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I ['pʌzl]1) (mystery) enigma m., mistero m.2) gioc. enigma m., rompicapo m.II 1. ['pʌzl]crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba
verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]2.to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs
* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) rendere perplesso, sconcertare2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) scervellarsi2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) indovinello, rompicapo•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *puzzle /ˈpʌzl/n.2 [uc] confusione; incertezza; dubbio; perplessità: to be in a puzzle about st., essere in dubbio (o essere perplesso) circa qc.● puzzle-headed (o puzzle-pated), che ha le idee confuse; stordito; svampito, svanito (fam.).(to) puzzle /ˈpʌzl/A v. t.confondere; disorientare; rendere perplesso; sconcertareB v. i.2 spremersi le meningi; scervellarsi● to puzzle one's brains, scervellarsi □ to puzzle (st.) out, districare ( un imbroglio); riuscire a capire (qc. di difficile); indovinare ( una soluzione); risolvere ( un problema) □ to puzzle over st., scervellarsi su qc.; rompersi la testa per capire qc.* * *I ['pʌzl]1) (mystery) enigma m., mistero m.2) gioc. enigma m., rompicapo m.II 1. ['pʌzl]crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba
verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]2.to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs
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['krɪptɪk](mysterious) oscuro (-a), (puzzling) enigmatico (-a)cryptic crossword — cruciverba m a crittogramma
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adjective1) mysteriös; rätselhaft; geheimnisvoll [Fremder, Orient]2) (secretive) geheimnisvollbe very mysterious about something — ein großes Geheimnis aus etwas machen
* * *[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) geheimnisvoll* * *mys·teri·ous[mɪˈstɪəriəs, AM -ˈstɪri-]adj geheimnisvoll, rätselhaft, mysteriös▪ to be \mysterious about sb/sth um jdn/etw ein Geheimnis machenin \mysterious circumstances unter mysteriösen Umständena \mysterious disappearance ein mysteriöses [o rätselhaftes] Verschwinden* * *[mI'stIərɪəs]adj(= puzzling) rätselhaft, mysteriös; (= secretive) geheimnisvoll; atmosphere, stranger geheimnisvollshe is being quite mysterious about it/him — sie macht ein großes Geheimnis daraus/um ihn
why are you being so mysterious? — warum tust du so geheimnisvoll?
for some mysterious reason —
the Lord moves in mysterious ways — die Wege des Herrn sind unergründlich
* * *mysterious [mıˈstıərıəs] adj mysteriös:a) geheimnisvoll:be very mysterious about ein großes Geheimnis machen ausb) rätsel-, schleierhaft, unerklärlich* * *adjective1) mysteriös; rätselhaft; geheimnisvoll [Fremder, Orient]2) (secretive) geheimnisvoll* * *adj.geheimnisvoll adj.rätselhaft adj.unerklärbar adj.unerklärlich adj. -
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1. noun2) (enigma) Rätsel, das2. transitive verbrätselhaft od. ein Rätsel sein (+ Dat.)3. intransitive verbpuzzle over or about something — sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) den Kopf zerbrechen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/108852/puzzle_out">puzzle out* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) verwirren2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) sich den Kopf zerbrechen2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) das Rätsel2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) das Puzzle•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *puz·zle[ˈpʌzl̩]I. ncrossword \puzzle Kreuzworträtsel ntjigsaw \puzzle Puzzle ntto be a \puzzle ein Rätsel [o rätselhaft] seinto be a \puzzle to sb jdm ein Rätsel sein, jdn vor ein Rätsel stellento solve a \puzzle ein Rätsel lösen, hinter ein Geheimnis kommenII. vt▪ to \puzzle sb jdn vor ein Rätsel stellen [o verwirren] [o verdutzen]it \puzzles me why she said that es ist mir ein Rätsel, warum sie das gesagt hatIII. vi* * *['pʌzl]1. nbooks of puzzles or puzzle books for children — Rätselbücher pl für Kinder
2) (= mystery) Rätsel nt2. vt1) (= baffle) verblüffento be puzzled about sth — sich über etw (acc) im Unklaren sein
the authorities are puzzled — die Behörden stehen vor einem Rätsel
2)to puzzle sth out — etw ( her)austüfteln
3. vito puzzle about or over sth — sich (dat) über etw (acc) den Kopf zerbrechen
* * *puzzle [ˈpʌzl]A s1. Rätsel n (auch fig):be a puzzle to sb jemandem ein Rätsel sein2. a) Denksportaufgabe fb) Geduldsspiel n3. schwierige Sache, kniffliges Problem4. Verwirrung f, Verlegenheit f:be in a puzzle verwirrt seinB v/t1. verwirren, vor ein Rätsel stellen, verwundern, jemandem zu denken geben:he was puzzled what to do er wusste nicht, was er tun sollte3. komplizieren, durcheinanderbringen, verwirrenC v/i1. verwirrt sein (over, about über akk)* * *1. noun2) (enigma) Rätsel, das2. transitive verbrätselhaft od. ein Rätsel sein (+ Dat.)3. intransitive verbpuzzle over or about something — sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) den Kopf zerbrechen
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[ɛnɪg'mætɪk]adjenigmatyczny, zagadkowy* * *[eniɡ'mætik]adjective (puzzling; mysterious: an enigmatic smile.) zagadkowy
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