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puzzle ['pʌzəl]1 noun(a) (game → gen) jeu m de patience; (→ jigsaw) puzzle m; (→ brainteaser) casse-tête m inv; (→ riddle) devinette f∎ how he escaped remains a puzzle la façon dont il s'y est pris pour s'évader reste un mystère ou une énigme(c) (perplexity) perplexité f;∎ he was in a puzzle about what to do il ne savait pas trop quoi fairelaisser ou rendre perplexe;∎ you puzzle me, Mr Cox je ne suis pas sûr de vous suivre, M. Cox;∎ he puzzles me il m'intrigue, c'est une énigme pour moi;∎ I'm still puzzled to know how he got out j'essaie toujours de comprendre comment il s'y est pris pour sortir;∎ don't puzzle your head over or about it ne vous tracassez pas pour ça∎ to puzzle about sth chercher à comprendre qchBritish (meaning, solution, route, way) trouver, découvrir; (code, enigma, handwriting) déchiffrer; (problem) résoudre; (behaviour, intentions) comprendre;∎ I'm still trying to puzzle out how he did it je cherche toujours à comprendre comment il l'a fait;∎ I was never able to puzzle her out je ne suis jamais arrivé ou parvenu à la comprendre(answer, explanation) essayer de trouver; (absence, letter, theory) essayer de comprendre; (enigma, crossword) essayer de résoudre; (code, handwriting) essayer de déchiffrer;∎ we're still puzzling over why he did it nous nous demandons toujours ce qui a bien pu le pousser à faire cela;∎ British he puzzled over the list of figures la liste des chiffres le laissait perplexe;∎ British that'll give you something to puzzle over! cela vous donnera de quoi réfléchir! -
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puzzle [ˈpʌzl]1. nouna. ( = mystery) énigme fc. ( = jigsaw) puzzle m• it puzzles me that... je trouve curieux que...4. compounds[+ answer, solution] trouver ; [+ sb's actions, attitude] comprendre* * *['pʌzl] 1. 2.transitive verb [question, attitude] déconcerter [person]3.Phrasal Verbs: -
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A n1 ( mystery) mystère m ; it's a puzzle to me how/why je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment/pourquoi ; it's a bit of a puzzle ○ GB c'est un peu mystérieux ;■ puzzle out:▶ puzzle out [sth], puzzle [sth] out deviner [identity, meaning]. -
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1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) rendre perplexe2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) essayer de résoudre2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) énigme2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) casse-tête•- puzzling- puzzle out -
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énigme; casse-tête; puzzle; embrouillaminiEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > puzzle
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puzzle out [something], puzzle [something] out deviner -
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crossword (puzzle) ['krɒswɜ:d-]mots mpl croisés;∎ to do a crossword (puzzle) faire des mots croisésUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > crossword (puzzle)
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(a square word-puzzle in which the blanks in a pattern of blank and solid checks are to be filled with words reading across and down, the words being found from clues.) mots croisés -
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(a square word-puzzle in which the blanks in a pattern of blank and solid checks are to be filled with words reading across and down, the words being found from clues.) mots croisés -
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['‹iɡso:](a puzzle made up of many differently-shaped pieces that fit together to form a picture.) casse-tête -
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['‹iɡso:](a puzzle made up of many differently-shaped pieces that fit together to form a picture.) casse-tête -
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jigsaw [ˈdʒɪg‚sɔ:]a. ( = puzzle) puzzle m* * *['dʒɪgsɔː]1) (also jigsaw puzzle) puzzle m2) Technology scie f sauteuse -
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jigsaw ['dʒɪgsɔ:]∎ figurative the pieces of the jigsaw were beginning to fall into place peu à peu tout devenait clair►► jigsaw puzzle puzzle m
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puzzle — [ pɶzl; pɶzɶl ] n. m. • 1909; mot angl. , de to puzzle « embarrasser » 1 ♦ Jeu de patience composé d éléments à assembler pour reconstituer un dessin. ⇒région. casse tête. Faire un puzzle. 2 ♦ Fig. Multiplicité d éléments qu un raisonnement… … Encyclopédie Universelle
puzzle — s.n. Joc de perspicacitate care constă în îmbinarea unor piese pentru a reconstitui un obiect, o imagine. [pr.: pazl] – cuv. engl. Trimis de ana zecheru, 27.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 PUZZLE [pr.: pazl] n. Joc care constă în capacitatea de a îmbina … Dicționar Român
Puzzle — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Un puzzle o puzle puede referirse a: Un rompecabezas, un juego en el que hay que armar una figura. Un crucigrama o juego de palabras cruzadas. Un puzzle compacto es un autodefinido o crucigrama compacto. Un acertijo … Wikipedia Español
puzzle# — puzzle vb Puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, distract, nonplus, confound, dumbfound are comparable when they mean to disturb and baffle mentally or throw into mental confusion. The first three words express various mental reactions to what is… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
puzzle — (del inglés; pronunciamos puzle ) sustantivo masculino 1. Juego que consiste en reconstruir una figura dividida en piezas irregulares planas, combinando éstas después de haberlas desordenado: hacer un puzzle, un puzzle de mil piezas. Sinónimo:… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
puzzle — [puz′əl] vt. puzzled, puzzling [ME * poselen (inferred < pp. poselet), to bewilder, confuse < ?] to perplex; confuse; bewilder; nonplus vi. 1. to be perplexed, etc. 2. to exercise one s mind, as over the solution of a problem n. 1. the… … English World dictionary
Puzzle — Puz zle, v. i. 1. To be bewildered, or perplexed. [1913 Webster] A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 dexterous in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puzzle — Sn (ein aus Einzelteilen zusammenzusetzendes Bild) erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. (jigsaw) puzzle, letzteres eigentlich Verwirrung . Ebenso nndl. puzzel, nfrz. puzzle, nschw. pussel. ✎ Rey Debove/Gagnon (1988), 805f.;… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Puzzle — Puzzle: Die Bezeichnung für das Geduldsspiel, bei dem aus vielen Einzelteilen ein Bild zusammenzusetzen ist, wurde im 20. Jh. aus engl. puzzle »Verwirrung; Rätsel, Geduldsspiel« entlehnt, dessen weitere Herkunft dunkel ist. – Abl.: puzzeln »ein… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
puzzle — puz zle (p[u^]z z l), n. [For opposal, in the sense of problem. See {Oppose}, {Pose}, v.] 1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English