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1 Puzzle
[‘pazl] n; -s, -s, Puzzlespiel n jigsaw (puzzle); fig. (kompliziertes Problem) puzzle; ein Puzzle mit 500 Teilen a 500-piece jigsaw (puzzle); ein Puzzle zusammensetzen put together a jigsaw (puzzle)* * *das Puzzlepuzzle; jigsaw puzzle* * *Puz|zle ['pazl, 'pasl]nt -s, -sjigsaw (puzzle)* * *(a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) puzzle* * *Puz·zle<-s, -s>[ˈpʊzl̩, ˈpazl̩]nt jigsaw, puzzle* * *das; Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzlespiel das jigsaw [puzzle]* * *ein Puzzle mit 500 Teilen a 500-piece jigsaw (puzzle);ein Puzzle zusammensetzen put together a jigsaw (puzzle)* * *das; Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzlespiel das jigsaw [puzzle]* * *-s n.jigsaw (puzzle) n. -
2 das Kreuzworträtsel
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3 Kreuzworträtsel
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4 Kreuzworträtsel
n crossword (puzzle)* * *das Kreuzworträtselcrossword puzzle; crossword* * *Kreuz|wort|rät|selntcrossword puzzle* * *(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.) crossword (puzzle)* * *Kreuz·wort·rät·selnt crossword [puzzle]* * *das crossword [puzzle]* * *Kreuzworträtsel n crossword (puzzle)* * *das crossword [puzzle]* * *n.crossword n.crossword puzzle n. -
5 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* * *das Rätselpuzzle; riddle; mystery; enigma* * *Rät|sel ['rɛːtsl]nt -s, -1) riddle; (= Kreuzworträtsel) crossword (puzzle); (= Silbenrätsel, Bilderrätsel etc) puzzlein Rä́tseln sprechen — to talk in riddles
jdm ein Rä́tsel aufgeben — to give or ask sb a riddle
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
* * *das1) (anything difficult to understand; a mystery.) enigma2) (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.) mystery3) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) puzzle4) (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* * *Rät·sel<-s, ->[ˈrɛ:tsl̩]nt1. (Geheimnis) mysterydas \Rätsel hat sich endlich aufgeklärt we finally solved that mysteryjdm ein \Rätsel sein/bleiben to be/remain a mystery to sbes ist [jdm] ein \Rätsel warum/wie... it is a mystery [to sb] why/how...2. (Denkaufgabe) riddle, puzzledes \Rätsels Lösung the solution to the puzzle, the answer to the riddlejdm ein \Rätsel aufgeben to pose a riddle for sb; Frage to puzzle [or baffle] sb, to be a mystery to sbin \Rätseln sprechen to talk [or speak] in riddlesvor einem \Rätsel stehen to be baffled3. (Kreuzworträtsel) crossword [puzzle]* * *das; Rätsels, Rätsel1) riddle; (BilderRätsel, KreuzwortRätsel usw.) puzzle2) (Geheimnis) mystery; enigma* * *Rätsel n; -s, -; riddle, puzzle (auch fig); (Geheimnis) mystery; (Wortspiel) conundrum; (Silbenrätsel) charade; geh enigma;ein Rätsel lösen solve a riddle ( oder mystery);in Rätseln sprechen fig speak in riddles;das ist des Rätsels Lösung! fig that’s the answer* * *das; Rätsels, Rätsel1) riddle; (BilderRätsel, KreuzwortRätsel usw.) puzzle2) (Geheimnis) mystery; enigma* * *- n.enigma n.mystery n.puzzle n.riddle n. -
6 Rösselsprung
m1. Schach: knight’s move2. type of crossword puzzle based on the knight’s move* * *Rọ̈s|sel|sprungm2) (= Rätsel) type of puzzle in which certain individual letters or syllables make up a phrase or saying* * *Rös·sel·sprung[ˈrœsl̩-]m1. (Schachzug) knight's move2. (Silbenrätsel) game where a knight is moved across a board, picking up syllables to form words* * *1. Schach: knight’s move2. type of crossword puzzle based on the knight’s move -
7 ausfüllen
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)1. (Grube, Loch) fill; (Ritzen etc.) fill in2. (Formular) fill in ( oder out), complete; (Scheck) fill in, bes. Am. write out; (Kreuzworträtsel) do; vollständig: auch complete3. fig. (Lücke, Stellung) fill; seinen Posten gewissenhaft ausfüllen do ( oder carry out) one’s job very conscientiously; die Abende mit Lesen ausfüllen spend the evenings reading4. fig. Sache: (Raum, Zeitraum, Freizeit etc.) take up; die Sitzung füllte den ganzen Vormittag aus the meeting took up ( oder went on) the whole morning5. fig.: jemanden ausfüllen zeitlich: occupy s.o. completely, take up all (of) s.o.’s time; gedanklich etc.: completely absorb s.o.; (befriedigen) fulfil(l) s.o.; sein Beruf füllt ihn ganz / nicht aus his job fulfil(l)s him completely / doesn’t fulfil(l) him ( oder doesn’t give him enough satisfaction); ein ausgefülltes Leben haben lead a full life* * *(Formular) to fill in; to complete; to fill out;(Loch) to fill up* * *aus|fül|lenvt septo fill; Loch to fill (up or out); Ritze to fill in; Platz to take up; Formular to fill in (Brit) or out; Posten to filler füllt den Posten nicht/gut aus — he is not fitted/well-fitted for the position
der Gedanke an dich füllt mich ganz aus — the thought of you occupies my every minute
seine Zeit mit etw áúsfüllen — to pass one's time doing sth, to fill up one's time with sth
* * *1) (to complete (forms, application etc) by putting in the information required: Have you filled in your tax form yet?) fill in2) (to occupy (time): She had several cups of coffee at the cafeteria to fill in the time until the train left.) fill in3) (to come or bring closer together: He closed up the space between the lines of print.) close up* * *aus|fül·lenvt1. (Antworten eintragen)2. (gerecht werden)▪ etw \ausfüllen to fill sther füllt den Posten gut/nicht gut aus he is well-fitted/not fitted for the post3. (befriedigen)▪ jdn [ganz [o voll]] \ausfüllen to satisfy sb [completely], to give sb [complete] fulfilment [or AM fulfillment] usu form4. (Zeit in Anspruch nehmen)▪ seine Zeit [mit etw dat] \ausfüllen to fill up sep one's time [with sth], to pass one's time [doing sth]sein Leben mit etw \ausfüllen to spend one's [whole] life doing [or in] sth5. (stopfen)* * *transitives Verb2) (beanspruchen, einnehmen) take up <space, time>; < person> fill <chair, doorway, etc.>3) (die erforderlichen Angaben eintragen in) fill in <form, crossword puzzle>4) (verbringen) fill < pause>seine freie Zeit mit etwas ausfüllen — fill [up] one's free time with something
5) (innerlich befriedigen)jemanden ausfüllen — fulfil somebody; give somebody fulfilment
* * *ausfüllen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)2. (Formular) fill in ( oder out), complete; (Scheck) fill in, besonders US write out; (Kreuzworträtsel) do; vollständig: auch completedie Abende mit Lesen ausfüllen spend the evenings readingdie Sitzung füllte den ganzen Vormittag aus the meeting took up ( oder went on) the whole morning5. fig:jemanden ausfüllen zeitlich: occupy sb completely, take up all (of) sb’s time; gedanklich etc: completely absorb sb; (befriedigen) fulfil(l) sb;sein Beruf füllt ihn ganz/nicht aus his job fulfil(l)s him completely/doesn’t fulfil(l) him ( oder doesn’t give him enough satisfaction);ein ausgefülltes Leben haben lead a full life* * *transitives Verb2) (beanspruchen, einnehmen) take up <space, time>; < person> fill <chair, doorway, etc.>3) (die erforderlichen Angaben eintragen in) fill in <form, crossword puzzle>4) (verbringen) fill < pause>seine freie Zeit mit etwas ausfüllen — fill [up] one's free time with something
jemanden ausfüllen — fulfil somebody; give somebody fulfilment
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n1. crossword2. crossword puzzleplcrossword puzzles -
9 Rätsel
Rät·sel <-s, -> [ʼrɛ:tsl̩] nt1) ( 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 baffled3) ( Kreuzworträtsel) crossword [puzzle] -
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Kreuz·wort·rät·sel ntcrossword [puzzle]; -
11 Rösselsprung
msüdd.1. knight's move [chess]2. [type of crossword puzzle in which certain individual letters make up a phrase or saying] -
12 Anhaltspunkt
* * *der Anhaltspunktevidence; clue* * *Ạn|halts|punktm(= Vermutung) clue (für about); (für Verdacht) grounds plich habe keinerlei Anhaltspunkte — I haven't a clue (inf), I have no idea
* * *(anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc: The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer; I can't answer the second clue in this crossword.) clue* * *An·halts·punktm clue* * ** * ** * *der clue ( für to); (für eine Vermutung) grounds pl. ( für for)* * *m.clue n.
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