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1 riddled
riddled ['rɪdəld]plein ( with de);∎ a wall riddled with holes un mur plein de trous;∎ his letter is riddled with spelling mistakes sa lettre est pleine de fautes d'orthographe;∎ his whole body is riddled with cancer il a un cancer généralisé;∎ the department is riddled with corruption la corruption règne dans le département -
2 riddle
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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3 riddle
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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