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answer a riddle

  • 1 riddle

    I [ˈrɪdl] 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".

    لُغْز، أحْجِيَه II [ˈrɪdl] verb
    to make (something) full of holes:

    They riddled the car with bullets.

    يَثْقُب كالغُرْبال

    Arabic-English dictionary > riddle

  • 2 indovinello

    m riddle
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    indovinello s.m. riddle, puzzle; conundrum: non riesco a risolvere questo indovinello, I can't answer this riddle (o solve this puzzle) // parlare per indovinelli, to speak in riddles.
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    [indovi'nɛllo]
    sostantivo maschile riddle

    fare un indovinello a qcn. — to ask o tell sb. a riddle

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    indovinello
    /indovi'nεllo/
    sostantivo m.
    riddle; fare un indovinello a qcn. to ask o tell sb. a riddle.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > indovinello

  • 3 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

  • 4 énigme

    énigme [enigm]
    feminine noun
    ( = mystère) enigma ; ( = jeu) riddle
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    enigm
    1) ( mystère) enigma, mystery
    2) ( devinette) riddle
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    eniɡm nf
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    énigme nf
    1 ( mystère) enigma, mystery; c'est une énigme it's an enigma ou a mystery; découvrir la clé or le mot de l'énigme fig to discover the key ou the answer to the mystery;
    2 ( devinette) riddle; parler par énigmes to speak in riddles; l'énigme du Sphinx the riddle of the Sphinx.
    [enigm] nom féminin
    1. [mystère] riddle, enigma, puzzle
    2. [devinette] riddle

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > énigme

  • 5 отгадка

    solution; answer to a riddle
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    solution; answer to a riddle

    Новый русско-английский словарь > отгадка

  • 6 kitendawili

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    [Swahili Word] kitendawili
    [Swahili Plural] vitendawili
    [English Word] riddle
    [English Plural] riddles
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -tenda, wili
    [Swahili Example] mfano wa kitendawili ni, "nyumba yangu haina mlango." jibu lake ni "yai"
    [English Example] an example of a riddle is, "my house has no door." the answer is, "an egg"
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    [Swahili Word] kitendawili
    [Swahili Plural] vitendawili
    [English Word] puzzle
    [English Plural] puzzles
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -tenda, wili
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    [Swahili Word] -tega kitendawili
    [English Word] ask a riddle
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -tega
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    [Swahili Word] -tega kitendawili
    [English Word] pose a problem
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -tega
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    Swahili-english dictionary > kitendawili

  • 7 Rätsel

    Rät·sel <-s, -> [ʼrɛ: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]

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Rätsel

  • 8 отгадка

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > отгадка

  • 9 oplossing

    1 [scheikunde, natuurkunde] solution
    2 [antwoord] solution ⇒ answer
    3 [bijlegging] solution ⇒ settlement
    4 [beëindiging, uitweg] (re)solution
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   een verdunde oplossing • dilution
    2   de oplossing van een raadsel • the solution to a riddle
    3   de oplossing van een geschil • the settlement of a quarrel
    4   de oplossing van je problemen • the solution/answer to your problems
         een tijdelijke oplossing • a temporary/makeshift solution
         een oplossing bieden • offer a solution/a way out
         dat is de oplossing! • that's it/the answer!
         een oplossing vinden voor • find a solution to/way out for, resolve
         een oplossing zoeken voor • look for/try and find a solution for
         tot een oplossing komen • reach/come to a solution

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > oplossing

  • 10 ответ на загадку

    1) General subject: key to a riddle

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ответ на загадку

  • 11 відгадка

    ж
    answer to a riddle, solution of a riddle

    Українсько-англійський словник > відгадка

  • 12 indovinello sm

    [indovi'nɛllo]

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > indovinello sm

  • 13 indovinello

    sm [indovi'nɛllo]

    Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > indovinello

  • 14 פשר I

    פְּשַׁרI ch. sam(פשרto divide, to spread), 1) to melt, be dissolved. Targ. O. Ex. 16:21.Trnsf. (of a charm) to vanish, be broken. Snh.67b כי מטא לאשקויי מייא פ׳וכ׳ when he came (to a river) to let the ass drink, it disappeared (the charm was broken), and there stood a landing board (v. אוּסְקָנִיתָא). 2) ( to dissolve, to chew the cud. Targ. Y. Lev. 11:7. Targ. Deut. 14:8. 3) to solve a riddle or a dream; to interpret. Targ. Gen. 40:16. Ib. 41:12; a. fr. (in O. ed. Berl. interch. with Pa.).Lam. R. to I, 1 דלמא דאתון (חדא איתתא) רבתי הכימין למִיפְשַׁר חלמאוכ׳ do you understand how to interpret a dream which I had as well as your master?; a. e. Pa. פַּשֵּׁר 1) to disengage, tear loose. Pesik. Shek., p. 11a> דאת מְפַשֵּׁר להוכ׳ (not ליה) which thou makest loose here, v. preced. a. סִירְתָּא; Yalk. Prov. 953; Yalk. Ex. 386.Snh. l. c. פַּשְּׁרָה לה (Ms. K. פַּשַּׁרְתָּהּ) she released (disenchanted) her. 2) to solve (a riddle), interpret (a dream). Targ. O. Gen. 41:15 וּמְפַשַּׁר ed. Berl. (ed. Amst. לְמִפְשַׁר). Ib. 40:16; a. fr. (v. supra).Targ. Cant. 2:5 (some ed. מַפְשַׁר Af.).Yoma 28b הוא חלים והוא מפשר did he dream and himself interpret?, i. e. did he answer his own query? Ber.56a מפשר חלמי הוה was an interpreter of dreams; ib. מפשר ליהוכ׳, v. גְּרִיעוּתָא. Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי (חד כות׳ 1) חד … עביד נפשיה מפשר חלמין a certain Samaritan professed to be an interpreter of dreams; a. fr.Part. pass. מְפַשַּׁר. Ber.55b חלמא דלא מפ׳וכ׳ a dream not interpreted is like a letter not read (has no effect). 3) to release, settle with. Y.Keth.X, end. 34a (read as Asheri to Keth.91b:) קום פַּשֵּׁר (or פַּשְּׁרִין) rise and settle with me; יכיל מומר ליה פַּשְּׁרִין ואי טרף טרף he may say to him, settle with me, and if he (the prior creditor) should seize (what you give me in settlement), he may seize it. Pesik. Shub., p. 164b> פשר פריטך settle thy account; a. e. Ithpa. אִתְפַּשּׁר to be released. Ib. עד זמן דמִתְפַּשּׁר פריטוי until he has redeemed his debt; וכיון דנתפשרוכ׳ (read: דאתפשר) and when his account was settled (v. סְפַן).

    Jewish literature > פשר I

  • 15 פְּשַׁר

    פְּשַׁרI ch. sam(פשרto divide, to spread), 1) to melt, be dissolved. Targ. O. Ex. 16:21.Trnsf. (of a charm) to vanish, be broken. Snh.67b כי מטא לאשקויי מייא פ׳וכ׳ when he came (to a river) to let the ass drink, it disappeared (the charm was broken), and there stood a landing board (v. אוּסְקָנִיתָא). 2) ( to dissolve, to chew the cud. Targ. Y. Lev. 11:7. Targ. Deut. 14:8. 3) to solve a riddle or a dream; to interpret. Targ. Gen. 40:16. Ib. 41:12; a. fr. (in O. ed. Berl. interch. with Pa.).Lam. R. to I, 1 דלמא דאתון (חדא איתתא) רבתי הכימין למִיפְשַׁר חלמאוכ׳ do you understand how to interpret a dream which I had as well as your master?; a. e. Pa. פַּשֵּׁר 1) to disengage, tear loose. Pesik. Shek., p. 11a> דאת מְפַשֵּׁר להוכ׳ (not ליה) which thou makest loose here, v. preced. a. סִירְתָּא; Yalk. Prov. 953; Yalk. Ex. 386.Snh. l. c. פַּשְּׁרָה לה (Ms. K. פַּשַּׁרְתָּהּ) she released (disenchanted) her. 2) to solve (a riddle), interpret (a dream). Targ. O. Gen. 41:15 וּמְפַשַּׁר ed. Berl. (ed. Amst. לְמִפְשַׁר). Ib. 40:16; a. fr. (v. supra).Targ. Cant. 2:5 (some ed. מַפְשַׁר Af.).Yoma 28b הוא חלים והוא מפשר did he dream and himself interpret?, i. e. did he answer his own query? Ber.56a מפשר חלמי הוה was an interpreter of dreams; ib. מפשר ליהוכ׳, v. גְּרִיעוּתָא. Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי (חד כות׳ 1) חד … עביד נפשיה מפשר חלמין a certain Samaritan professed to be an interpreter of dreams; a. fr.Part. pass. מְפַשַּׁר. Ber.55b חלמא דלא מפ׳וכ׳ a dream not interpreted is like a letter not read (has no effect). 3) to release, settle with. Y.Keth.X, end. 34a (read as Asheri to Keth.91b:) קום פַּשֵּׁר (or פַּשְּׁרִין) rise and settle with me; יכיל מומר ליה פַּשְּׁרִין ואי טרף טרף he may say to him, settle with me, and if he (the prior creditor) should seize (what you give me in settlement), he may seize it. Pesik. Shub., p. 164b> פשר פריטך settle thy account; a. e. Ithpa. אִתְפַּשּׁר to be released. Ib. עד זמן דמִתְפַּשּׁר פריטוי until he has redeemed his debt; וכיון דנתפשרוכ׳ (read: דאתפשר) and when his account was settled (v. סְפַן).

    Jewish literature > פְּשַׁר

  • 16 løsning

    sg - løsningen, pl - løsninger
    реше́ние с, разреше́ние с; развя́зка ж
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    answer, resolution, solution
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    (en -er)
    ( det at løsne) loosening, relaxation;
    ( det at løse, fx problem) solution ( fx of a problem),
    (bevilling etc) taking out ( fx of a licence);
    ( svar) solution (på to, fx a problem), answer (på to, fx a riddle);

    Danish-English dictionary > løsning

  • 17 प्रहेलिः _prahēliḥ

    प्रहेलिः f.,
    प्रहेलिका A riddle, an enigma, a conun- drum. It is thus defined in the विदग्धमुखमण्डन:-- व्यक्तीकृत्य कमप्यर्थं स्वरूपार्थस्य गोपनात् । यत्र बाह्यान्तरावर्थौ कथ्येते सा प्रहेलिका. It is आर्थी or शाब्दी; तरुण्यालिङ्गितः कण्ठे नितम्ब- स्थलमाश्रितः । गुरूणां सन्निधाने$पि कः कूजति मुहुर्मुहुः (where the answer is ईषदूनजलपूर्णकुम्भः) is an instance of the former kind; सदारिमध्यापि न वैरियुक्ता नितान्तरक्ताप्यसितैव नित्यम् । यथोक्तवादिन्यपि नैव दूती का नाम कान्तेति निवेदयाशु ॥ (where the answer is सारिका), of the latter. Daṇḍin, however, mentions 16 different kinds of प्रहेलिका; see Kāv.3.96-124.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > प्रहेलिः _prahēliḥ

  • 18 LEYSA

    (-ta, -tr), v
    1) to loose, loosen, untie, undo (tók Skrýmir ok leysti nest-bagga sinn); l. knút, to undo a knot;
    2) impers. is dissolved, breaks up (skipit leysi undir þeim); snjó, ís leysir, the snow thaws, the ice breaks up; árnar (vötn) leysir or ísa leysir af vötnum, the ice breaks up on the rivers;
    3) to absolve (biskup sagðist eigi mega leyas þá);
    4) to free, set free, release (l. e-n ór ánauð, af þræildómi);
    5) to discharge, pay (bœndr hetu jarli stórfé at l. þat gjald, er á var kveðit);
    6) l. or l. af hendi, to perform, do (vel hefir þú leyst þitt erendi);
    7) to redeem, purchase (vil ek l. landit til mín);
    8) to solve (a difficulty); hann leysti hvers manns vandræði, he helped every man in distress;
    9) to send away, dismiss (Oddr leysir menn þaðan með góðum gjöfum);
    10) to get rid of, dispatch (seint sœkist várum félaga at l. þenna úkunna mann);
    11) with preps. and advs., l. e-n brott, to dismiss (leysti Ásmundr hann brott með góðum gjöfum); l. e-n frá e-u, to rid one of a thing; l. ór e-u, to solve, explain, answer (K. leysti ór því öllu froðliga, sem hann spurði); l. e-t sundr, to dissolve; l. e-n undan e-u to release from, aquit of; l. e-n út to redeem (má vera, at þú náir at l. hann út héðan); to dismiss guests (leysti konungr þá út með sœmiligum gjöfum); to pay out (leysit Höskuldr út fé hans);
    12) refl. leysast, to decompose (tók hold þeirra at þrútna ok l. af kulda); to absent oneself (leystist þú svá hédan næstum, at þér var engi ván lífs af mér); fig. to get oneself clear (megu vér eigi annat ætla, en leysast af nökkuru eptir slfk stórvirki).
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    t, [lauss; Ulf. lausjan = δύειν; A. S. losjan; Engl. loosen; Germ. lösen]:—to loosen, untie, Edda 29, Eg. 223, Fms. vii. 123; leysa skúa, 656. 2: the phrase, þó mun einn endi leystr vera um þetta mál, it will all be untied, end in one way, Gísl. 82, cp. Korm. (in a verse); leysa til sekkja, to untie, open the sacks, Stj. 216; leysa til sárs, to unbind a wound, Bs. ii. 180; leysa sundr, to tear asunder, Grett. 115.
    2. impers. it is dissolved, breaks up; þat veðr gerði mánudaginn, at skipit (acc.) leysti ( was dissolved) undir þeim, hljópu menn þá í bát, Sturl. iii. 106; sum (skip, acc.) leysti í hafi undir mönnum, were wrecked, broken up, Bs. i. 30; bein (acc.) leysti ór höfði henni, 196; leysti fót undan Jóni, Sturl. iii. 116:—of ice, snow, to thaw, þá er vár kom ok snæ leysti ok ísa, Eg. 77; kom þeyr mikill, hlupu vötn fram, ok leysti árnar, the ice broke up on the rivers, Sturl. iii. 45; þegar ísa leysir af vötnum, Fms. iv. 142; áin var leyst (thawed, open) með lönduni, en íss flaut á henni miðri, Boll. 358; vötn (acc.) mun ok skjótt leysa, Fbr. 12 new Ed.
    II. metaph. to free, redeem; leysa líf sitt, Nj. 114; leysa sik af hólmi, passim, see hólmr:—leysa sik, to release oneself by performing one’s duty, see aflausn, Fbr. 154; þó mun Gunnarr leysa þik af þessu máli, Nj. 64; ek mun leysa Þorstein undan ferð þessi, Eg. 542: to redeem a vow, leysa kross sinn, Fms. x. 92; leysa heit, Stj. 520; l. suðrgöngu, Nj.
    2. to redeem, purchase, as a law term; þau sex hundruð, er hón hafði til sín leyst, Dipl. v. 7.
    3. to discharge, pay; at leysa þat gjald sem á var kveðit, Fms. x. 112; hann leysti þá eitt (hundrað) í kosti, fimm í slátrum, Dipl. v. 7; leysa or leysa af bendi, to perform, Band. 3; leysa e-n undan e-u, to release, Grág. i. 362.
    4. to solve; hann leysti hvers manns vandræði, he loosed, cleared up all men’s distresses, he helped every man in distress, viz. with his good counsel, Nj. 30; Sturla skyldi fara fyrir þá báða feðga ok leysa mál þeirra, Bs. i. 554; leysa þrætu, to settle a strife, Róm. 295; leysa gátu, to read a riddle, Stj. 411; marga hluti spyrr konungr Gest, en hann leysir flest vel ok vitrliga, Fb. i. 346: leysa ór e-u (spurningu), to solve a difficulty, answer a question, Fms. vi. 367; nú mun ek leysa ór þinni spurningu, Bs. i. 797; karl leysti ór því öllu fróðliga sem hann spurði, Fb. i. 330, Ld. 80, Hkr. iii. 186: to absolve, in an eccl. sense, Hom. 56, K. Á. 64, Bs. passim.
    5. leysa út, to redeem (cp. ‘to bail out’); má vera at þú náir at leysa hann út héðan, Fms. i. 79, vii. 195: leysa út, to pay out; leysir Höskuldr út fé hans, Ld. 68; Höskuldr leysti út fé Hallgerðar með hinum bezta greiðskap, Nj. 18, Fas. i. 455: to dismiss guests with gifts (see the remarks to gjöf), leysti konungr þá út með sæmiligum gjöfum, Fms. x. 47.
    III. reflex. to be dissolved; tók hold þeirra at þrútna ok leysask af kulda, 623. 33.
    2. to absent oneself; leystisk þú svá héðan næstum, at þér var engi ván lífs af mér, Eg. 411; í þann tíma er leystisk Eyrar-floti, 78; svá hefi ek leyst ór garði láðvarðaðar, Eg. (in a verse); Máriu-messudag leysti(sk) konungr ór Græningja-sundi, Bs. i. 781.
    3. metaph. to redeem, relieve oneself; en hann leystisk því undan við þá, Íb. 11; en hann leystisk því af, at hann keypti at Þorgeiri lögsögu-manni hálfri mörk silfrs, Fms. x. 299; þat land er erfingjar ens dauða leysask af, Grág. ii. 238; megu vér ekki annat ætla, en leysask af nokkuru eptir slík stórvirki, Ld. 266.

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  • 19 finde

    4
    1) находи́ть

    fínde sted — происходи́ть, име́ть ме́сто;

    2) счита́ть, признава́ть

    fínde på nóget — вы́думать [приду́мать] что-л.

    fínde ud af nóget — разобра́ться в чём-л.

    * * *
    discovery, find, hit on, lay (one's) hands on, locate, look out, pick up, recover, strike
    * * *
    vb (fandt, fundet) find;
    ( synes) think ( fx I think he is stupid),
    F consider;
    ( erkende) find ( fx I find it impossible);
    [ med sb:]
    [ finde døden] meet one's death;
    [ finde hvile] find rest;
    [ finde købere] find buyers;
    [ finde sted] take place,
    (se også sted);
    [ finde vej] find one's way;
    [ med præp, adv:]
    [ finde for godt] think fit, choose;
    [ finde noget frem] find (el. produce) something, bring something to light;
    [ finde hjem] find one's way home;
    [ finde igen] find again, recover;
    [ finde på] think of, invent;
    (se også I. råd);
    [ kunne finde rundt] know one's way around (i in);
    [ finde sig i] put up with,
    F submit to;
    [ finde sig i sin skæbne] resign oneself to one's fate;
    T I won't stand for it;
    [ finde sig til rette], se II. ret;
    [ finde tilbage (, ud)] find one's way back (, out);
    [ finde ud af] find out ( fx the answer; what has happened),
    ( opdage) discover;
    ( forstå) make out ( fx the meaning of something; I cannot make him out);
    (løse etc) work out ( fx a code, a problem, a riddle, the system),
    ( med besvær) puzzle out ( fx how it works, what he meant; the
    solution, the system; I can't puzzle him out),
    (især am, T) figure out;
    T they must fight (, talk, work) it out for themselves;
    (dvs enes) T they don't hit it off;
    [ finde ud af at] find out that,
    ( opdage) discover that;
    (se også findes).

    Danish-English dictionary > finde

  • 20 отгадка

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    answer to a riddle

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