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riddle:
- Rätsel; Problem; Denksportaufgabe; Schwierige Rätsel
Wiktionary:
- riddle → Rätsel
- riddle → enträtseln, durchlöchern
- riddle → Rätsel, Gitterrost

English

Detailed Translations for riddle from English to German

riddle:

riddle [the ~] noun

the riddle
Rätsel
- Rätsel [das ~] noun
the riddle (brainteaser; puzzle; braintwister)
Problem; Rätsel; die Denksportaufgabe; Schwierige Rätsel
- Problem [das ~] noun
- Rätsel [das ~] noun
- Denksportaufgabe [die ~] noun
- Schwierige Rätsel [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for riddle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Denksportaufgabe	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
Problem	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle	Problem; case; difficulty; issue; issues; matter; miseries; problem; problematical case; problems; question; task; troubles
Rätsel	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
Schwierige Rätsel	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
-	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 → Rätsel

verb

to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question
- riddle → enträtseln
to fill with holes
- riddle → durchlöchern

riddle

noun

ungelöste Fragestellung, ein Mysterium
- Rätsel → mystery; enigma; riddle; puzzle
Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist
- Rätsel → riddle; puzzle

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• riddle	→ Rätsel	↔ raadsel — iets waarnaar men moet raden
• riddle	→ Gitterrost	↔ claie — (term, Vannerie) panier faire de brins d’osier, plat, long et large, selon l’usage que l’on en fait.
• riddle	→ Rätsel	↔ puzzle — jeux\|nocat=1 Jeu de patience composé de petites pièces à contours irréguliers que l’on doit assembler pour reconstituer une image.
• riddle	→ Rätsel	↔ énigme — Jeu d’esprit

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University