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1 enigma
[ɪ'nɪgmə]* * *[i'niɡmə](anything difficult to understand; a mystery.) enigma- enigmatically* * *enigma /ɪˈnɪgmə/enigma.* * *[ɪ'nɪgmə] -
2 enigma enig·ma n
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3 puzzle
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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4 riddle
I ['rɪdl]nome indovinello m., enigma m. (anche fig.)II ['rɪdl]nome vaglio m., crivello m., setaccio m.III ['rɪdl]1) (perforate)to riddle sth. with — crivellare qcs. di [ bullets]
2) (undermine)to be riddled with — essere minato o roso da [ disease]; essere tormentato da [ guilt]; [ language] pullulare o essere pieno di [ambiguities, errors]
* * *I ['ridl] 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'.)II ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.)* * *riddle (1) /ˈrɪdl/n.2 enigma: the riddle of the universe, l'enigma dell'universo; to talk (o speak) in riddles, parlare per enigmi.riddle (2) /ˈrɪdl/n.(ind. min., metall.) crivello; setaccio; vaglio.(to) riddle (1) /ˈrɪdl/A v. i. (arc.)B v. t.● Riddle me this, risolvi questo indovinello! (cfr. ital. fam. «indovina indovinello»)riddlern.chi fa indovinelli; chi parla per enigmi.(to) riddle (2) /ˈrɪdl/v. t.2 passare al crivello; setacciare ( anche fig.): to riddle the soil, passare il terriccio al crivello● riddled with, pieno di: riddled with holes, pieno di buchi; a text riddled with errors, un testo pieno di errori.* * *I ['rɪdl]nome indovinello m., enigma m. (anche fig.)II ['rɪdl]nome vaglio m., crivello m., setaccio m.III ['rɪdl]1) (perforate)to riddle sth. with — crivellare qcs. di [ bullets]
2) (undermine)to be riddled with — essere minato o roso da [ disease]; essere tormentato da [ guilt]; [ language] pullulare o essere pieno di [ambiguities, errors]
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5 conundrum
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6 (to) unravel
(to) unravel /ʌnˈrævl/A v. t.1 disfare; dipanare: to unravel a skein, dipanare una matassa; to unravel a piece of knitting, disfare un lavoro a magliaB v. i.1 disfarsi3 (fig.) disgregarsi; andare in pezzi: The whole process was starting to unravel, l'intero processo cominciava a disgregarsi. -
7 (to) unravel
(to) unravel /ʌnˈrævl/A v. t.1 disfare; dipanare: to unravel a skein, dipanare una matassa; to unravel a piece of knitting, disfare un lavoro a magliaB v. i.1 disfarsi3 (fig.) disgregarsi; andare in pezzi: The whole process was starting to unravel, l'intero processo cominciava a disgregarsi. -
8 puzzle puz·zle
['pʌzl]1. n1) (game) rompicapo, (word game) rebus m inv, (crossword) parole fpl incrociate, cruciverba m inv, (riddle) indovinello, (also: jigsaw puzzle) puzzle m inv2) (mystery) enigma m, misteroit's a puzzle to me how it happened — non so come sia successo, per me resta un enigma
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9 intrigue
I ['ɪntriːg, ɪn'triːg]nome U (plotting) intrigo m.II 1. [ɪn'triːg]verbo transitivo (fascinate) intrigare2.I'm intrigued to know... — sono curioso di sapere
verbo intransitivo (plot) intrigare, intrallazzare* * *1. [in'tri:ɡ, 'intri:ɡ] noun(the activity of plotting or scheming; a plot or scheme: He became president as a result of (a) political intrigue.) intrigo2. [in'tri:ɡ] verb1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.) intrigare2) (to plot or scheme.) fare intrighi•* * *intrigue /ɪnˈtri:g/ /ˈɪntri:g/n.1 [uc] intrigo; macchinazione; raggiro2 relazione amorosa; tresca3 (letter., teatr.) intrigo; intreccio.(to) intrigue /ɪnˈtri:g/A v. i.1 intrigare; fare intrighi; brigareB v. t.2 (fam.) incuriosire; interessare; stuzzicare la curiosità di: The puzzle intrigued me, l'enigma ha stuzzicato la mia curiosità3 confondere; disorientare.* * *I ['ɪntriːg, ɪn'triːg]nome U (plotting) intrigo m.II 1. [ɪn'triːg]verbo transitivo (fascinate) intrigare2.I'm intrigued to know... — sono curioso di sapere
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10 perplexity
noun She stood there in perplexity.) perplessità* * *perplexity /pəˈplɛksətɪ/n.1 [u] perplessità; imbarazzo; sconcerto2 [u] difficoltà; complessità3 enigma; mistero; rompicapo. -
11 puzzler
puzzler /ˈpʌzlə(r)/n.1 enigma; problema difficile; questione complessa2 chi ama risolvere enigmi; enigmista● That girl is a real puzzler, quella ragazza non riesco proprio a capirla! -
12 ♦ (to) solve
♦ (to) solve /sɒlv/v. t.1 risolvere: to solve a problem, risolvere un problema; (fig.) risolvere; spiegare; chiarire: to solve a murder case, risolvere un caso d'omicidio● to solve a riddle, sciogliere un enigma; risolvere un indovinello. -
13 ♦ (to) solve
♦ (to) solve /sɒlv/v. t.1 risolvere: to solve a problem, risolvere un problema; (fig.) risolvere; spiegare; chiarire: to solve a murder case, risolvere un caso d'omicidio● to solve a riddle, sciogliere un enigma; risolvere un indovinello. -
14 unravelling
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15 puzzler puz·zler n
['pʌzlə(r)]mistero, enigma m
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