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1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) rendre perplexe2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) essayer de résoudre2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) énigme2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) casse-tête•- puzzling- puzzle out -
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puzzle ['pʌzəl]1 noun(a) (game → gen) jeu m de patience; (→ jigsaw) puzzle m; (→ brainteaser) casse-tête m inv; (→ riddle) devinette f∎ how he escaped remains a puzzle la façon dont il s'y est pris pour s'évader reste un mystère ou une énigme(c) (perplexity) perplexité f;∎ he was in a puzzle about what to do il ne savait pas trop quoi fairelaisser ou rendre perplexe;∎ you puzzle me, Mr Cox je ne suis pas sûr de vous suivre, M. Cox;∎ he puzzles me il m'intrigue, c'est une énigme pour moi;∎ I'm still puzzled to know how he got out j'essaie toujours de comprendre comment il s'y est pris pour sortir;∎ don't puzzle your head over or about it ne vous tracassez pas pour ça∎ to puzzle about sth chercher à comprendre qchBritish (meaning, solution, route, way) trouver, découvrir; (code, enigma, handwriting) déchiffrer; (problem) résoudre; (behaviour, intentions) comprendre;∎ I'm still trying to puzzle out how he did it je cherche toujours à comprendre comment il l'a fait;∎ I was never able to puzzle her out je ne suis jamais arrivé ou parvenu à la comprendre(answer, explanation) essayer de trouver; (absence, letter, theory) essayer de comprendre; (enigma, crossword) essayer de résoudre; (code, handwriting) essayer de déchiffrer;∎ we're still puzzling over why he did it nous nous demandons toujours ce qui a bien pu le pousser à faire cela;∎ British he puzzled over the list of figures la liste des chiffres le laissait perplexe;∎ British that'll give you something to puzzle over! cela vous donnera de quoi réfléchir!
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