus;

scientifically \speaking wissenschaftlich gesehen;

strictly \speaking genau genommen

6) ( make speech) reden, sprechen;

the Queen \speaks to the nation on television every Christmas die Queen richtet jedes Weihnachten das Wort an die Nation;

to \speak on behalf of sb/ sth in jds Namen/im Namen einer S. gen reden;

to \speak in the debate in der Debatte das Wort ergreifen;

to \speak from memory frei sprechen;

to \speak from notes von einer Vorlage ablesen;

to \speak from a platform vom Podium sprechen

7) ( appeal)

to \speak to sb jdn ansprechen;

the story spoke to her directly die Geschichte sprach sie direkt an

PHRASES:

actions \speak louder than words (\speak louder than words) Taten sagen mehr als Worte ( prov)

to \speak too soon voreilig urteilen;

to know sb to \speak to jdn näher kennen;

\speaking as sb... als jd...;

\speaking as a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting als Mutter von vier Kindern kann ich sagen, dass Kinder anstrengend sind;

so to \speak sozusagen vt

1) ( say)

to \speak sth etw sagen;

to not \speak a word kein Wort herausbringen

2) ( language)

to \speak sth etw sprechen;

‘English spoken’ „hier wird Englisch gesprochen“;

I couldn't \speak a word of English when I first arrived in Australia ich sprach kein Wort Englisch, als ich zum ersten Mal in Australien ankam;

to \speak dialect Dialekt sprechen;

to \speak English fluently fließend Englisch sprechen;

to \speak a foreign language eine Fremdsprache sprechen [können];

to \speak the lingo ( fam) die Sprache drauf haben ( fam)

3) ( represent)

to \speak one's mind sagen, was man denkt;

to \speak the truth die Wahrheit sagen

4) ( reveal)

to \speak sth etw aussprechen;

she was silent but her eyes spoke her real feelings for him sie schwieg, aber ihre Augen verrieten ihre wahren Gefühle für ihn

PHRASES:

to \speak the same language die gleiche Sprache sprechen;

to \speak volumes [for [or (Am) about] sth] Bände [über etw akk] sprechen

English-German students dictionary > speak
4 speak\ in\ riddles

mõistujuttu rääkima

English-Estonian dictionary > speak\ in\ riddles
5 to talk in riddles, speak in riddles

говорить загадками

Англо-русский современный словарь > to talk in riddles, speak in riddles
6 to speak in riddles

runāt mīklaini

English-Latvian dictionary > to speak in riddles
7 to speak in riddles

говорить загадками

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to speak in riddles
8 riddle

I ['ridl] noun
(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) adivinha
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) crivar

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rid.dle¹

[r'idəl] n 1 enigma, mistério, charada, adivinhação. 2 pessoa ou coisa de natureza ambígua ou misteriosa. • vt+vi 1 propor enigmas. 2 falar enigmaticamente. 3 solucionar, decifrar. to ask a riddle fazer uma pergunta enigmática. to read a riddle decifrar. to speak riddles falar por enigmas.

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rid.dle²

[r'idəl] n crivo, ciranda, joeira, peneira grossa. • vt 1 joeirar, peneirar, cirandar. 2 fig perfurar, furar com tiros, crivar. 3 fig permear, encher de. riddled with bullets crivado de balas.

English-Portuguese dictionary > riddle
9 Σφίγξ

Σφίγξ, ἡ, gen. Σφιγγός, [dialect] Boeot. [full] φίξ, Φῑκός:— Sphinx,

A Φῖκ' ὀλοήν Hes.Th. 326
(where the [dialect] Boeot. form Φίξ is given by Sch., cf. Pl. Cra. 414d), cf. Apollod.3.5.8; on the riddle of the S. guessed by Oedipus, Ath.10.456b, Arg.S.OT, A.Frr.235-7, E.Ph. 1507 (anap.), cf. Sch.E.Ph.45, Str.17.1.28,32; cf. ἀνδρόσφιγξ; σφίγγες καὶ γρῦπες as ornaments of a precinct of Dionysus, Hdt.4.79; Sphinxes on a shield, E.El. 471 (lyr.).

2 metaph. of rapacious persons, Anaxil.22, Carm.Pop.46.24,33; Μεγαρικαὶ σ., = πόρναι, Call. Com.23: also of those who speak riddles, Σφίγγ' ἄρρεν', οὐ μάγειρον Strato Com.1.1
; ἡ ἀφροσύνη.. σ. ἐστιν Cebes 3.

II a kind of ape, found in Ethiopia, Agatharch.73, Artem. ap. Str.16.4.16, Plin.HN 8.72, Ael.NA16.15, and v. σφιγγίον 11. (The form Φίξ connects the name with Mount Φίκιον in Boeotia, cf. Sch.Hes. l.c., and is found in Plaut.Aul.701, Picis divitiis qui aureos montis colunt ego solus supero; cf. Non.p.222 L.; Βῖκας = Σφίγγας, Hsch. ( Σφίγξ may be a later form); Σφίξ, gen. Σφικός, Choerob. ([place name] Sophronius) in Theod.p.400H.)

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > Σφίγξ
10 говорит загадками

speak in riddles

разгадай мою загадку — riddle me a riddle, riddle my riddle

говорить загадками — to speak in conundrums

он для меня загадка — he is a riddle to me

говоривший загадками — speaking in riddles

говорящий загадками — speaking in riddles

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > говорит загадками
11 laghaza

speak in riddles [Syr le'z]

Arabic etymological dictionary > laghaza
12 hablar en clave

• speak in riddles

• talk in one's sleep

• talk in secret

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > hablar en clave
13 Rätsel

n; -s, -; riddle, puzzle (auch fig.); (Geheimnis) mystery; (Wortspiel) conundrum; (Silbenrätsel) charade; geh. enigma; ein Rätsel lösen solve a riddle ( oder mystery); die Rätsel ( in der Zeitung) lösen solve the puzzles (in the paper); jemandem Rätsel aufgeben ask s.o. riddles; fig. puzzle s.o., stärker: baffle s.o.; in Rätseln sprechen fig. speak in riddles; er ist mir ein Rätsel fig. I can’t make him out; es ist mir ein Rätsel fig. it’s a (complete) mystery to me, it beats me umg.; vor einem Rätsel stehen fig. be baffled ( oder puzzled); das ist des Rätsels Lösung! fig. that’s the answer

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das Rätsel

puzzle; riddle; mystery; enigma

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Rät|sel ['rɛːtsl]
nt -s, -

1) riddle; (= Kreuzworträtsel) crossword (puzzle); (= Silbenrätsel, Bilderrätsel etc) puzzle

in Rä́tseln sprechen — to talk in riddles

jdm ein Rä́tsel aufgeben — to give or ask sb a riddle

2) (fig = Geheimnis) riddle, mystery, enigma (um of)

die Polizei konnte das Rä́tsel lösen — the police have solved the riddle or mystery

vor einem Rä́tsel stehen — to be faced with a riddle or mystery, to be baffled

das plötzliche Verschwinden des Zeugen gab der Polizei Rä́tsel auf — the sudden disappearance of the witness baffled the police

es ist mir ein Rä́tsel, wie... — it's a mystery to me how..., it baffles or beats (inf) me how...

er ist mir ein Rä́tsel — he's a mystery or an enigma to me

(jdm) ein Rä́tsel bleiben — to remain a mystery (to sb)

das ist des Rä́tsels Lösung! — that's the answer

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das

1) (anything difficult to understand; a mystery.) enigma

2) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mystery

3) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) puzzle

4) (a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) riddle

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Rät·sel

<-s, ->

[ˈrɛ:tsl̩]

nt

1. (Geheimnis) mystery

das \Rätsel hat sich endlich aufgeklärt we finally solved that mystery

jdm ein \Rätsel sein/bleiben to be/remain a mystery to sb

es ist [jdm] ein \Rätsel warum/wie... it is a mystery [to sb] why/how...

2. (Denkaufgabe) riddle, puzzle

des \Rätsels Lösung the solution to the puzzle, the answer to the riddle

jdm ein \Rätsel aufgeben to pose a riddle for sb; Frage to puzzle [or baffle] sb, to be a mystery to sb

in \Rätseln sprechen to talk [or speak] in riddles

vor einem \Rätsel stehen to be baffled

3. (Kreuzworträtsel) crossword [puzzle]

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das; Rätsels, Rätsel

1) riddle; (BilderRätsel, KreuzwortRätsel usw.) puzzle

2) (Geheimnis) mystery; enigma

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Rätsel n; -s, -; riddle, puzzle (auch fig); (Geheimnis) mystery; (Wortspiel) conundrum; (Silbenrätsel) charade; geh enigma;

ein Rätsel lösen solve a riddle ( oder mystery);

die Rätsel (in der Zeitung) lösen solve the puzzles (in the paper);

jemandem Rätsel aufgeben ask sb riddles; fig puzzle sb, stärker: baffle sb;

in Rätseln sprechen fig speak in riddles;

er ist mir ein Rätsel fig I can’t make him out;

es ist mir ein Rätsel fig it’s a (complete) mystery to me, it beats me umg;

vor einem Rätsel stehen fig be baffled ( oder puzzled);

das ist des Rätsels Lösung! fig that’s the answer

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das; Rätsels, Rätsel

1) riddle; (BilderRätsel, KreuzwortRätsel usw.) puzzle

2) (Geheimnis) mystery; enigma

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- n.

enigma n.

mystery n.

puzzle n.

riddle n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rätsel
14 Orakel

n; -s, -; oracle (auch fig.); in Orakeln reden oder sprechen fig. speak in riddles

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das Orakel

oracle

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Ora|kel [o'raːkl]
nt -s, -
oracle
das Orákel befragen — to consult the oracle

er spricht in Orákeln (fig) — he talks in riddles

See:

→ Delphi

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das

(in former times, a holy place where a god was believed to give answers to questions: the oracle at Delphi.) oracle

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Ora·kel

<-s, ->

[oˈra:kl̩]

nt oracle

das \Orakel von Delphi the Delphic oracle

das \Orakel befragen to consult the oracle

▶ in \Orakeln sprechen to speak [or talk] in riddles

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das; Orakels, Orakel oracle

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Orakel n; -s, -; oracle (auch fig);

in Orakeln reden oder

sprechen fig speak in riddles

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das; Orakels, Orakel oracle

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- n.

oracle n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Orakel
15 riddle

I 'ridl noun
(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) adivinanza, acertijo

II 'ridl verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) acribillar; cribar

riddle n acertijo / adivinanza

riddle

tr['rɪdəl]

noun

1 acertijo, adivinanza

2 (sieve) criba

transitive verb

1 cribar

2 (with bullets) acribillar

riddle ['rɪdəl] vt, - dled ; - dling : acribillar

riddled with bullets: acribillado a balazos

riddled with errors: lleno de errores

riddle n

: acertijo m, adivinanza f

riddle

n.

• acertijo s.m.

• adivinanza s.f.

• criba gruesa s.f.

• enigma s.m.

• garbillo s.m.

• logogrifo s.m.

• mote s.m.

• quisicosa s.f.

• rompecabezas s.m.

v.

• acribillar v.

• cribar v.

• garbillar v.

I 'rɪdḷ
noun

a) ( puzzle) adivinanza f, acertijo m

to speak in riddles — hablar en clave

b) ( mystery) enigma m, misterio m

II

transitive verb ( perforate) (often pass)

to be riddled WITH something: his body was riddled with bullets lo habían acribillado a balazos; she was riddled with cancer tenía cáncer por todo el cuerpo, estaba cundida de cáncer (Méx); the chairs are riddled with woodworm las sillas están llenas de carcoma or todas carcomidas; the organization is riddled with corruption — la corrupción ha llegado a todos los niveles de la organización

I

['rɪdl]
N (=word puzzle) acertijo m, adivinanza f ; (=mystery) enigma m, misterio m ; (=person etc) enigma m
to ask sb a riddle — proponer un acertijo a algn

to speak in riddles — hablar en clave

II ['rɪdl]
1.

N (=sieve) criba f, criba f gruesa; (=potato sorter etc) escogedor m

2. VT

1) (=sieve) cribar; [+ potatoes etc] pasar por el escogedor

2)

to riddle with — [+ bullets etc] acribillar a

the house is riddled with damp — la casa tiene humedad por todas partes

the organization is riddled with communists — el organismo está plagado de comunistas

the army is riddled with subversion — el ejército está infectado de elementos subversivos

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I ['rɪdḷ]
noun

a) ( puzzle) adivinanza f, acertijo m

to speak in riddles — hablar en clave

b) ( mystery) enigma m, misterio m

II

transitive verb ( perforate) (often pass)

to be riddled WITH something: his body was riddled with bullets lo habían acribillado a balazos; she was riddled with cancer tenía cáncer por todo el cuerpo, estaba cundida de cáncer (Méx); the chairs are riddled with woodworm las sillas están llenas de carcoma or todas carcomidas; the organization is riddled with corruption — la corrupción ha llegado a todos los niveles de la organización

English-spanish dictionary > riddle
16 загадка

riddle, puzzle

(също и прен.) enigma, mystery

този човек е една загадка he is an enigma

загадките на природата the mysteries of nature

говоря със загадки talk/speak in riddles

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зага̀дка,

ж., -и riddle, puzzle; crux; ( също и прен.) enigma, mystery; говоря със \загадкаи talk/speak in riddles; \загадкаите на природата the mysteries of nature.

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enigma: He is an загадка. - Този човек е една загадка.; puzzle; riddle

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1. (също и прен.) enigma, mystery 2. riddle, puzzle 3. говоря със загадки talk/speak in riddles 4. загадките на природата the mysteries of nature 5. този човек е една ЗАГАДКА he is an enigma

Български-английски речник > загадка
17 enigma

m (pl -i) enigma

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enigma s.m.

1 enigma; ( indovinello) riddle, conundrum, puzzle: parlare per enigmi, to speak in riddles; sciogliere un enigma, to solve a riddle

2 (fig.) enigma, puzzle, mystery: la sua scomparsa resta un enigma, his disappearance remains a mystery // quella ragazza è un enigma, that girl is an enigma.

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[e'nigma]
sostantivo maschile

1) (mistero) enigma*, puzzle, mystery

2) (indovinello) riddle, enigma*

parlare per -i — to speak in riddles

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enigma

/e'nigma/

sostantivo m.

1 (mistero) enigma*, puzzle, mystery

2 (indovinello) riddle, enigma*; parlare per -i to speak in riddles.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > enigma
18 riddle

I noun
Rätsel, das

tell somebody a riddle — jemandem ein Rätsel aufgeben
II transitive verb
(fill with holes) durchlöchern

riddled with bullets — von Kugeln durchsiebt

riddled with corruption — (fig.) von Korruption durchsetzt

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I ['ridl] noun
(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) das Rätsel
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) durchsieben

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rid·dle¹

[ˈrɪdl̩]

I. n Rätsel nt a. fig

to solve a \riddle ein Rätsel lösen

to speak [or talk] in \riddles ( fig) in Rätseln sprechen

II. vi in Rätseln sprechen

III. vt

▪ to \riddle sth etw enträtseln

can you \riddle me this? kannst du mir dieses Rätsel erklären?

rid·dle²

[ˈrɪdl̩]

I. vt usu passive

▪ to \riddle sth

1. (perforate) etw durchlöchern, Löcher in etw akk machen; ( fig: permeate) etw durchdringen

to \riddle sth/sb with bullets etw/jdn mit Kugeln durchlöchern [o durchsieben

2. (sift through sieve) etw [aus]sieben

II. n [Schüttel]sieb nt

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I ['rɪdl]
1. n
(= sieve) (Schüttel)sieb nt
2. vt

1) soil etc sieben; coal sieben, schütteln

2)

to riddle sb/sth with bullets — jdn/etw mit Kugeln durchlöchern

riddled with holes — völlig durchlöchert

riddled with woodworm — wurmzerfressen

riddled with cancer/corruption — vom Krebs/von der Korruption zerfressen

riddled with mistakes/contradictions — voller Fehler/Widersprüche
II
n
Rätsel nt
I'll ask you a riddle — ich werde Ihnen ein Rätsel aufgeben

to speak in riddles — in Rätseln sprechen

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riddle¹ [ˈrıdl]

A s Rätsel n (auch fig Person oder Sache):

ask sb a riddle jemandem ein Rätsel aufgeben;

speak in riddles → C;

that’s a complete riddle to me das ist mir völlig rätselhaft

B v/t enträtseln

C v/i fig in Rätseln sprechen

riddle² [ˈrıdl]

A s

1. grobes (Draht)Sieb, Schüttelsieb n, Durchwurf m, Rätter m/f

2. TECH Drahtziehplatte f

B v/t

1. (durch-, aus)sieben

2. durchlöchern:

riddled with holes völlig durchlöchert;

riddle with bullets mit Kugeln durchlöchern oder durchsieben;

be riddled with errors von oder vor Fehlern strotzen

3. fig jemandes Ruf etc ruinieren

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I noun
Rätsel, das

tell somebody a riddle — jemandem ein Rätsel aufgeben
II transitive verb
(fill with holes) durchlöchern

riddled with bullets — von Kugeln durchsiebt

riddled with corruption — (fig.) von Korruption durchsetzt

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n.

Rätsel - n.

Sieb -e (für Sand) n. v.

sieben v.

English-german dictionary > riddle
19 devinette

devinette [d(ə)vinεt]

feminine noun

riddle

• poser une devinette à qn to ask sb a riddle

• jouer aux devinettes to play at riddles

• arrête de jouer aux devinettes (inf) stop talking in riddles

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dəvinɛt
nom féminin riddle

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d(ə)vinɛt nf
riddle

poser une devinette à qn — to ask sb a riddle

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devinette nf riddle, conundrum; poser une devinette à qn to ask sb a riddle; cesse or arrête de jouer aux devinettes! fig stop talking in riddles!

[dəvinɛt] nom féminin

riddle

poser une devinette (à quelqu'un) to ask (somebody) a riddle

jouer aux devinettes

a. (sens propre) to play (at) riddles

b. (figuré) to speak in riddles

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > devinette
20 riddle

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[English Word] ask a riddle

[Swahili Word] -tega kitendawili

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -tega

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[English Word] pose riddles to each other

[Swahili Word] -pigana mafambo

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] hatukuja kupigana mafumbo hapa [Moh]

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[English Word] riddle

[English Plural] riddles

[Swahili Word] fumbo

[Swahili Plural] mafumbo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -fumba

[English Example] put a riddle to a fool a clever person will solve it (proverb)

[Swahili Example] fumbo mfumbe mjinga mwerevu huligangua (methali)

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[English Word] riddle

[English Plural] riddles

[Swahili Word] kitendawili

[Swahili Plural] vitendawili

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -tenda, wili

[English Example] an example of a riddle is, "my house has no door." the answer is, "an egg"

[Swahili Example] mfano wa kitendawili ni, "nyumba yangu haina mlango." jibu lake ni "yai"

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[English Word] riddle

[English Plural] riddles

[Swahili Word] tambo

[Swahili Plural] matambo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -tambua

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[English Word] speak in riddles

[Swahili Word] -fumba maneno

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] maneno

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English-Swahili dictionary > riddle

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