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  • 1 answer

    1. I
    1) why don't you answer? почему вы не отвечаете?; the question is not easy to answer на этот вопрос не так легко найти ответ
    2) usually in the negative that won't answer это не годится /не пойдет, не подойдет/; it doesn't answer а) это того не стоит; б) это не имеет смысла; the plan (the experiment) hasn't answered план (опыт) ничего не подтвердил
    2. II
    answer in some manner answer politely (sharply, rudely, etc.) отвечать вежливо и т. д.; he never answered он так и не ответил
    3. III
    1) answer smb. answer the teacher (the manager, the passer by, the neighbour, etc.) отвечать учителю и т. д.; answer smth. answer a question (smb.'s inquiries, smb.'s remark, etc.) отвечать на вопрос и т. д.; I have answered six letters я ответил на шесть писем; he couldn't answer a word он и слова не мог сказать /вымолвить/ в ответ; don't answer anything не отвечай ничего; не отвечай ни на какие вопросы; answer the roll откликаться на перекличке; answer a charge ответить на обвинение; answer a riddle отгадать загадку; answer a problem решить задачу /проблему/
    2) answer smth. answer the bell (the door) открыть дверь (ка звонок, на стук), answer the phone подойти к телефону; answer an appeal (a declaration, a call, etc.) откликаться /отвечать, реагировать/ на призыв и т. д.
    3) answer smth. answer a demand (an order, smb.'s wishes, etc.) отвечать /соответствовать/ потребности /спросу/ и т. д.; his going away answers my plans его отъезд мне на руку; it answers our requirements это отвечает нашим требованиям /удовлетворяет наши требования/; answer the purpose соответствовать своему назначению; will this answer your purpose? это вам годится /подойдет/?; answer smb.'s expectations не обмануть чьих-л. надежд /ожиданий/
    4. IV
    answer smb. in some manner answer smb. sharply (bitterly, briefly, readily, frankly, ironically, proudly, haughtily, in the negative, etc.) резко и т. д. отвечать кому-л.; answer smth. in some manner answer smb.'s question (smb.'s remark, smb.'s criticism, etc.) sharply (briefly, readily, etc.) резко и т. д. отвечать на чей-л. вопрос и т. д.
    5. V
    answer smb. smth. he answered me nothing он мне ничего не ответил; he answered me something but I didn't hear /didn't catch what it was/ он что-то ответил мне, но я не расслышал
    6. XVI
    1) answer in some form answer in the affirmative (in the negative) дать положительный (отрицательный) ответ, ответить положительно (отрицательно) id answer in kind =answer отплатить той же монетой
    2) answer for smb., smth. answer for the child (for one's pupils, for his younger sister, for one's own actions, for smb.'s safety, for the arrangements, etc.) отвечать /нести ответственность, брать на ceбя ответственность/ за ребенка и т. д., who answers for the music? кто ответственный за музыку /за музыкальное оформление/?; answer for a crime (for one's wrongdoings, for all the wrongs which he has done, for one's carelessness, etc.) отвечать /нести ответственность, расплачиваться/ за преступление и т. д., he has a lot to answer for ему за многое придется ответить; answer to smb., smth. for smth., smb. answer to me for his safety (to the mother for her child's well-being, to the committee for the arrangements, to the board for the expenses incurred, etc.) отвечать передо мной за его безопасность и т, д.; who will answer to me for this? кто мне за это ответит?; who will answer to me for my child? кто будет нести ответственность за моего ребенка?
    3) answer for smb., smth. answer for one's friend (for smb. answer loyalty, for smb.'s character, for smb.'s skill, for the truth of the statement, etc.) ручаться /отвечать/ за своего друга и т. д.; I can't answer for his honesty я не могу поручиться за его честность; I will answer for it я ручаюсь за это
    4) answer to smth. answer to the description (to his idea of womanhood, to her first statement, etc.) отвечать /соответствовать/ описанию и т. д.; his conduct doesn't answer to my idea of honesty его поведение идет вразрез с моим пониманием честности
    5) answer to smth. answer to the name of... откликаться /отзываться/ на имя...; the dog answers to the name of Rex собака отзывается на кличку Рекс
    6) answer to smth. answer to the medical treatment поддаваться лечению, реагировать на лечение
    7. XXI1
    answer smb., smth. with smth. answer him with kindness (with ingratitude, etc.) отвечать /платить/ ему добром и т. д.; answer smb.'s kindness with ingratitude (smb.'s arrogance with contempt, etc.) отплачивать неблагодарностью за добро и т. д.; answer blows with blows отвечать ударом на удар
    8. XXV
    answer that... he answered that he was busy он ответил, что он занят abs "Yes", he answered "Да",- ответил /откликнулся/ он; " I can't", he answered sharply (timidly, etc.) "Я не могу",- резко и т. д. ответил он, сказал он в ответ

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > answer

  • 2 answer

    1. noun
    1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar
    2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) løsning
    2. verb
    1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svare
    2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) lukke opp; ta telefonen
    3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) svare til, tilfredsstille
    4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvare, passe
    •
    - answering machine
    - answer for
    - answerphone
    svar
    --------
    svare
    I
    subst. \/ˈɑːnsə\/
    1) svar
    2) løsning
    3) ( jus) forsvar, forsvarstale
    the answer is a lemon ( slang) svaret er nei
    answers ( også) fasit
    answer to svar på, parallell til
    for (an) answer som svar
    have all the answers (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) vite det meste, være selvtilfreds
    in answer to something som svar på noe
    a plain answer en klar beskjed
    II
    verb \/ˈɑːnsə\/
    1) svare, besvare, svare på
    2) ( om oppgave e.l.) løse
    3) ( om forventning eller hensikt) svare til, tilsvare, stemme med, oppfylle, tilfredsstille, lykkes
    hun innfridde deres forventninger\/de var fornøyd med henne
    4) være brukbar, passe, duge, lønne seg
    5) besvare, gjengjelde
    6) forsvare seg overfor, forsvare seg mot, møte
    7) lystre, følge
    8) (økonomi, om gjeld) møte, dekke, honorere
    answer back gi svar på tiltale, svare tilbake, være uhøflig
    answer for ha ansvar for, være ansvarlig for stå til ansvar (over)for, stå til regnskap for, gå god for
    answer the bell\/door gå og lukke opp
    answer the description of svare til beskrivelsen av passe med signalementet av
    answer the telephone ta telefonen, passe telefonen
    answer to tilsvare, stemme med, svare til rapportere til, være underlagt lystre, lyde
    stå til ansvar for være ansvarlig for
    answer up svare klart og tydelig
    in answer to som svar på for å svare på, for å besvare (ta seg av)

    English-Norwegian dictionary > answer

  • 3 answer

    1. noun
    1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) odgovor
    2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) rešitev
    2. verb
    1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) odgovoriti (na)
    2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) dvigniti slušalko; odpreti
    3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) zadostiti
    4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) ustrezati
    •
    - answering machine
    - answer for
    - answerphone
    * * *
    I [á:nsə], American [aensə]
    noun
    (to) odgovor, odziv, reakcija, replika; rešitev (naloge); odzdrav; nasprotni udarec
    II [á:nsə], American [aensə]
    1.
    transitive verb
    (to) odgovoriti, odgovarjati; ustrezati, uslišati, izpolniti (prošnjo); rešiti (vprašanje);
    2.
    intransitive verb
    odgovoriti; posrečiti se; jamčiti, biti odgovoren; biti pokoren
    to answer the bell ( —ali door, door bell) — iti odpret vrata
    to answer a call — odgovoriti po telefonu, odzvati se klicu
    to answer s.o.'s expectations — izpolniti pričakovanja koga

    English-Slovenian dictionary > answer

  • 4 Answer

    subs.
    P. and V. ἀπόκρισις, ἡ (Eur., frag.).
    Defence: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.
    Oracular answer: P. and V. χρησμός, ὁ, μαντεῖον, τό, Ar. and V. μάντευμα, τό; see Oracle.
    In answer to, prep.: P. and V. πρός (acc.).
    Send an answer by letter: P. ἐπιστολὴν ἀντεπιτιθέναι (Thuc. 1, 129).
    The answer to the letter was as follows: P. ἀντεγέγραπτο τάδε (Thuc. 1, 129).
    ——————
    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἀποκρίνεσθαι (Eur., Supp. 516, Bacch. 1272), ἀντιλίγειν, ἀντειπεῖν, V. ἀνταυδᾶν, ἀντιφωνεῖν, ἀμείβεσθαι, ἀνταμείβεσθαι.
    Retort: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.
    Answer on behalf of ( another): Ar. ὑπεραποκρίνεσθαι (gen.).
    Of an oracle: P. and V. χρῆν, ἀναιρεῖν.
    Answer ( a riddle): P. and V. λύειν, V. διειπεῖν; see Solve.
    Answer a knock: P. ὑπακούειν (absol. or dat. of pers.).
    Answer ( charges): P. and V. ἀπολογεῖσθαι (πρός, acc.) (cf. Eur., Bacch. 41).
    Correspond to: P. and V. συνᾴδειν (dat.), συμφέρειν (dat.); see Correspond.
    Equal: P. and V. ἰσοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξισοῦσθαι (dat.).
    Suit: P. and V. ἁρμόζειν (dat.).
    Answer for: see Guarantee.
    Defend: Ar. ὑπεραποκρίνεσθαι; see Defend.
    Answer to: see correspond to.
    Resemble: P. and V. ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.).
    Obey: P. and V. πείθεσθαι (dat.).
    Bid him sail home to answer the charges the city brought against him: P. κελεύειν ἀποπλεῖν εἰς ἀπολογίαν ὼν ἡ πόλις ἐνεκάλει (Thuc. 6, 53). V. intrans.
    Succeed: P. and V. εὖ χωρεῖν, προχωρεῖν, ὀρθοῦσθαι, κατορθοῦν (or pass.), εὖ φέρεσθαι, καλῶς φέρεσθαι.
    Turn out: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν; see turn out.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Answer

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

  • 6 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

    * * *
    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
    * * *
    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
    * * *
    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
    * * *
    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.

    English-german dictionary > riddle

  • 7 riddle

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

    3) (sieve) passare al crivello, setacciare [ soil]
    * * *
    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.)
    * * *
    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 with — essere 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

  • 8 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

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

  • 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'.) 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

  • 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'.) 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

  • 12 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

  • 13 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

  • 14 riddle

    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

  • 15 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

  • 16 riddle

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    [English Word] ask a riddle
    [Swahili Word] -tega kitendawili
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -tega
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    [English Word] pose riddles to each other
    [Swahili Word] -pigana mafambo
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] hatukuja kupigana mafumbo hapa [Moh]
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    [English Word] riddle
    [English Plural] riddles
    [Swahili Word] fumbo
    [Swahili Plural] mafumbo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] -fumba
    [English Example] put a riddle to a fool a clever person will solve it (proverb)
    [Swahili Example] fumbo mfumbe mjinga mwerevu huligangua (methali)
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    [English Word] riddle
    [English Plural] riddles
    [Swahili Word] kitendawili
    [Swahili Plural] vitendawili
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -tenda, wili
    [English Example] an example of a riddle is, "my house has no door." the answer is, "an egg"
    [Swahili Example] mfano wa kitendawili ni, "nyumba yangu haina mlango." jibu lake ni "yai"
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    [English Word] riddle
    [English Plural] riddles
    [Swahili Word] tambo
    [Swahili Plural] matambo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -tambua
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    [English Word] speak in riddles
    [Swahili Word] -fumba maneno
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] maneno
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    English-Swahili 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

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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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    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

  • 20 riddle

    n. gåta; mysterium; såll
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    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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