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puzzling+question+(noun)

  • 1 teaser

    1. n любитель подразнить; задира
    2. n разг. трудная задача, головоломка
    3. n разг. спорт. трудный мяч
    4. n разг. амер. разг. рекламное объявление
    5. n разг. короткий занавес на просцениуме
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. puzzling question (noun) enigma; knotty point; perplexity; poser; problem; puzzle; puzzling question; question; riddle
    2. stripteaser (noun) ecdysiast; peeler; stripper; stripteaser; stripteuse

    English-Russian base dictionary > teaser

  • 2 poser

    n трудный вопрос, трудная задача
    Синонимический ряд:
    puzzling question (noun) bewilderment; conundrum; enigma; knotty point; labyrinth; perplexity; problem; puzzle; puzzling question; question; riddle; teaser

    English-Russian base dictionary > poser

  • 3 puzzle

    puzzle [pœzl]
    masculine noun
    * * *
    pœzl, pyzl
    nom masculin Jeux jigsaw puzzle; fig jigsaw
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    pœzl nm
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    puzzle nm Jeux jigsaw puzzle; fig jigsaw; un puzzle de 2 000 pièces a 2,000-piece jigsaw puzzle; reconstituer un puzzle to piece a jigsaw together.
    [pɶzl] nom masculin

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > puzzle

  • 4 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) forvirre; forundre
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) gruble over
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) gåde
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) puslespil
    - puzzle out
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) forvirre; forundre
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) gruble over
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) gåde
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) puslespil
    - puzzle out

    English-Danish dictionary > puzzle

  • 5 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) dejar perplejo, confundir, extrañar
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) devanarse los sesos, romperse la cabeza

    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) rompecabezas, puzle
    - puzzle out
    puzzle1 n
    1. acertijo / rompecabezas / puzzle
    do you like puzzles? ¿te gustan los acertijos?
    2. misterio
    I don't understand it, it's a puzzle to me no lo entiendo, es un misterio
    puzzle2 vb dejar perplejo / desconcertar
    his attitude is strange, it puzzles me su actitud es extraña, me deja perplejo

    puzzle, /'pusle, 'puθle/ sustantivo masculino ( rompecabezas) (jigsaw) puzzle
    puzzle sustantivo masculino jigsaw puzzle ' puzzle' also found in these entries: Spanish: adivinanza - componer - crucigrama - encajar - marear - rompecabezas - acertijo English: crossword - jigsaw - piece - puzzle - puzzle over - cross - get - key - mystery - riddle - solve - vex - work
    tr['pʌzəl]
    1 (jigsaw) puzzle nombre masculino; (toy) rompecabezas nombre masculino; (riddle) adivinanza, acertijo; (crossword) crucigrama nombre masculino
    2 (mystery) misterio, enigma nombre masculino
    1 dejar perplejo,-a, extrañar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to puzzle about/over something darle vueltas a algo (en la cabeza)
    puzzle ['pʌzəl] vt, - zled ; - zling
    1) confuse: confundir, dejar perplejo
    2)
    to puzzle out : dar vueltas a, tratar de resolver
    1) : rompecabezas m
    a crossword puzzle: un crucigrama
    2) mystery: misterio m, enigma m
    n.
    enigma s.m.
    enredo s.m.
    intríngulis s.m.
    jeroglífico s.m.
    maraña s.f.
    problema enigma s.m.
    puzzle s.m.
    quisicosa s.f.
    rompecabezas s.m.
    v.
    dejar perplejo v.
    deslumbrar v.
    enredar v.
    'pʌzəl
    I
    a) ( game) rompecabezas m; ( toy) rompecabezas m, puzzle m; ( riddle) adivinanza f

    crossword puzzlecrucigrama m, palabras fpl cruzadas (CS), puzzle m (Chi)

    jigsaw puzzlerompecabezas m; puzzle m

    b) ( mystery) misterio m, enigma m

    II
    1.

    one thing puzzles mehay algo que no entiendo or que me tiene intrigado


    2.
    vi

    to puzzle OVER something — cavilar sobre algo, darle* vueltas a algo

    Phrasal Verbs:
    ['pʌzl]
    1. N
    1) (=game, jigsaw) rompecabezas m inv ; (=crossword) crucigrama m
    2) (=mystery) misterio m, enigma m ; (=riddle) acertijo m, adivinanza f
    2.
    VT dejar perplejo, desconcertar
    3.
    VI

    to puzzle about or over — dar vueltas (en la cabeza) a

    4.
    CPD

    puzzle book Nlibro m de puzzles

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    ['pʌzəl]
    I
    a) ( game) rompecabezas m; ( toy) rompecabezas m, puzzle m; ( riddle) adivinanza f

    crossword puzzlecrucigrama m, palabras fpl cruzadas (CS), puzzle m (Chi)

    jigsaw puzzlerompecabezas m; puzzle m

    b) ( mystery) misterio m, enigma m

    II
    1.

    one thing puzzles mehay algo que no entiendo or que me tiene intrigado


    2.
    vi

    to puzzle OVER something — cavilar sobre algo, darle* vueltas a algo

    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > puzzle

  • 6 falsedad

    f.
    1 falseness.
    2 falsehood, lie (mentira).
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    1 (hipocresía) falseness, hypocrisy; (doblez) duplicity
    2 (mentira) falsehood, lie
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    noun f.
    2) lie
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    SF
    1) [de acusación, teoría] falseness, falsity; [de persona] falseness, insincerity
    2) (=mentira) lie, falsehood frm
    * * *
    a) ( de afirmación) falseness; ( de persona) insincerity, falseness
    b) ( mentira) lie, falsehood (frml)
    * * *
    = falsehood, factoid, inauthencity, falsity, fallacy, mendacity, untruth, deceptiveness.
    Ex. If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
    Ex. Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.
    Ex. Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
    Ex. Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
    Ex. The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.
    Ex. In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.
    * * *
    a) ( de afirmación) falseness; ( de persona) insincerity, falseness
    b) ( mentira) lie, falsehood (frml)
    * * *
    = falsehood, factoid, inauthencity, falsity, fallacy, mendacity, untruth, deceptiveness.

    Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.

    Ex: Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.
    Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
    Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
    Ex: The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.
    Ex: In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.

    * * *
    1 (de una afirmación) falseness; (de una persona) insincerity, falseness, hypocrisy
    2 (mentira) lie, falsehood ( frml)
    * * *

    falsedad sustantivo femenino

    ( de persona) insincerity, falseness
    b) ( mentira) lie

    falsedad sustantivo femenino
    1 falseness, (insinceridad) hypocrisy
    2 (mentira) lie: su declaración estaba llena de falsedades, his declaration was riddled with lies
    ' falsedad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    supuesta
    - supuesto
    - doblez
    English:
    falsehood
    - spuriousness
    - untruthfulness
    - dishonesty
    * * *
    1. [falta de verdad, autenticidad] falseness
    2. [mentira] falsehood, lie
    * * *
    f
    1 falseness
    2 ( mentira) lie
    * * *
    1) : falseness, hypocrisy
    2) mentira: falsehood, lie
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > falsedad

  • 7 puzzle

    1. noun
    1) (problem) Rätsel, das; (toy) Geduldsspiel, das
    2) (enigma) Rätsel, das
    2. transitive verb
    rätselhaft od. ein Rätsel sein (+ Dat.)
    3. intransitive verb

    puzzle over or about something — sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) den Kopf zerbrechen

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/108852/puzzle_out">puzzle out
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    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) verwirren
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) sich den Kopf zerbrechen
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) das Rätsel
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) das Puzzle
    - puzzling
    - puzzle out
    * * *
    puz·zle
    [ˈpʌzl̩]
    I. n
    1. (test of ingenuity) Rätsel nt, Fragespiel nt, Denksportaufgabe f
    crossword \puzzle Kreuzworträtsel nt
    jigsaw \puzzle Puzzle nt
    2. (test of patience) Geduldsspiel nt, Puzzlespiel nt
    3. (question) Rätsel nt, schwieriges Problem
    to be a \puzzle ein Rätsel [o rätselhaft] sein
    to be a \puzzle to sb jdm ein Rätsel sein, jdn vor ein Rätsel stellen
    4. (mystery) Rätsel nt, Geheimnis nt
    to solve a \puzzle ein Rätsel lösen, hinter ein Geheimnis kommen
    5. (confusion) Verwirrung f, Fassungslosigkeit f
    II. vt
    to \puzzle sb jdn vor ein Rätsel stellen [o verwirren] [o verdutzen]
    it \puzzles me why she said that es ist mir ein Rätsel, warum sie das gesagt hat
    III. vi
    to \puzzle about sth über etw akk nachgrübeln [o rätseln]
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    ['pʌzl]
    1. n
    1) (= wordgame etc) Rätsel nt; (= toy) Geduldsspiel nt; (= jigsaw) Puzzle(spiel) nt
    2) (= mystery) Rätsel nt
    2. vt
    1) (= baffle) verblüffen

    the authorities are puzzleddie Behörden stehen vor einem Rätsel

    2)

    to puzzle sth outetw ( her)austüfteln

    3. vi

    to puzzle about or over sthsich (dat) über etw (acc) den Kopf zerbrechen

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    puzzle [ˈpʌzl]
    A s
    1. Rätsel n (auch fig):
    be a puzzle to sb jemandem ein Rätsel sein
    2. a) Denksportaufgabe f
    b) Geduldsspiel n
    3. schwierige Sache, kniffliges Problem
    4. Verwirrung f, Verlegenheit f:
    be in a puzzle verwirrt sein
    B v/t
    1. verwirren, vor ein Rätsel stellen, verwundern, jemandem zu denken geben:
    he was puzzled what to do er wusste nicht, was er tun sollte
    2. jemandem Kopfzerbrechen machen, jemandem zu schaffen machen:
    puzzle one’s brains ( oder head) sich den Kopf zerbrechen
    3. komplizieren, durcheinanderbringen, verwirren
    4. puzzle out etwas austüfteln, -knobeln, herausbekommen
    C v/i
    1. verwirrt sein (over, about über akk)
    2. (over) sich den Kopf zerbrechen (über dat), herumknobeln (an dat)
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    1. noun
    1) (problem) Rätsel, das; (toy) Geduldsspiel, das
    2) (enigma) Rätsel, das
    2. transitive verb
    rätselhaft od. ein Rätsel sein (+ Dat.)
    3. intransitive verb

    puzzle over or about something — sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) den Kopf zerbrechen

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Geduldspiel n.
    Rätsel - n. v.
    verblüffen v.

    English-german dictionary > puzzle

  • 8 puzzle

    I ['pʌzl]
    1) (mystery) enigma m., mistero m.
    2) gioc. enigma m., rompicapo m.

    crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba

    II 1. ['pʌzl]
    verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]
    2.

    to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs

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    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) rendere perplesso, sconcertare
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) scervellarsi
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) indovinello, rompicapo
    - puzzle out
    * * *
    puzzle /ˈpʌzl/
    n.
    1 enigma ( gioco e fig.); indovinello (fig.); problema difficile; rompicapo
    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; sconcertare
    B 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.

    crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba

    II 1. ['pʌzl]
    verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]
    2.

    to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs

    English-Italian dictionary > puzzle

  • 9 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zmesti
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) premišljevati
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) uganka
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) križanka, sestavljanka
    - puzzle out
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    I [pʌzl]
    noun
    uganka, težek problem; osuplost, zbeganost, zmeda
    II [pʌzl]
    1.
    transitive verb
    zmesti, zbegati, osupniti, začuditi; delati komu preglavice, dajati opravka; komplicirati, zmešati; beliti si glavo, premišljevati;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    biti zmeden, zbegan (over, about)
    to puzzle it out — razvozlati, rešiti (problem)

    English-Slovenian dictionary > puzzle

  • 10 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) volde hodebry, forvirre
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) spekulere
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) gåte, mysterium
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) puslespill; kryssord
    - puzzle out
    gåte
    I
    subst. \/ˈpʌzl\/
    1) rådvillhet
    2) problem, gåte, vanskelig nøtt (å knekke)
    3) puslespill
    in a puzzle i villrede
    II
    verb \/ˈpʌzl\/
    1) forvirre, sette fast
    2) bry hjernen sin, gruble, gjøre seg hodebry
    puzzle out tenke ut, (lykkes med å) løse
    puzzle over\/about bry hjernen med, gruble over

    English-Norwegian dictionary > puzzle

  • 11 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) valda heilabrotum, rugla
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) velta fyrir sér
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) ráðgáta
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) þraut; krossgáta; pússluspil
    - puzzle out

    English-Icelandic dictionary > puzzle

  • 12 puzzle

    fejtörő, rejtvény, türelemjáték to puzzle: összebonyolít, tépelődik
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    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zavarba hoz; fejtörést okoz
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) töri a fejét
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) rejtély
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) rejtvény
    - puzzle out

    English-Hungarian dictionary > puzzle

  • 13 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) desorientar
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) quebrar a cabeça sobre
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) quebra-cabeças
    - puzzle out
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    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.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > puzzle

  • 14 puzzle

    n. bilmece, muamma, bulmaca, şaşkınlık, kafası karışma, tereddüd, yap boz
    ————————
    v. şaşırtmak, kafasını karıştırmak, düşündürmek, şaşırmak, karışıklaştırmak, kafası karışmak, kafa patlatmak, muamma gibi gelmek
    * * *
    1. şaşırt (v.) 2. bilmece (n.) 3. yapboz
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) şaşırtmak, kafasını karıştırmak
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) kafa yormak/patlatmak
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) bilmece, muamma
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) bulmaca
    - puzzle out

    English-Turkish dictionary > puzzle

  • 15 puzzle

    • ongelma
    • palapeli
    • hämmästellä
    • hölmistyttää
    • ihmetyttää
    • hämäännyttää
    • tuottaa päänvaivaa
    • sokkelo
    • arvoitus
    • vaivata päätänsä
    • pulma
    • pulmallinen asia
    • päänvaiva
    • haitata
    • saattaa ymmälle
    • sotkea
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    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) hämmentää
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) pohtia
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) pulma
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) palapeli, ristisanatehtävä
    - puzzle out

    English-Finnish dictionary > puzzle

  • 16 puzzle

    ['pʌzl] 1. n
    ( mystery) zagadka f; (game, toy) układanka f
    2. vt 3. vi

    I'm puzzled as to why … — nie pojmuję, dlaczego…

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    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zaskoczyć
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) dumać
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) zagadka
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) zagadka
    - puzzle out

    English-Polish dictionary > puzzle

  • 17 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) apmulsināt
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) lauzīt galvu
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) mīkla; grūts uzdevums
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) mīkla
    - puzzle out
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    grūts uzdevums, sarežģīta problēma; nesaprašana, neziņa; mīkla; apmulsināt; lauzīt galvu

    English-Latvian dictionary > puzzle

  • 18 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) (nu)stebinti
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) sukti galvą
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) mįslė
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) galvosūkis, dėstas, kibučiai
    - puzzle out

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > puzzle

  • 19 puzzle

    n. funderande, bryderi; gåta; problem; pussel
    --------
    v. göra häpen; förbrylla; sätta myror i huvudet på
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    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) förbrylla, vålla huvudbry
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) grubbla
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) gåta
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) pussel, []gåta
    - puzzle out

    English-Swedish dictionary > puzzle

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    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zmást
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) lámat si hlavu
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) záhada
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) hlavolam
    - puzzle out
    * * *
    • záhada
    • zmást
    • poplést
    • hádanka

    English-Czech dictionary > puzzle

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