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1 acertijo
m.1 riddle.2 rebus.* * *1 riddle* * *SM riddle, puzzle* * *masculino riddle, puzzle* * *= conundrum, riddle.Ex. Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.Ex. In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.* * *masculino riddle, puzzle* * *= conundrum, riddle.Ex: Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.
Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.* * *riddle, puzzle* * *
acertijo sustantivo masculino
riddle, puzzle
acertijo sustantivo masculino riddle
' acertijo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resolución
- rompecabezas
- jeroglífico
English:
riddle
* * *acertijo nmriddle;poner un acertijo a alguien to ask sb a riddle* * *m riddle, puzzle* * *acertijo nmadivinanza: riddle* * *acertijo n riddle -
2 acertijo
• brain-teaser• brainteaser• conundrum• guess that• guesstimate• puzzle• puzzle in the form of pictures and symbols• puzzler• rebus• riddance• riddle the earth -
3 acertijo formado de símbolos y dibujos
• puzzle in the form of pictures and symbols• rebusDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > acertijo formado de símbolos y dibujos
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4 adivinar un acertijo
• solve a riddle -
5 resolver un acertijo
• solve a riddle -
6 jeroglífico
m.hieroglyphic, hieroglyph, cryptogram, graffito.* * *► adjetivo1 hieroglyphic1 hieroglyph, hieroglyphic2 (juego) rebus————————1 hieroglyph, hieroglyphic2 (juego) rebus* * *1.ADJ hieroglyphic2. SM1) (=escritura) hieroglyph, hieroglyphic2) (=situación, juego) puzzle* * ** * *= hieroglyphic, hieroglyph.Ex. Paintings, writings and Egyptian hieroglyphics are proof of African contribution to the development of information and communication.Ex. Any scientist's explanation takes the form of a model: statues/icons, then paintings, cuneiform, hieroglyphs, written natural language, the language of mathematics, and finally computer programming languages.* * ** * *= hieroglyphic, hieroglyph.Ex: Paintings, writings and Egyptian hieroglyphics are proof of African contribution to the development of information and communication.
Ex: Any scientist's explanation takes the form of a model: statues/icons, then paintings, cuneiform, hieroglyphs, written natural language, the language of mathematics, and finally computer programming languages.* * *hieroglyphic1 (escritura) hieroglyphic, hieroglyph2 (acertijo) rebustodo esto es un jeroglífico para mí all this is a complete mystery to me, all this is completely over my head* * *
jeroglífico sustantivo masculino ( escritura) hieroglyphic, hieroglyph;
( acertijo) rebus
jeroglífico,-a
I adjetivo hieroglyphic
escritura jeroglífica, hieroglyphic writing
II sustantivo masculino
1 Ling hieroglyph, hieroglyphic
2 (pasatiempo) rebus
' jeroglífico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jeroglífica
- descifrar
* * *jeroglífico, -a♦ adjhieroglyphic♦ nm1. [inscripción] hieroglyphic2. [pasatiempo] rebus3. [problema] puzzle, mystery;estas instrucciones son un jeroglífico these instructions are indecipherable* * *m1 hieroglyphic2 rompecabezas puzzle* * *jeroglífico nm: hieroglyphic -
7 adivinar
v.1 to guess.¡adivina en qué mano está la moneda! guess which hand the coin is in!adivinó el acertijo he worked out the riddleElla previó el desastre She foresaw the disaster.2 to foretell.* * *1 (descubrir) to guess2 (predecir) to forecast, foretell3 (enigma) to solve* * *verb1) to guess2) foretell, predict* * *1. VT1) (=acertar) [+ acertijo, adivinanza] to solve¡adivina quién ha llamado! — guess who called!
¡adivina por qué no vino! — guess why he didn't come!
adivinar el pensamiento a algn — to read sb's mind o thoughts
2) (=predecir) to foreseees fácil adivinar lo que ocurrirá — it's easy to foresee o see what will happen
3) (=entrever)frma lo lejos adivinó la figura de un hombre — in the distance he could just make out the figure of a man
su primera novela deja adivinar su genio — her first novel gives a glimpse of o hints at her genius
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (por conjeturas, al azar) to guess¿a que no adivinas quién? — you'll never guess who
b) ( por magia) to foretell, predictc) ( entrever)2.el gesto dejó adivinar sus sentimientos — the gesture suggested o betrayed his feelings
adivinar vi to guess* * *= divine, guess, outguess, second-guess [secondguess].Ex. The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).Ex. Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person.Ex. Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously.Ex. This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.----* adivinar el futuro = fortune telling.* adivinar el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (por conjeturas, al azar) to guess¿a que no adivinas quién? — you'll never guess who
b) ( por magia) to foretell, predictc) ( entrever)2.el gesto dejó adivinar sus sentimientos — the gesture suggested o betrayed his feelings
adivinar vi to guess* * *= divine, guess, outguess, second-guess [secondguess].Ex: The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).
Ex: Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person.Ex: Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously.Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.* adivinar el futuro = fortune telling.* adivinar el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.* * *adivinar [A1 ]vt1 (por conjeturas, al azar) to guess¿a que no adivinas con quién me encontré hoy? you'll never guess who I met today¡me adivinaste el pensamiento! you read o you must have read my mind!2 (por magia) to foretell, predict3(entrever): el gesto dejó adivinar su escepticismo the gesture suggested o betrayed a certain skepticismse adivinaba a lo lejos la silueta borrosa de una aldea in the distance they could just make out the blurred outline of a village■ adivinarvito guess¡adivina! let's see if you can guess!* * *
adivinar ( conjugate adivinar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to guess
adivinar verbo transitivo
1 (descubrir por conjeturas) to guess: dime qué te pasa, no puedo adivinarte el pensamiento, tell me what's wrong, I can't read your mind
2 (mediante la magia) to predict, foretell
' adivinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
English:
deduce
- guess
- hint
- outcome
- wildly
- divine
* * *♦ vt1. [predecir] to foretell;[el futuro] to tell2. [acertar] to guess;¡adivina en qué mano está la moneda! guess which hand the coin is in!;adivinó el acertijo he worked out the riddle;¿a que no adivinas qué he comprado? guess what I bought3. [intuir] to suspect;adivino que le pasa algo I've got the feeling something's wrong with him4. [vislumbrar] to spot, to make out;la propuesta deja adivinar las verdaderas intenciones de los generales this proposal reveals the generals' true intentions;la madre adivinó la tristeza oculta bajo su sonrisa her mother could see the sadness behind her smile* * *v/t1 guess2 de adivino foretell* * *adivinar vt1) : to guess2) : to foretell, to predict* * *¿a qué no adivinas qué te he comprado? you'll never guess what I've bought you -
8 adivinanza
f.riddle.* * *1 riddle, puzzle* * *noun f.* * *SF riddle, conundrum* * *femenino riddle* * *= conundrum.Ex. Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.----* juego de adivinanzas = guessing game.* * *femenino riddle* * *= conundrum.Ex: Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.
* juego de adivinanzas = guessing game.* * *riddlejugar a las adivinanzas to play at guessing riddles* * *
adivinanza sustantivo femenino
riddle;
adivinanza sustantivo femenino riddle, puzzle
' adivinanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rendir
English:
brainteaser
- riddle
- conundrum
- puzzle
* * *adivinanza nfriddle;jugar a las adivinanzas to play at (guessing) riddles;me puso una adivinanza she asked me a riddle* * *f riddle* * *adivinanza nfacertijo: riddle* * *adivinanza n riddle -
9 puzzle
1 puzzle* * *['puθle]SM puzzle (tb fig)* * *['pusle]* * *= puzzle.Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.* * *['pusle]* * *= puzzle.Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.
* * */ˈpusle/1 (rompecabezas) puzzle, jigsaw puzzle2 ( Chi) (crucigrama) crossword, crossword puzzle* * *
puzzle, /'pusle, 'puθle/ sustantivo masculino ( rompecabezas) (jigsaw) puzzle
puzzle sustantivo masculino jigsaw puzzle
' puzzle' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinanza
- componer
- crucigrama
- encajar
- marear
- rompecabezas
- acertijo
English:
crossword
- jigsaw
- piece
- puzzle
- puzzle over
- cross
- get
- key
- mystery
- riddle
- solve
- vex
- work
* * *jigsaw puzzle* * *m jigsaw (puzzle)* * *puzzle n jigsaw -
10 resolución
f.1 resolution, firmness, decision, intention.2 resolution, decision, dictum.3 annulment, cancellation.4 resolution, disambiguation.* * *1 (decisión) resolution, decision; (determinación) determination, resolve\tomar una resolución to decideresolución fatal death wishresolución judicial court decision* * *noun f.1) resolution2) resolve3) decision* * *SF1) (=decisión) decision2) [de problema] (=acción) solving; (=respuesta) solution3) [de conflicto] resolution4) (Jur)5) (=determinación) resolve, determination6) frm (=resumen)en resolución — in a word, in short, to sum up
7) (Inform)8) Cono Sur (=terminación) finishing, completion* * *1) ( de problema) solution; ( de conflicto) settlement, resolution2) ( decisión) decision3) ( determinación) determination, resolve* * *= determination, purposefulness, resolution, resolution, resolution, single-mindedness, dpi (dots per inch), verdict, judging.Ex. Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.Ex. The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.Ex. I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.Ex. For example, when operating with colour and high resolution graphics, a microcomputer might possibly need 20K of storage.Ex. But first we must create the conditions for single-mindedness and hence the release of our energies (one senses much pent-up energy mixed up with our professional frustrations).Ex. High quality (400 dpi) TIFF files were stored on archival tape, and JPEG thumbnails and full-size images placed on server to be accessed by CGI script.Ex. A verdict of the Department of Education and Science has stated that librarians in future will have to be graduates only.Ex. The first meeting was held on 8 March with the first real judging taking place on 22 March when several tulips were in flower.----* alta resolución = high resolution.* baja resolución = low resolution.* caminar con resolución = march.* con resolución = resolutely.* falta de resolución = procrastination.* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.* resolución anafórica = anaphoric resolution.* resolución de conflictos = conflict resolution, peacemaking [peace-making].* resolución de disputas = dispute settlement.* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation, word sense disambiguation.* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].* * *1) ( de problema) solution; ( de conflicto) settlement, resolution2) ( decisión) decision3) ( determinación) determination, resolve* * *= determination, purposefulness, resolution, resolution, resolution, single-mindedness, dpi (dots per inch), verdict, judging.Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.
Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.Ex: I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.Ex: For example, when operating with colour and high resolution graphics, a microcomputer might possibly need 20K of storage.Ex: But first we must create the conditions for single-mindedness and hence the release of our energies (one senses much pent-up energy mixed up with our professional frustrations).Ex: High quality (400 dpi) TIFF files were stored on archival tape, and JPEG thumbnails and full-size images placed on server to be accessed by CGI script.Ex: A verdict of the Department of Education and Science has stated that librarians in future will have to be graduates only.Ex: The first meeting was held on 8 March with the first real judging taking place on 22 March when several tulips were in flower.* alta resolución = high resolution.* baja resolución = low resolution.* caminar con resolución = march.* con resolución = resolutely.* falta de resolución = procrastination.* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.* resolución anafórica = anaphoric resolution.* resolución de conflictos = conflict resolution, peacemaking [peace-making].* resolución de disputas = dispute settlement.* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation, word sense disambiguation.* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].* * *A (de un problema) solution; (de un conflicto) settlement, resolutionB (decisión) decisiontomaron or adoptaron la resolución de cerrar el hospital they decided to close the hospitalC (de un contrato) terminationD1 (determinación) determination, resolve2 (cualidad de decisivo) decisiveness* * *
resolución sustantivo femenino
1 ( de problema) solution;
( de conflicto) settlement, resolution
2 ( decisión) decision;
tomaron la resolución de emigrar they decided to emigrate
3 ( determinación) determination, resolve
resolución sustantivo femenino
1 (determinación, decisión) resolution: tomó la resolución de marcharse de casa, he decided to leave home
2 (de un problema, acertijo, etc) solution
' resolución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empuje
- arbitraje
English:
decision
- determination
- resolution
- resolve
- single-mindedness
- steadfastness
- strong-mindedness
- ruling
- settlement
- unsettled
* * *resolución nf1. [solución] [de una crisis] resolution;[de un crimen] solution Informát resolución de problemas troubleshooting2. [firmeza] determination, resolve3. [decisión] decision;[de tribunal] ruling; [de Naciones Unidas] resolution;tomar una resolución to take a decision* * *f1 actitud determination, decisiveness3 JUR ruling4 ( decisión):tomar una resolución make o take a decision5 TÉC:de alta resolución high resolution6:en resolución to sum up* * *resolución nf, pl - ciones1) : resolution, settlement2) : decision3) : determination, resolve* * *resolución n determination / resolution -
11 resolver
v.1 to resolve (solucionar) (duda, crisis).Ella resuelve el asunto She resolves the issue.2 to settle (partido, disputa, conflicto).una canasta en el último segundo resolvió el partido a favor del equipo visitante a basket in the last second of the game secured victory for the visitors3 to solve, to work out, to figure out, to find the solution to.Ella resuelve el caso She solves the case.4 to resolve to, to decide to, to make one's mind to.Ella resuelve partir She resolves to leave.5 to take a resolution, to resolve, to rule.6 to annul.Ella resuelve el juicio She annuls the trial.* * *1 (solucionar - gen) to resolve, solve; (- asunto, conflicto) to resolve, settle; (- dificultad) to overcome2 (decidir) to resolve, decide (-, to)3 (deshacer) to resolve4 QUÍMICA to dissolve1 (solucionarse) to be solved; (resultar) to work out2 (reducirse) to end up (en, in), turn out3 (decidirse) to resolve (a, -), make up one's mind (a, to), decide (a, to)* * *verb1) to solve2) resolve3) decision* * *( pp resuelto)1. VT1) [+ problema] to solve; [+ duda] to settle; [+ asunto] to decide, settle; [+ crimen] to solve2) (Quím) to dissolve3) [+ cuerpo de materiales] to analyse, divide up, resolve (en into)2. VI1) (=juzgar) to rule, decideresolver a favor de algn — to rule o decide in sb's favour
2) (=decidirse por)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <crimen/problema> to solve; <asunto/conflicto> to resolve, settle¿me puedes resolver una duda? — could you clear up one point for me?
2) ( decidir) to decide2. 3.resolver + inf — to decide o resolve to + inf
resolverse v pron to decide* * *= resolve, solve, sort out, work out, get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of.Ex. The technology can, at the same time, be used to make its single greatest contribution by serving as the medium by which the incompatible requirements imposed on the catalog are resolved.Ex. I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.----* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].* asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.* resolver el dilema = tell + the tale.* resolver el dilema de forma contundente = clinch + the argument.* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.* resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.* resolver los pormenores = work out + details.* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.* resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.* resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.* resolver un caso = crack + a case.* resolver un dilema = resolve + dilemma.* resolver un litigio = settle + dispute.* resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.* sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <crimen/problema> to solve; <asunto/conflicto> to resolve, settle¿me puedes resolver una duda? — could you clear up one point for me?
2) ( decidir) to decide2. 3.resolver + inf — to decide o resolve to + inf
resolverse v pron to decide* * *= resolve, solve, sort out, work out, get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of.Ex: The technology can, at the same time, be used to make its single greatest contribution by serving as the medium by which the incompatible requirements imposed on the catalog are resolved.
Ex: I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].* asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.* resolver el dilema = tell + the tale.* resolver el dilema de forma contundente = clinch + the argument.* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.* resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.* resolver los pormenores = work out + details.* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.* resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.* resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.* resolver un caso = crack + a case.* resolver un dilema = resolve + dilemma.* resolver un litigio = settle + dispute.* resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.* sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* * *vtA ‹crimen/problema› to solve; ‹asunto/conflicto› to resolve, settleunas dificultades que estoy tratando de resolver some difficulties that I am trying to solve o sort outa ver si me resuelves una duda I wonder if you could clear up one point for metiene resuelto su futuro his future is settledB (decidir) to decide¿qué has resuelto? what have you decided?el gol que resolvió el partido ( period); the goal that decided o settled the gameresolver + INF to decide o resolve to + INFresolvieron no comunicarles los resultados they decided o resolved not to tell them the resultsC ‹contrato› to end, terminate■ resolvervi«juez» to rule, decideto decidese resolvieron por la segunda opción or a favor de la segunda opción they decided on the second optionse resolvieron a aceptar la propuesta they decided o resolved o made up their minds to accept the proposalno se resuelve a abandonarlo she can't bring herself to leave him* * *
resolver ( conjugate resolver) verbo transitivo
‹asunto/conflicto› to resolve, settle;
‹ duda› to clear up;
resolver verbo transitivo
1 (tomar una determinación) to resolve
2 (un asunto, problema) to solve, resolve: debo resolver algunas cuestiones antes de irme, I need to sort out some problems before I go
3 (zanjar) to settle: aquel gol resolvió el partido, that goal settled the match
' resolver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
multiplicación
- pendiente
- sacar
- solventar
- vida
- asignatura
- chabolismo
- definitivamente
- diferencia
- problema
- resuelto
English:
air
- answer
- arbitration
- arithmetic
- clear up
- clinch
- clue
- crack
- decide
- dispose of
- go on
- grapple
- iron out
- knowledge
- mismanage
- open-and-shut
- resolve
- rule out
- settle
- slug out
- smooth out
- solve
- sort out
- straighten out
- trouble
- work out
- figure
- go
- iron
- rule
- straighten
- thrash
- unsettled
- work
* * *♦ vt1. [solucionar] [duda, crisis] to resolve;[problema, caso, crucigrama, acertijo] to solve2. [partido, disputa, conflicto] to settle;una canasta en el último segundo resolvió el partido a favor del equipo visitante a basket in the last second of the game secured victory for the visitorsresolvió llamar a la policía she decided to call the police* * ** * *resolver {89} vt1) : to resolve, to settle2) : to decide* * *resolver vb1. (solucionar) to solve2. (ocuparse de) to sort out / to settle3. (decidir) to decide -
12 rompecabezas
m. s.&pl.1 jigsaw (game).2 puzzle (informal) (problema).3 jigsaw puzzle, picture puzzle.4 riddle, brainteaser, brain-teaser, puzzle.* * *1 (juego) (jigsaw) puzzle2 (problema) riddle, puzzle, conundrum* * *noun m.* * *SM INV1) (=juego) jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle2) (=algo complicado) puzzle; (=problema) problem, headache* * *masculino (pl rompecabezas) puzzle* * *= conundrum, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle.Ex. Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.Ex. If, in addition, this new piece of information provides an important missing piece of the 'mental jigsaw' or helps to restructure it, we tend to attach greater value to it.Ex. Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.----* rompecabezas mental = brain tickler.* rompecabezas mental = brain teaser.* * *masculino (pl rompecabezas) puzzle* * *= conundrum, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle.Ex: Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.
Ex: If, in addition, this new piece of information provides an important missing piece of the 'mental jigsaw' or helps to restructure it, we tend to attach greater value to it.Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.* rompecabezas mental = brain tickler.* rompecabezas mental = brain teaser.* * *(pl rompecabezas)jigsaw (puzzle)* * *
rompecabezas sustantivo masculino (pl
rompecabezas m inv
1 (juego para encajar piezas) puzzle, jigsaw
(para crear una figura geométrica, dividir un espacio, un laberinto, etc) brain-teaser, puzzle
2 (problema, acertijo) riddle, puzzle: el reparto de la herencia es un auténtico rompecabezas, the shareout of the inheritance is a complicated matter
' rompecabezas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encajar
- armar
- desarmar
- puzzle
English:
brainteaser
- hocus-pocus
- jigsaw
- puzzle
* * *rompecabezas nm inv1. [juego] jigsaw (puzzle)* * *m inv puzzle* * *rompecabezas nms & pl: puzzle, riddle* * *1. (juego) jigsaw2. (problema) puzzle
См. также в других словарях:
acertijo — sustantivo masculino 1. Enigma o adivinanza que se propone como entretenimiento: Resolver un acertijo no es tan fácil. 2. Palabras difíciles de entender: Las últimas declaraciones del ministro nos parecen un acertijo … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
acertijo — (De acertar). 1. m. Enigma o adivinanza que se propone como pasatiempo. 2. Cosa o afirmación muy problemática … Diccionario de la lengua española
Acertijo — El término acertijo puede hacer referencia a: Acertijo lógico, un enigma cuyo enunciado es una situación paradójica o un juego de palabras. Adivinanza, acertijo generalmente para niños, con enunciado en forma de rima. Acertijo, nombre con que se… … Wikipedia Español
Acertijo — ► sustantivo masculino 1 Adivinanza o enigma propuesto como entretenimiento. TAMBIÉN acertajo 2 Cosa o situación que plantea muchas dificultades: ■ se metió en un acertijo del que sólo logró salir con ayuda de su esposo. SINÓNIMO berenjenal * * * … Enciclopedia Universal
acertijo — {{#}}{{LM A00422}}{{〓}} {{SynA00430}} {{[}}acertijo{{]}} ‹a·cer·ti·jo› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Pasatiempo o juego que consiste en hallar la solución de un enigma o en encontrar el sentido oculto de una frase: • ¿Sabes la solución del… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
Acertijo del lobo, la cabra y la col — El acertijo del lobo, la cabra y la col es un popular juego de lógica. Se sabe que existe al menos desde el siglo IX[1] y que forma parte del folclore de un gran número de grupos étnicos.[2] Contenido 1 El acertijo … Wikipedia Español
Acertijo lógico — Los acertijos lógicos son pasatiempos o juegos que consisten en hallar la solución de un enigma o encontrar el sentido oculto de una frase solo por vía de la intuición y el razonamiento (no por tanto en virtud de la posesión de determinados… … Wikipedia Español
acertijo — sustantivo masculino adivinanza*, enigma*, charada. * * * Sinónimos: ■ adivinanza, enigma, jeroglífico, logogrifo, misterio, pasatiempo, rompecabezas … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
acertijo — m Enigma, para entretenerse en acertar. Cosa o afirmación problemática … Diccionario Castellano
El acertijo lógico más dificil — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Los tres dioses: Verdad, Falso y, Aleatorio El acertijo lógico más difícil del mundo es un título que acuñó George Boolos en La Repubblica 1992 bajo el título L indovinello più difficile del mondo para el siguien … Wikipedia Español
El Acertijo — es un personaje ficticio y enemigo de Batman. Creado por Bill Finger y Dick Sprang, su primera aparición fue en Detective Comics #140 (1948). Conocido por su traje verde con un signo de interrogación, el Acertijo está obsesionado con puzzles y… … Enciclopedia Universal