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riddle:
- misterio; adivinanza; rompecabezas; enigma; acertijo; puzzle
Wiktionary:
- riddle → enigma, acertijo, adivinanza
- riddle → enigma, acertijo, advininanza, misterio, adivinanza, rompecabezas, cañizo, zarzo

English

Detailed Translations for riddle from English to Spanish

riddle:

riddle [the ~] nom

the riddle
el misterio; la adivinanza; el rompecabezas; el enigma; el acertijo; el puzzle
- misterio [el ~] nom
- adivinanza [la ~] nom
- rompecabezas [el ~] nom
- enigma [el ~] nom
- acertijo [el ~] nom
- puzzle [el ~] nom
the riddle (brainteaser; puzzle; braintwister)
el rompecabezas; el puzzle; el enigma; el acertijo
- rompecabezas [el ~] nom
- puzzle [el ~] nom
- enigma [el ~] nom
- acertijo [el ~] nom

Translation Matrix for riddle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
acertijo	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
adivinanza	riddle
enigma	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
misterio	riddle	miracle; mysteriousness; mystery; secret; secretiveness
puzzle	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle	jigsaw
rompecabezas	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle	jigsaw
-	brain-teaser; conundrum; enigma
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	diffuse; imbue; interpenetrate; penetrate; permeate; pervade; screen
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sieve; sift

Related Words for "riddle":

riddles

Synonyms for "riddle":

conundrum; enigma; brain-teaser; problem
sieve; screen
pierce
perplex; vex; stick; get; puzzle; mystify; baffle; beat; pose; bewilder; flummox; stupefy; nonplus; gravel; amaze; dumbfound
screen; sift; sieve; strain
permeate; pervade; penetrate; interpenetrate; diffuse; imbue; perforate
communicate; intercommunicate
solve; work out; figure out; puzzle out; lick; work

Related Definitions for "riddle":

a coarse sieve (as for gravel)¹
a difficult problem¹
set a difficult problem or riddle¹
- riddle me a riddle¹
explain a riddle¹
speak in riddles¹
spread or diffuse through¹
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks¹
pierce with many holes¹
- The bullets riddled his body¹
separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff¹

Wiktionary Translations for riddle:

riddle

noun

puzzle
- riddle → enigma; acertijo; adivinanza

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• riddle	→ enigma; acertijo; advininanza; misterio	↔ raadsel — iets waarnaar men moet raden
• riddle	→ adivinanza; rompecabezas	↔ Rätsel — Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist
• riddle	→ enigma	↔ Rätsel — ungelöste Fragestellung, ein Mysterium
• riddle	→ cañizo; zarzo	↔ claie — (term, Vannerie) panier faire de brins d’osier, plat, long et large, selon l’usage que l’on en fait.
• riddle	→ rompecabezas	↔ puzzle — jeux\|nocat=1 Jeu de patience composé de petites pièces à contours irréguliers que l’on doit assembler pour reconstituer une image.
• riddle	→ enigma	↔ énigme — Jeu d’esprit

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University