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riddle ['rɪdəl]1 noun∎ to ask sb a riddle poser une devinette à qn∎ to talk or to speak in riddles parler par énigmes∎ they riddled the car with bullets ils criblèrent la voiture de ballesliterary parler par énigmes -
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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'.) devinetteII ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) cribler -
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riddle [ˈrɪdl]1. noun• riddled with holes/bullets criblé de trous/balles* * *['rɪdl] 1.1) ( puzzle) devinette f2) ( mystery) énigme f2.transitive verb1) ( perforate)to riddle something with — cribler quelque chose de [bullets]
2) ( undermine)to be riddled with — être rongé par [disease, guilt]; fourmiller de [errors, ambiguities]
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A n1 ( puzzle) devinette f ; to ask sb/tell sb a riddle poser/raconter une devinette à qn ; to speak in riddles parler par énigmes ; the riddle of the Sphinx l'énigme du Sphinx ;3 Hort crible m.B vtr2 ( undermine) to be riddled with [person, organ] être rongé or miné par [disease] ; [person] être rongé par [doubt, guilt] ; [issue, language] fourmiller de [problems, ambiguities, errors] ; it's riddled with corruption la corruption règne ;3 Hort passer [qch] au crible [soil].
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