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  • 1 riddle

    riddle [ˈrɪdl]
    1. noun
    ( = puzzle) devinette f ; ( = mystery) énigme f
    riddled with holes/bullets criblé de trous/balles
    * * *
    ['rɪdl] 1.
    1) ( puzzle) devinette f
    2) ( mystery) énigme f
    2.
    1) ( perforate)
    2) ( undermine)

    to be riddled withêtre rongé par [disease, guilt]; fourmiller de [errors, ambiguities]

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  • 2 riddle

    I noun
    Rätsel, das

    tell somebody a riddle — jemandem ein Rätsel aufgeben

    II transitive verb
    (fill with holes) durchlöchern

    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]
    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 cancer/corruption — vom Krebs/von der Korruption zerfressen

    riddled with mistakes/contradictions — voller Fehler/Widersprüche

    II
    n
    Rätsel nt
    * * *
    riddle1 [ˈrıdl]
    A s Rätsel n (auch fig Person oder Sache):
    ask sb a riddle jemandem ein Rätsel aufgeben;
    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
    II transitive verb
    (fill with holes) durchlöchern

    riddled with corruption(fig.) von Korruption durchsetzt

    * * *
    n.
    Rätsel - n.
    Sieb -e (für Sand) n. v.
    sieben v.

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

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

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

    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.)
    B v. t.
    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.
    * * *
    I ['rɪdl]
    nome indovinello m., enigma m. (anche fig.)
    II ['rɪdl]
    nome vaglio m., crivello m., setaccio m.
    III ['rɪdl]

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

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

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

    English-Italian dictionary > riddle

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    ['rɪdl] 1. n 2. vt

    riddled with(guilt, doubts) pełen +gen; ( corruption) przesiąknięty +instr

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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

  • 5 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
    tr['rɪdəl]
    1 acertijo, adivinanza
    2 (sieve) criba
    1 cribar
    2 (with bullets) acribillar
    riddle ['rɪdəl] vt, - dled ; - dling : acribillar
    riddled with bullets: acribillado a balazos
    riddled with errors: lleno de errores
    : acertijo m, adivinanza f
    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
    a) ( puzzle) adivinanza f, acertijo m
    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
    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

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    I ['rɪdḷ]
    a) ( puzzle) adivinanza f, acertijo m
    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

  • 6 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

  • 7 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 read (to solve) a riddle — rešiti uganko;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    govoriti ali izražati se v ugankah; nejasno se izražati; transitive verb uganiti, razrešiti 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

    English-Slovenian 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'.) 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
    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.
    ————————
    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

  • 10 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

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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'.) 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
    ————————
    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.)
    * * *
    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

  • 13 riddle

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

    English-Latvian dictionary > riddle

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

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > riddle

  • 16 riddle

    n. gåta; mysterium; såll
    --------
    v. tala i gåtor; lösa en gåta, gissa en gåta; sålla; genomborra; bombardera
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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'.) gåta
    II ['ridl] verb
    (to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) genomborra, peppra

    English-Swedish 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'.) hádanka
    II ['ridl] verb
    (to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) proděravět
    * * *
    • řešeto
    • hádanka

    English-Czech 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'.) hádanka
    II ['ridl] verb
    (to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) prestrieľať
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    • vycistit
    • vytriedit
    • znicit
    • sito
    • šaráda
    • triedit
    • prenikat
    • presievacka
    • presievat
    • prehadzovat
    • hádanka
    • hovorit v hádankách
    • cistit
    • rešeto
    • rébus
    • porazit na lopatky
    • postavit pred hádanku
    • lúštit hádanky

    English-Slovak dictionary > riddle

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

    English-Romanian dictionary > riddle

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

    English-Greek dictionary > riddle

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