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to make a riddle of

Толкование Перевод

1 make a riddle of

Общая лексика: изрешетить (что-л., кого-л.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make a riddle of
2 riddle

̈ɪˈrɪdl I
1. сущ. загадка;
трудная проблема There is no clear solution to this riddle. ≈ Нет ясного решения этой загадки. Syn: puzzle, mystery
2. гл.
1) а) говорить загадками б) загадывать загадки
2) разгадывать;
находить разгадки to riddle a riddle ≈ отгадать загадку Syn: puzzle II
1. сущ.
1) решето, грохот;
сито to make a riddle of smb. with bullets ≈ изрешетить кого-л. пулями Syn: sieve, bolter
2) экран;
щит
2. гл.
1) сеять, отсеивать;
просеивать (через сито) Syn: sift
2) а) дырявить, решетить His body was riddled with bullets. ≈ Его нашпиговали пулями. I can't carry water in this pot, it's riddled with holes. ≈ В этом ведре нельзя носить воду, в нем одни дыры. Syn: make holes б) перен. забрасывать вопросами, возражениями;
подвергать суровой критике
3) пронизывать, содержать(ся) в большом количестве;
изобиловать Syn: penetrate загадка - to solve a * отгадать загадку - to talk in *s говорить загадками тайна, загадка - *s of the universe тайны вселенной /мироздания/ загадочный человек - he is a * to me он для меня загадка говорить загадками, говорить загадочно загадывать загадки отгадывать, разгадывать загадки - * me a riddle, * my riddle разгадай мою загадку - * me why... отгадай, почему... решето, грохот, сито щит, экран > to make a * of smth., smb. изрешетить что-л., кого-л. просеивать, грохотить - to * soil просеивать землю - to * wheat грохотить /просеивать/ пшеницу решетить, дырявить - to * a wall with shots изрешетить стену пулями подвергать суровой критике;
показывать несостоятельность( чего-л.) ;
не оставлять камня на камне (от чего-л.) - to * smb.'s argument разбить чьи-л. доводы /аргументы/ - to * a theory опровергнуть теорию по всем пунктам /статьям/ - to * smb.'s reputation погубить чью-л. репутацию, подорвать чье-л. доброе имя пронизывать - a murder *d with puzzles убийство, состоящее из сплошных загадок /где загадка на загадке/ - the report is *d with elementary errors доклад пестрит элементарными ошибками riddle говорить загадками ~ забрасывать возражениями;
подвергать суровой критике;
доказывать несостоятельность, неправоту ~ загадка;
to talk in riddles говорить загадками ~ изрешечивать( пулями) ~ просеивать, грохотить ~ разгадывать (загадки) ~ решето, грохот;
сито ~ экран;
щит ~ загадка;
to talk in riddles говорить загадками

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > riddle
3 riddle

I
1. [ʹrıdl] n

1. загадка

to solve a riddle - отгадать загадку

to talk in riddles - говорить загадками

2. тайна, загадка

riddles of the universe - тайны вселенной /мироздания/

3. загадочный человек

he is a riddle to me - он для меня загадка

2. [ʹrıdl] v

1. 1) говорить загадками, говорить загадочно

2) загадывать загадки

2. отгадывать, разгадывать загадки

riddle me a riddle, riddle my riddle - разгадай мою загадку

riddle me why... - отгадай, почему...
II
1. [ʹrıdl] n

1. решето, грохот, сито

2. щит, экран

♢ to make a riddle of smth., smb. - изрешетить что-л., кого-л.

2. [ʹrıdl] v

1. просеивать, грохотить

to riddle soil [coal] - просеивать землю [уголь]

to riddle wheat - грохотить /просеивать/ пшеницу

2. решетить, дырявить

to riddle a wall [a person] with shots - изрешетить стену [человека] пулями

3. подвергать суровой критике; показывать несостоятельность (чего-л.); не оставлять камня на камне (от чего-л.)

to riddle smb.'s argument - разбить чьи-л. доводы /аргументы/

to riddle a theory - опровергнуть теорию по всем пунктам /статьям/

to riddle smb.'s reputation - погубить чью-л. репутацию, подорвать чьё-л. доброе имя

4. пронизывать

a murder riddled with puzzles - убийство, состоящее из сплошных загадок /где загадка на загадке/

the report is riddled with elementary errors - доклад пестрит элементарными ошибками

НБАРС > riddle
4 riddle

{ridl}
I. n гатанка, загадка (и прен.)
to ask someone a RIDDLE (за) давам някому гатанка
to read a RIDDLE отгатвам гатанка, разбулвам/разбирам загадка
to talk in RIDDLEs говоря с гатанки/със загадки, говоря загадъчно
II. 1. отгатвам (гатанка), разбулвам, разбирам (загадка)
2. говоря с гатанки/със загадки
III. 1. решето, едро сито
2. тех. екран, щит
IV. 1. сея, пресявам
2. прен. пресявам, проверявам внимателно
3. надупчвам (с куршуми и пр.), правя на решето
4. прен. зачесвам (с въпроси и пр.), съсипвам, оборвам
5. рр пълен
прояден, прогнил, разяден (with с, от)

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{ridl} n гатанка, загадка (и прен.); to ask s.o. a riddle (за)давам(2) {ridl} v 1. отгатвам (гатанка); разбулвам, разбирам (загад{3} {ridl} n 1. решето, едро сито; 2. тех. екран; щит.{4} {ridl} v 1. сея, пресявам; 2. прен. пресявам, проверявам в

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решето; отгатвам; гатанка; загадка;

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1. i. n гатанка, загадка (и прен.) 2. ii. отгатвам (гатанка), разбулвам, разбирам (загадка) 3. iii. решето, едро сито 4. iv. сея, пресявам 5. to ask someone a riddle (за) давам някому гатанка 6. to read a riddle отгатвам гатанка, разбулвам/разбирам загадка 7. to talk in riddles говоря с гатанки/със загадки, говоря загадъчно 8. говоря с гатанки/със загадки 9. надупчвам (с куршуми и пр.), правя на решето 10. прен. зачесвам (с въпроси и пр.), съсипвам, оборвам 11. прен. пресявам, проверявам внимателно 12. прояден, прогнил, разяден (with с, от) 13. рр пълен 14. тех. екран, щит
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riddle [ridl] I. n загадка, гатанка; to propound a \riddle to, to ask s.o. a \riddle искам от някого да отгатне гатанка; to read a \riddle отгатвам гатанка, разбулвам загадка; to talk ( speak) in \riddles говоря с недомлъвки; II. v 1. казвам под форма на гатанка, служа си с гатанки; 2. отгатвам ( гатанка), разбулвам ( загадка); III. riddle n решето; to make a \riddle of правя на решето; IV. v 1. сея, пресявам; прен. проверявам; 2. правя на решето, надупчвам (с куршуми); 3. прен. съсипвам, оборвам.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > riddle
5 riddle

1. n

1) загадка

to solve a riddle — відгадати загадку

to talk in riddles — говорити загадками

2) таємниця, загадка

riddles of the universe — таємниці всесвіту

3) загадкова людина

she is a riddle to me — вона для мене загадка

4) решето, сито; грохот

5) щит, екран

riddle of claret — тринадцять пляшок

to make a riddle of smb., smth. — зрешетити когось, щось

2. v

1) говорити загадками; говорити загадково

2) загадувати загадки

3) відгадувати (розгадувати) загадки

riddle my riddle — розгадай мою загадку

riddle me why... — відгадай, чому...

4) просівати; грохотити

5) зрешечувати

to riddle a wall with shots — зрешетити стіну кулями

6) піддавати суворій критиці; показувати неспроможність (чогось); не залишати каменя на камені (від чогось); закидати запереченнями

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I [`ridl] n
1) загадка

2) таємниця, загадка

3) загадкова людина
II [`ridl] v
1) говорити загадками, говорити загадково; загадувати загадки

2) відгадувати, розгадувати загадки
III [`ridl] n
1) решето, грохот, сито

2) щит, екран
IV [`ridl] v
1) просіювати, грохотити

2) решетити, дірявити

3) критикувати; показувати неспроможність ( чого-небудь); не залишати каменю на камені ( від чого-небудь)

4) пронизувати (нaпp., загадками, помилками)

English-Ukrainian dictionary > riddle
6 riddle

['rɪdl] I 1. сущ.
1) загадка

- talk in riddles, speak in riddles

Syn:

puzzle, mystery

2) тайна

the riddle of the birth of the Universe — тайна зарождения Вселенной
2. гл.
1)

а) говорить загадками

б) загадывать загадки

2) разгадывать; находить разгадки

Riddle me a riddle. — Отгадай загадку.
II 1. сущ.
1) грохот; решето, сито

to make a riddle of smb. with bullets — изрешетить кого-л. пулями

Syn:

sieve, bolter

2) экран; щит
2. гл.
1) сеять, отсеивать; просеивать ( через сито)

Syn:

sift

2)

а) ( riddle with) дырявить, решетить

His body was riddled with bullets. — Его тело было изрешечено пулями.

I can't carry water in this pot, it's riddled with holes. — В этом ведре нельзя носить воду, в нём одни дыры.

б) забрасывать вопросами, возражениями; подвергать суровой критике

3) пронизывать; содержаться в большом количестве; изобиловать

Syn:

penetrate

Англо-русский современный словарь > riddle
7 riddle

I noun
Rätsel, das

tell somebody a riddle — jemandem ein Rätsel aufgeben
II transitive verb
(fill with holes) durchlöchern

riddled with bullets — von Kugeln durchsiebt

riddled with corruption — (fig.) von Korruption durchsetzt

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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'.) das Rätsel
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) durchsieben

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rid·dle¹

[ˈrɪdl̩]

I. n Rätsel nt a. fig

to solve a \riddle ein Rätsel lösen

to speak [or talk] in \riddles ( fig) in Rätseln sprechen

II. vi in Rätseln sprechen

III. vt

▪ to \riddle sth etw enträtseln

can you \riddle me this? kannst du mir dieses Rätsel erklären?

rid·dle²

[ˈrɪdl̩]

I. vt usu passive

▪ to \riddle sth

1. (perforate) etw durchlöchern, Löcher in etw akk machen; ( fig: permeate) etw durchdringen

to \riddle sth/sb with bullets etw/jdn mit Kugeln durchlöchern [o durchsieben

2. (sift through sieve) etw [aus]sieben

II. n [Schüttel]sieb nt

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I ['rɪdl]
1. n
(= sieve) (Schüttel)sieb nt
2. vt

1) soil etc sieben; coal sieben, schütteln

2)

to riddle sb/sth with bullets — jdn/etw mit Kugeln durchlöchern

riddled with holes — völlig durchlöchert

riddled with woodworm — wurmzerfressen

riddled with cancer/corruption — vom Krebs/von der Korruption zerfressen

riddled with mistakes/contradictions — voller Fehler/Widersprüche
II
n
Rätsel nt
I'll ask you a riddle — ich werde Ihnen ein Rätsel aufgeben

to speak in riddles — in Rätseln sprechen

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riddle¹ [ˈrıdl]

A s Rätsel n (auch fig Person oder Sache):

ask sb a riddle jemandem ein Rätsel aufgeben;

speak in riddles → C;

that’s a complete riddle to me das ist mir völlig rätselhaft

B v/t enträtseln

C v/i fig in Rätseln sprechen

riddle² [ˈrıdl]

A s

1. grobes (Draht)Sieb, Schüttelsieb n, Durchwurf m, Rätter m/f

2. TECH Drahtziehplatte f

B v/t

1. (durch-, aus)sieben

2. durchlöchern:

riddled with holes völlig durchlöchert;

riddle with bullets mit Kugeln durchlöchern oder durchsieben;

be riddled with errors von oder vor Fehlern strotzen

3. fig jemandes Ruf etc ruinieren

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I noun
Rätsel, das

tell somebody a riddle — jemandem ein Rätsel aufgeben
II transitive verb
(fill with holes) durchlöchern

riddled with bullets — von Kugeln durchsiebt

riddled with corruption — (fig.) von Korruption durchsetzt

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n.

Rätsel - n.

Sieb -e (für Sand) n. v.

sieben v.

English-german dictionary > riddle
8 riddle

I ['rɪdl]
nome indovinello m., enigma m. (anche fig.)
II ['rɪdl]
nome vaglio m., crivello m., setaccio m.
III ['rɪdl]
verbo transitivo

1) (perforate)

to riddle sth. with — crivellare qcs. di [ bullets]

2) (undermine)

to be riddled with — essere minato o roso da [ disease]; essere tormentato da [ guilt]; [ language] pullulare o essere pieno di [ambiguities, errors]

it's riddled with corruption — è infestato dalla corruzione

3) (sieve) passare al crivello, setacciare [ soil]

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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'.)
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.)

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riddle (1) /ˈrɪdl/
n.

1 indovinello: to solve a riddle, risolvere un indovinello

2 enigma: the riddle of the universe, l'enigma dell'universo; to talk (o speak) in riddles, parlare per enigmi.
riddle (2) /ˈrɪdl/
n.

(ind. min., metall.) crivello; setaccio; vaglio.
(to) riddle (1) /ˈrɪdl/
A v. i. (arc.)

1 parlare per enigmi (o in modo enigmatico)

2 proporre indovinelli

B v. t.

risolvere ( un enigma, un indovinello)

● Riddle me this, risolvi questo indovinello! (cfr. ital. fam. «indovina indovinello»)
riddler
n.

chi fa indovinelli; chi parla per enigmi.
(to) riddle (2) /ˈrɪdl/
v. t.

1 crivellare: They riddled his car with bullets, gli hanno crivellato l'automobile di pallottole

2 passare al crivello; setacciare ( anche fig.): to riddle the soil, passare il terriccio al crivello

● riddled with, pieno di: riddled with holes, pieno di buchi; a text riddled with errors, un testo pieno di errori.

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I ['rɪdl]
nome indovinello m., enigma m. (anche fig.)
II ['rɪdl]
nome vaglio m., crivello m., setaccio m.
III ['rɪdl]
verbo transitivo

1) (perforate)

to riddle sth. with — crivellare qcs. di [ bullets]

2) (undermine)

to be riddled with — essere minato o roso da [ disease]; essere tormentato da [ guilt]; [ language] pullulare o essere pieno di [ambiguities, errors]

it's riddled with corruption — è infestato dalla corruzione

3) (sieve) passare al crivello, setacciare [ soil]

English-Italian dictionary > riddle
9 riddle

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'.) adivinanza, acertijo

II 'ridl verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) acribillar; cribar

riddle n acertijo / adivinanza

riddle

tr['rɪdəl]

noun

1 acertijo, adivinanza

2 (sieve) criba

transitive verb

1 cribar

2 (with bullets) acribillar

riddle ['rɪdəl] vt, - dled ; - dling : acribillar

riddled with bullets: acribillado a balazos

riddled with errors: lleno de errores

riddle n

: acertijo m, adivinanza f

riddle

n.

• acertijo s.m.

• adivinanza s.f.

• criba gruesa s.f.

• enigma s.m.

• garbillo s.m.

• logogrifo s.m.

• mote s.m.

• quisicosa s.f.

• rompecabezas s.m.

v.

• acribillar v.

• cribar v.

• garbillar v.

I 'rɪdḷ
noun

a) ( puzzle) adivinanza f, acertijo m

to speak in riddles — hablar en clave

b) ( mystery) enigma m, misterio m

II

transitive verb ( perforate) (often pass)

to be riddled WITH something: his body was riddled with bullets lo habían acribillado a balazos; she was riddled with cancer tenía cáncer por todo el cuerpo, estaba cundida de cáncer (Méx); the chairs are riddled with woodworm las sillas están llenas de carcoma or todas carcomidas; the organization is riddled with corruption — la corrupción ha llegado a todos los niveles de la organización

I

['rɪdl]
N (=word puzzle) acertijo m, adivinanza f ; (=mystery) enigma m, misterio m ; (=person etc) enigma m
to ask sb a riddle — proponer un acertijo a algn

to speak in riddles — hablar en clave

II ['rɪdl]
1.

N (=sieve) criba f, criba f gruesa; (=potato sorter etc) escogedor m

2. VT

1) (=sieve) cribar; [+ potatoes etc] pasar por el escogedor

2)

to riddle with — [+ bullets etc] acribillar a

the house is riddled with damp — la casa tiene humedad por todas partes

the organization is riddled with communists — el organismo está plagado de comunistas

the army is riddled with subversion — el ejército está infectado de elementos subversivos

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I ['rɪdḷ]
noun

a) ( puzzle) adivinanza f, acertijo m

to speak in riddles — hablar en clave

b) ( mystery) enigma m, misterio m

II

transitive verb ( perforate) (often pass)

to be riddled WITH something: his body was riddled with bullets lo habían acribillado a balazos; she was riddled with cancer tenía cáncer por todo el cuerpo, estaba cundida de cáncer (Méx); the chairs are riddled with woodworm las sillas están llenas de carcoma or todas carcomidas; the organization is riddled with corruption — la corrupción ha llegado a todos los niveles de la organización

English-spanish dictionary > riddle
10 riddle

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'.) gåde
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) gennemhulle

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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'.) gåde
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) gennemhulle

English-Danish dictionary > riddle
11 riddle

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'.) uganka
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) prerešetati

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I [ridl]
1.

noun

uganka; skrivnost; zagonetna, skrivnostna oseba ali stvar

to propose a riddle — staviti uganko

to read (to solve) a riddle — rešiti uganko;

2.

intransitive verb

govoriti ali izražati se v ugankah; nejasno se izražati; transitive verb uganiti, razrešiti uganko

riddle me this — razrešite mi to uganko!
II [ridl]
1.

noun

rešeto, grobo sito (za žito itd.); technical naprava za izravnavanje žice;

2.

transitive verb

(pre)rešetati, dati na (skozi) rešeto, presejati; natančno pregledati; preluknjati ( with s, z); figuratively prerešetati (z vprašanji itd.), zasuti z vprašanji, z dokazi; pobiti z dejstvi

riddled with bullets — prerešetan od krogel

to riddle an argument — popolnoma pobiti dokaz(ovanje)

English-Slovenian dictionary > riddle
12 riddle

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'.) gåte
II 'ridl verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) gjennomhulle/-bore, pepre

gåte

I
subst. \/ˈrɪdl\/

gåte (også om person), rebus

• she is a riddle to me

hun er meg en gåte
II
subst. \/ˈrɪdl\/

sikt, såld, harpe
III
verb \/ˈrɪdl\/

løse gåter, snakke i gåter
IV
verb \/ˈrɪdl\/

1) sikte, sile

2) ( også overført) pepre, bombardere, punktere, gjennomhulle

be riddled with debts ha gjeld oppover ørene

riddle an argument gjennomhulle et argument

riddled full av hull, gjennomhullet

riddle with ( også overført) pepre med, bombardere med

English-Norwegian dictionary > riddle
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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'.) adivinha
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) crivar

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rid.dle¹

[r'idəl] n 1 enigma, mistério, charada, adivinhação. 2 pessoa ou coisa de natureza ambígua ou misteriosa. • vt+vi 1 propor enigmas. 2 falar enigmaticamente. 3 solucionar, decifrar. to ask a riddle fazer uma pergunta enigmática. to read a riddle decifrar. to speak riddles falar por enigmas.

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rid.dle²

[r'idəl] n crivo, ciranda, joeira, peneira grossa. • vt 1 joeirar, peneirar, cirandar. 2 fig perfurar, furar com tiros, crivar. 3 fig permear, encher de. riddled with bullets crivado de balas.

English-Portuguese dictionary > riddle
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ثَقَّبَ \ perforate: to make a hole (or holes) in: Stamps have perforated edges. riddle: to fill with little holes: The machine gun riddled his body. \ خَرَّمَ \ perforate: to make a hole (or holes) in: Stamps have perforated edges. riddle: to fill with little holes: The machine gun riddled his body. \ See Also ثقب (ثَقَبَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > riddle
15 riddle

rejtvény, találós kérdés, rejtély, talány to riddle: talányokban beszél, átszitál, átrostál, rostál
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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'.) találós kérdés
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) szitává lő

English-Hungarian dictionary > riddle
16 riddle

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'.) gáta
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) sundurgata

English-Icelandic dictionary > riddle
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n. bilmece, bulmaca, sır, muamma, kalbur
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v. bulmaca çözmek, bilmecenin cevabını söylemek, sırrını çözmek, bilmece gibi konuşmak, üstü kapalı konuşmak, kalburdan geçirmek, elemek, kalbura çevirmek, delik deşik etmek, doğruluğunu sınamak, eleştirmek

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1. delik deşik et (v.) 2. bilmece (n.)
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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'.) bilmece
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) delik deşik etmek

English-Turkish dictionary > riddle
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• sokkelo

• ampua seulaksi

• arvoitus

• tehdä tyhjäksi

• selittää

• seuloa

• seula

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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'.) arvoitus
II 'ridl verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) ampua seulaksi

English-Finnish dictionary > riddle
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['rɪdl] 1. n
zagadka f
2. vt
riddled with — (guilt, doubts) pełen +gen; ( corruption) przesiąknięty +instr

riddled with holes — podziurawiony

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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'.) zagadka
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) (po)dziurawić

English-Polish dictionary > riddle
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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'.) mīkla
II ['ridl] verb
(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) izcaurumot

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kratīklis, siets; mīkla; noslēpums; runāt mīklaini; sijāt; izcaurumot; atminēt mīklu; atspēkot

English-Latvian dictionary > riddle

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