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1 puzzle
['pʌzl] 1. n( mystery) zagadka f; (game, toy) układanka f2. vtstanowić zagadkę dla +gen3. viI'm puzzled as to why … — nie pojmuję, dlaczego…
* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zaskoczyć2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) dumać2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) zagadka2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) zagadka•- puzzling- puzzle out -
2 at sea
1) (on a ship and away from land: He has been at sea for four months.) na morzu2) (puzzled or bewildered: Can I help you? You seem all at sea.) zdezorientowany -
3 bemused
[bɪ'mjuːzd]adj* * *[bi'mju:zd](bewildered or greatly puzzled: a bemused look.) ogłupiony -
4 confuse
[kən'fjuːz]vt( perplex) wprawiać (wprawić perf) w zakłopotanie; ( mix up) mylić (pomylić perf); ( complicate) gmatwać (pogmatwać perf)* * *[kən'fju:z]1) (to put in disorder: He confused the arrangements by arriving late.) pomieszać2) (to mix up in one's mind: I always confuse John and his twin brother.) mylić3) (to make puzzled: He completely confused me by his questions.) skonfundować•- confused- confusedly
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5 nonplussed
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6 somewhat
['sʌmwɔt]advw pewnym stopniu, nieco* * *adverb (rather; a little: He is somewhat sad; The news puzzled me somewhat.) co nieco, cośkolwiek, nieco
См. также в других словарях:
puzzled — index lost (disoriented) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
puzzled — [adj] confused at a loss*, at sea*, baffled, bewildered, bollixed, clueless, come apart, come unzipped*, discombobulated*, dopey*, doubtful, floored*, foggy, fouled up*, hung up*, in a fog*, lost, loused up*, messed up*, mind blown*, mixed up*,… … New thesaurus
puzzled — puz|zled [ˈpʌzəld] adj confused and unable to understand something ▪ Dinner? Sam asked, looking puzzled. puzzled about/as to/at ▪ John seemed puzzled about what the question meant. puzzled that ▪ Harry was puzzled that Nicholas didn t seem to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
puzzled — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ We were becoming more and more puzzled by the minute … Collocations dictionary
puzzled — puzzle puz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {puzzled} (p[u^]z z ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {puzzling} (p[u^]z zl[i^]ng).] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. [1913 Webster] A very shrewd disputant in those points is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puzzled — adj. puzzled to + inf. (we were puzzled to learn of her decision) * * * puzzled to + inf. (we were puzzled to learn of her decision) … Combinatory dictionary
puzzled — [[t]pʌ̱z(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ by/about/at n Someone who is puzzled is confused because they do not understand something. Critics remain puzzled by the British election results... Norman looked puzzled. Syn: mystified … English dictionary
puzzled — adjective confused and unable to understand something: I m still slightly puzzled as to why she never called us. | puzzled look/expression: Alice read the letter with a puzzled expression on her face … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
puzzled — adjective confused and unable to understand something: I m still slightly puzzled as to why she never called us. | puzzled look/expression: Alice read the letter with a puzzled expression on her face … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
puzzled — puz|zled [ pʌzld ] adjective * confused because you cannot understand something: Don t look so puzzled it s perfectly simple. She was staring at her computer with a puzzled frown … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
puzzled */ — UK [ˈpʌz(ə)ld] / US adjective confused because you cannot understand something Don t look so puzzled – it s perfectly simple. She was staring at her computer with a puzzled frown … English dictionary