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1 perplex
[pə'pleks](to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) desorientar- perplexedly
- perplexity* * *per.plex[pəpl'eks] vt 1 desconcertar, desorientar. 2 complicar, tornar confuso. 3 causar confusão ou perplexidade. -
2 perplex
[pə'pleks](to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) deixar perplexo, confundir- perplexedly - perplexity -
3 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) desorientar2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) quebrar a cabeça sobre2. 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.) quebra-cabeças•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *puz.zle[p'∧zəl] n 1 quebra-cabeça, enigma. 2 perplexidade, embaraço. 3 jogo de quebra-cabeça. • vt+vi 1 confundir, embaraçar, desconcertar. that puzzles me / isto me confunde. 2 complicar, intricar, enredar. 3 puzzle out resolver, deslindar, solver. he puzzled it out / ele o resolveu, ele deslindou. he puzzled his brain over it / ele quebrou a cabeça para resolvê-lo. -
4 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) confundir2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) tentar resolver2. 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.) quebra-cabeça•- puzzling- puzzle out
См. также в других словарях:
perplex — ► VERB ▪ cause to feel baffled; puzzle greatly. DERIVATIVES perplexity noun (pl. perplexities) . ORIGIN from Latin perplexus entangled … English terms dictionary
perplex — late 14c., adj., from L. perplexus “involved, confused, intricate;” but Latin had no corresponding verb *perplectere. The English adjective shifted to perplexed by late 15c., probably to conform to other pp. adjectives. The verb is latest… … Etymology dictionary
perplex — I verb baffle, bedevil, bemuse, beset, bewilder, bother, complicate, confound, confuse, corner, discompose, disconcert, disorient, disquiet, distrahere, disturb, embarrass, encumber, entangle, fill with doubt, fog, involve, make difficult, make… … Law dictionary
perplex — verb cause (someone) to feel baffled. Derivatives perplexed adjective perplexedly adverb perplexing adjective perplexingly adverb perplexity noun (plural perplexities). Orig … English new terms dictionary
perplex — verb To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. See Also: perplexed, perplexing, perplexity … Wiktionary
perplex — verb (transitive usually passive) if something perplexes you, it makes you feel worried and confused because it is difficult to understand: I was somewhat perplexed by his response. | a perplexing problem … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
perplex — verb the bizarre notes left at each of these crime scenes perplexed us Syn: puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, throw/catch off balance, exercise, worry; informal flummox, be all Greek to,… … Thesaurus of popular words
perplex — UK [pə(r)ˈpleks] / US [pərˈpleks] verb [transitive] Word forms perplex : present tense I/you/we/they perplex he/she/it perplexes present participle perplexing past tense perplexed past participle perplexed to make someone feel perplexed … English dictionary
perplex — transitive verb Etymology: obsolete perplex, adjective, involved, perplexed, from Latin perplexus, from per thoroughly + plexus involved, from past participle of plectere to braid, twine more at per , ply Date: 1593 1. to make unable to grasp… … New Collegiate Dictionary
perplex — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. puzzle, bewilder, confuse, mystify, confound, non plus; distract, disconcert. See difficulty, unintelligibility, doubt. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. puzzle, confound, bewilder; see confuse . See Synonym… … English dictionary for students
perplex — per|plex [ pər pleks ] verb transitive to make someone feel perplexed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
