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4 Rätsel
n; -s, -; riddle, puzzle (auch fig.); (Geheimnis) mystery; (Wortspiel) conundrum; (Silbenrätsel) charade; geh. enigma; ein Rätsel lösen solve a riddle ( oder mystery); die Rätsel ( in der Zeitung) lösen solve the puzzles (in the paper); jemandem Rätsel aufgeben ask s.o. riddles; fig. puzzle s.o., stärker: baffle s.o.; in Rätseln sprechen fig. speak in riddles; er ist mir ein Rätsel fig. I can’t make him out; es ist mir ein Rätsel fig. it’s a (complete) mystery to me, it beats me umg.; vor einem Rätsel stehen fig. be baffled ( oder puzzled); das ist des Rätsels Lösung! fig. that’s the answer* * *das Rätselpuzzle; riddle; mystery; enigma* * *Rät|sel ['rɛːtsl]nt -s, -1) riddle; (= Kreuzworträtsel) crossword (puzzle); (= Silbenrätsel, Bilderrätsel etc) puzzlein Rä́tseln sprechen — to talk in riddles
jdm ein Rä́tsel aufgeben — to give or ask sb a riddle
die Polizei konnte das Rä́tsel lösen — the police have solved the riddle or mystery
vor einem Rä́tsel stehen — to be faced with a riddle or mystery, to be baffled
das plötzliche Verschwinden des Zeugen gab der Polizei Rä́tsel auf — the sudden disappearance of the witness baffled the police
es ist mir ein Rä́tsel, wie... — it's a mystery to me how..., it baffles or beats (inf) me how...
er ist mir ein Rä́tsel — he's a mystery or an enigma to me
(jdm) ein Rä́tsel bleiben — to remain a mystery (to sb)
das ist des Rä́tsels Lösung! — that's the answer
* * *das1) (anything difficult to understand; a mystery.) enigma2) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mystery3) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) puzzle4) (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'.) riddle* * *Rät·sel<-s, ->[ˈrɛ:tsl̩]nt1. (Geheimnis) mysterydas \Rätsel hat sich endlich aufgeklärt we finally solved that mysteryjdm ein \Rätsel sein/bleiben to be/remain a mystery to sbes ist [jdm] ein \Rätsel warum/wie... it is a mystery [to sb] why/how...2. (Denkaufgabe) riddle, puzzledes \Rätsels Lösung the solution to the puzzle, the answer to the riddlejdm ein \Rätsel aufgeben to pose a riddle for sb; Frage to puzzle [or baffle] sb, to be a mystery to sbin \Rätseln sprechen to talk [or speak] in riddlesvor einem \Rätsel stehen to be baffled3. (Kreuzworträtsel) crossword [puzzle]* * *das; Rätsels, Rätsel1) riddle; (BilderRätsel, KreuzwortRätsel usw.) puzzle2) (Geheimnis) mystery; enigma* * *Rätsel n; -s, -; riddle, puzzle (auch fig); (Geheimnis) mystery; (Wortspiel) conundrum; (Silbenrätsel) charade; geh enigma;ein Rätsel lösen solve a riddle ( oder mystery);in Rätseln sprechen fig speak in riddles;das ist des Rätsels Lösung! fig that’s the answer* * *das; Rätsels, Rätsel1) riddle; (BilderRätsel, KreuzwortRätsel usw.) puzzle2) (Geheimnis) mystery; enigma* * *- n.enigma n.mystery n.puzzle n.riddle n. -
5 gåte
avenue, street* * *subst. puzzle, riddle, enigma, mystery subst. [ spesiell] rebus, conundrum, logogriph, word puzzle (gjette en gåte) solve a riddle (løse en gåte) solve a puzzle, solve a riddle -
6 одгатнува
guess, puzzle out————————to solve, to find solution, to guess, to divine, to decipher, to solve a riddle, to riddle, to unriddle————————guess; solve————————distress; afflict; guess————————determine; solve; resolve* * *guess, puzzle out -
7 énigme
énigme [enigm]feminine noun( = mystère) enigma ; ( = jeu) riddle* * *enigm1) ( mystère) enigma, mystery2) ( devinette) riddle* * *eniɡm nf* * *énigme nf1 ( mystère) enigma, mystery; c'est une énigme it's an enigma ou a mystery; découvrir la clé or le mot de l'énigme fig to discover the key ou the answer to the mystery;2 ( devinette) riddle; parler par énigmes to speak in riddles; l'énigme du Sphinx the riddle of the Sphinx.[enigm] nom fémininles enquêteurs tentent de résoudre l'énigme de sa disparition the police are trying to solve the riddle of his disappearance2. [devinette] riddle -
8 gåde
sg - gáden, pl - gáderу́лица жmidt på gáden — на середи́не у́лицы
blind gáde — тупи́к м
* * ** * *(en -r) riddle ( fx ask somebody a riddle),( ordgåde også) conundrum;(fig: noget ubegribeligt) mystery ( fx it is a mystery to me how he did it),( forvirrende) puzzle ( fx he is a puzzle to me),( især om noget man søger en løsning på) riddle ( fx he is a riddle to me; the riddle of the universe; the riddle of existence);(F: dyb gåde) enigma;( også) it puzzles me;T it beats me;[ tale i gåder] speak (el. talk) in riddles. -
9 zagad|ka
f 1. (pytanie) riddle- zadać komuś zagadkę to ask a. tell sb a riddle- rozwiązać zagadkę to solve a riddle- mówić samymi zagadkami to speak in riddles- zagadka życia i śmierci the riddle of life and death- zagadka nieśmiertelności the secret of immortality- zagadki natury the secrets of nature- to wciąż pozostaje zagadką it still remains a riddle- była dla mnie wielką zagadką she was a riddle to me- kluczem do rozwiązania zagadki jest… the key to the riddle is…The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zagad|ka
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10 zagadka
- ki; -ki; dat sg -ce; gen pl -ek; f* * *f.Gen.pl. -ek1. (= zadanie do odgadnięcia) riddle, puzzle; mówić zagadkami speak in riddles, riddle; rozwiązać zagadkę solve a riddle l. puzzle; zadać zagadkę propound a riddle.2. (= tajemnica) mystery; ona jest/pozostaje dla mnie zagadką she is/remains a mystery to me.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zagadka
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11 одгатне
to solve, to find solution, to guess, to divine, to decipher, to solve a riddle, to riddle, to unriddle -
12 odgonetnuti
• decipher; ravel; riddle; solve; solve a riddle; unriddle -
13 פשר I
פְּשַׁרI ch. sam(פשרto divide, to spread), 1) to melt, be dissolved. Targ. O. Ex. 16:21.Trnsf. (of a charm) to vanish, be broken. Snh.67b כי מטא לאשקויי מייא פ׳וכ׳ when he came (to a river) to let the ass drink, it disappeared (the charm was broken), and there stood a landing board (v. אוּסְקָנִיתָא). 2) ( to dissolve, to chew the cud. Targ. Y. Lev. 11:7. Targ. Deut. 14:8. 3) to solve a riddle or a dream; to interpret. Targ. Gen. 40:16. Ib. 41:12; a. fr. (in O. ed. Berl. interch. with Pa.).Lam. R. to I, 1 דלמא דאתון (חדא איתתא) רבתי הכימין למִיפְשַׁר חלמאוכ׳ do you understand how to interpret a dream which I had as well as your master?; a. e. Pa. פַּשֵּׁר 1) to disengage, tear loose. Pesik. Shek., p. 11a> דאת מְפַשֵּׁר להוכ׳ (not ליה) which thou makest loose here, v. preced. a. סִירְתָּא; Yalk. Prov. 953; Yalk. Ex. 386.Snh. l. c. פַּשְּׁרָה לה (Ms. K. פַּשַּׁרְתָּהּ) she released (disenchanted) her. 2) to solve (a riddle), interpret (a dream). Targ. O. Gen. 41:15 וּמְפַשַּׁר ed. Berl. (ed. Amst. לְמִפְשַׁר). Ib. 40:16; a. fr. (v. supra).Targ. Cant. 2:5 (some ed. מַפְשַׁר Af.).Yoma 28b הוא חלים והוא מפשר did he dream and himself interpret?, i. e. did he answer his own query? Ber.56a מפשר חלמי הוה was an interpreter of dreams; ib. מפשר ליהוכ׳, v. גְּרִיעוּתָא. Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי (חד כות׳ 1) חד … עביד נפשיה מפשר חלמין a certain Samaritan professed to be an interpreter of dreams; a. fr.Part. pass. מְפַשַּׁר. Ber.55b חלמא דלא מפ׳וכ׳ a dream not interpreted is like a letter not read (has no effect). 3) to release, settle with. Y.Keth.X, end. 34a (read as Asheri to Keth.91b:) קום פַּשֵּׁר (or פַּשְּׁרִין) rise and settle with me; יכיל מומר ליה פַּשְּׁרִין ואי טרף טרף he may say to him, settle with me, and if he (the prior creditor) should seize (what you give me in settlement), he may seize it. Pesik. Shub., p. 164b> פשר פריטך settle thy account; a. e. Ithpa. אִתְפַּשּׁר to be released. Ib. עד זמן דמִתְפַּשּׁר פריטוי until he has redeemed his debt; וכיון דנתפשרוכ׳ (read: דאתפשר) and when his account was settled (v. סְפַן). -
14 פְּשַׁר
פְּשַׁרI ch. sam(פשרto divide, to spread), 1) to melt, be dissolved. Targ. O. Ex. 16:21.Trnsf. (of a charm) to vanish, be broken. Snh.67b כי מטא לאשקויי מייא פ׳וכ׳ when he came (to a river) to let the ass drink, it disappeared (the charm was broken), and there stood a landing board (v. אוּסְקָנִיתָא). 2) ( to dissolve, to chew the cud. Targ. Y. Lev. 11:7. Targ. Deut. 14:8. 3) to solve a riddle or a dream; to interpret. Targ. Gen. 40:16. Ib. 41:12; a. fr. (in O. ed. Berl. interch. with Pa.).Lam. R. to I, 1 דלמא דאתון (חדא איתתא) רבתי הכימין למִיפְשַׁר חלמאוכ׳ do you understand how to interpret a dream which I had as well as your master?; a. e. Pa. פַּשֵּׁר 1) to disengage, tear loose. Pesik. Shek., p. 11a> דאת מְפַשֵּׁר להוכ׳ (not ליה) which thou makest loose here, v. preced. a. סִירְתָּא; Yalk. Prov. 953; Yalk. Ex. 386.Snh. l. c. פַּשְּׁרָה לה (Ms. K. פַּשַּׁרְתָּהּ) she released (disenchanted) her. 2) to solve (a riddle), interpret (a dream). Targ. O. Gen. 41:15 וּמְפַשַּׁר ed. Berl. (ed. Amst. לְמִפְשַׁר). Ib. 40:16; a. fr. (v. supra).Targ. Cant. 2:5 (some ed. מַפְשַׁר Af.).Yoma 28b הוא חלים והוא מפשר did he dream and himself interpret?, i. e. did he answer his own query? Ber.56a מפשר חלמי הוה was an interpreter of dreams; ib. מפשר ליהוכ׳, v. גְּרִיעוּתָא. Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי (חד כות׳ 1) חד … עביד נפשיה מפשר חלמין a certain Samaritan professed to be an interpreter of dreams; a. fr.Part. pass. מְפַשַּׁר. Ber.55b חלמא דלא מפ׳וכ׳ a dream not interpreted is like a letter not read (has no effect). 3) to release, settle with. Y.Keth.X, end. 34a (read as Asheri to Keth.91b:) קום פַּשֵּׁר (or פַּשְּׁרִין) rise and settle with me; יכיל מומר ליה פַּשְּׁרִין ואי טרף טרף he may say to him, settle with me, and if he (the prior creditor) should seize (what you give me in settlement), he may seize it. Pesik. Shub., p. 164b> פשר פריטך settle thy account; a. e. Ithpa. אִתְפַּשּׁר to be released. Ib. עד זמן דמִתְפַּשּׁר פריטוי until he has redeemed his debt; וכיון דנתפשרוכ׳ (read: דאתפשר) and when his account was settled (v. סְפַן). -
15 enigma
m (pl -i) enigma* * *enigma s.m.1 enigma; ( indovinello) riddle, conundrum, puzzle: parlare per enigmi, to speak in riddles; sciogliere un enigma, to solve a riddle2 (fig.) enigma, puzzle, mystery: la sua scomparsa resta un enigma, his disappearance remains a mystery // quella ragazza è un enigma, that girl is an enigma.* * *[e'nigma]sostantivo maschile1) (mistero) enigma*, puzzle, mystery2) (indovinello) riddle, enigma** * *enigma/e'nigma/sostantivo m.1 (mistero) enigma*, puzzle, mystery2 (indovinello) riddle, enigma*; parlare per -i to speak in riddles. -
16 отгадать загадку
1) General subject: guess a riddle, solve a riddle, think out a puzzle2) Makarov: guess riddle -
17 raadsel
1 [spelletje] riddle2 [mysterie, geheim] mystery♦voorbeelden:een raadsel oplossen • solve a riddlevoor een raadsel staan • be mystified/baffled -
18 aufdecken
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. uncover; (Spielkarte) show; die / seine Karten aufdecken fig. lay one’s cards on the table; das Bett aufdecken turn the bedclothes (Am. covers) down2. fig. (Missstände, Verschwörung) expose, reveal3. (Tischtuch) put onII v/i lay the table* * *to uncover; to bare; to unveil; to reveal; to disclose* * *auf|de|cken sep1. vt2) (fig) Wahrheit, Verschwörung, Zusammenhänge to discover, to uncover; Verbrechen to expose, to uncover; Schwäche to lay bare; Geheimnis, Rätsel to solve; wahren Charakter to disclose, to lay bare, to expose3) (= auf den Esstisch stellen) to put on the tabledas Geschirr áúfdecken — to lay (Brit) or set the table
2. vito lay (Brit) or set the table* * *1) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) expose2) (to show; to allow to be seen: He scraped away the top layer of paint from the picture, revealing an earlier painting underneath.) reveal3) (to remove the cover from: His criminal activities were finally uncovered.) uncover* * *auf|de·ckenI. vt1. (enthüllen)▪ etw \aufdecken to uncover [or discover] stheinen schwierigen/ungelösten Fall \aufdecken to unravel a difficult/an unsolved caseein Rätsel \aufdecken to solve a riddleFehler \aufdecken to discover [or identify] mistakesdie Karten \aufdecken to show one's cards [or hand4. (auf den Esstisch stellen)▪ etw \aufdecken to put sth on the table, to lay [or set] the table with sth5. (zurückschlagen)6. (jds Bett zurückschlagen)* * *1.transitives Verb1) uncoverdas Bett aufdecken — pull back the covers
sich im Schlaf aufdecken — throw off one's covers
2) (Kartenspiele) show; die odseine Karten aufdecken — (fig.) lay one's cards on the table (fig.)
3) (enthüllen) expose <corruption, error, weakness, crime, plot, abuse, etc.>; (erkennen und bewusst machen) reveal, uncover < connections, motive, cause, error, weakness, contradiction, etc.>4) (für eine Mahlzeit)2.intransitives Verb lay the table* * *aufdecken (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. uncover; (Spielkarte) show;die/seine Karten aufdecken fig lay one’s cards on the table;das Bett aufdecken turn the bedclothes (US covers) down2. fig (Missstände, Verschwörung) expose, reveal3. (Tischtuch) put onB. v/i lay the tableC. v/r:* * *1.transitives Verb1) uncover2) (Kartenspiele) show; die odseine Karten aufdecken — (fig.) lay one's cards on the table (fig.)
3) (enthüllen) expose <corruption, error, weakness, crime, plot, abuse, etc.>; (erkennen und bewusst machen) reveal, uncover <connections, motive, cause, error, weakness, contradiction, etc.>2.intransitives Verb lay the table* * *v.to disclose v.to uncover v. -
19 raten
vt/i; rät, riet, hat geraten; (beraten) advise (zu etw. s.th.); zu etw. raten auch recommend s.th.; jemandem raten, etw. zu tun advise s.o. to do s.th.; er riet ( mir) zur Vorsicht he advised me to be careful, he advised caution; ich rate dir zu diesem Modell I would advise you to take ( oder I think you should take) this model; das möchte ich dir geraten haben drohend: just as well (for your sake), you’d better (not) umg.; siehe auch geraten2—vt/i; rät, riet, hat geraten; (erraten) guess; raten Sie mal! (have a) guess; lass mich mal raten let me guess; gut geraten! good guess!; falsch geraten! wrong!; dreimal darfst du raten I’ll give you three guesses; du darfst noch mal raten have another guess; das rätst du nie you’ll never guess; das ist alles nur geraten it’s all guesswork* * *(beraten) to counsel; to advise;(tippen) to guess* * *ra|ten ['raːtn] pret riet, [riːt] ptp geratenvti[gə'raːtn]1) (= Ratschläge geben) to advisejdm ráten — to advise sb
jdm gut/richtig/schlecht ráten — to give sb good/correct/bad advice
jdm ráten, etw nicht zu tun — to advise sb not to do sth, to advise sb against doing sth
zu dieser langen Reise kann ich dir nicht ráten — I must advise you against making this long journey
das würde ich dir nicht ráten — I wouldn't advise or recommend it
das möchte ich dir nicht ráten or nicht geraten haben — I wouldn't advise or recommend it, I wouldn't if I were you
was or wozu ráten Sie mir? — what do you advise or recommend?
lass dir ráten! — take some advice, be advised
2) (= erraten, herausfinden) to guess; Kreuzworträtsel etc to solve, to dohin und her ráten — to make all sorts of guesses
dreimal darfst du ráten — I'll give you three guesses (auch iro)
(gut) geraten! — good guess!
das kann ich nur ráten — I can only make a guess, I can only guess at it
das hab ich nur so geraten — I was only guessing, it was only a guess
* * *1) (to give advice to; to recommend: My lawyer advises me to buy the house.) advise2) (to advise; to recommend.) counsel* * *ra·ten[ˈra:tn̩]I. vi1. (Ratschläge geben)wenn Sie mich fragen, ich würde [Ihnen] zu einem Kompromiss \raten if you ask me, I'd advise [you to] compromise▪ jdm \raten, etw zu tun to advise sb to do sth2. (schätzen) to guessmal \raten to have a guessII. vt1. (als Ratschlag geben)▪ jdm etw raten to advise sb to do sthwas rätst du mir? what do you advise [me to do]?2. (erraten)▪ etw \raten to guess sthein Rätsel \raten to solve a riddle* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (einen Rat, Ratschläge geben)2) (schätzen) guessrichtig/falsch raten — guess right/wrong
2.dreimal darfst du raten — (ugs. iron.) I'll give you three guesses
transitives Verb1) (anraten)jemandem raten, etwas zu tun — advise somebody to do something
lass dir das geraten sein! — you better had [do that]!; (tu das nicht) don't you dare do that!
2) (erraten) guess* * *zu etwas sth);zu etwas raten auch recommend sth;jemandem raten, etwas zu tun advise sb to do sth;er riet (mir) zur Vorsicht he advised me to be careful, he advised caution;ich rate dir zu diesem Modell I would advise you to take ( oder I think you should take) this model;das möchte ich dir geraten haben drohend: just as well (for your sake), you’d better (not) umg; → auch geraten2raten Sie mal! (have a) guess;lass mich mal raten let me guess;gut geraten! good guess!;falsch geraten! wrong!;dreimal darfst du raten I’ll give you three guesses;du darfst noch mal raten have another guess;das rätst du nie you’ll never guess;das ist alles nur geraten it’s all guesswork* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (einen Rat, Ratschläge geben)2) (schätzen) guessrichtig/falsch raten — guess right/wrong
2.dreimal darfst du raten — (ugs. iron.) I'll give you three guesses
transitives Verb1) (anraten)jemandem raten, etwas zu tun — advise somebody to do something
lass dir das geraten sein! — you better had [do that]!; (tu das nicht) don't you dare do that!
2) (erraten) guess* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: riet, geraten)= to advise v.to guess v. -
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