riddle

UK
/ˈrɪd.əl/
US
/ˈrɪd.əl/

Переводы

riddleсуществительное
riddles
множ.
UK
/ˈrɪd.əl/
US
/ˈrɪd.əl/
The children tried to solve the riddle.
Дети пытались разгадать загадку.
The crossword puzzle was a challenging riddle.
Кроссворд был сложной головоломкой.
Дополнительные переводы
riddleглагол
riddled
Прошедшее простое время
riddled
Причастие прошедшего времени
riddling
Герундий
UK
/ˈrɪd.əl/
US
/ˈrɪd.əl/
He decided to riddle his friends with a challenging question.
Он решил загадать своим друзьям сложный вопрос.
The wall was riddled with bullet holes after the attack.
Стена была пронизана пулевыми отверстиями после атаки.
Дополнительные переводы
riddleприлагательное
UK
/ˈrɪd.əl/
US
/ˈrɪd.əl/
Used almost exclusively attributively and normally non-gradable.
Синонимы
infested with
plagued by
pervaded by
shot through
peppered with
laced with
fraught with
full of
riddled with

Определения

riddleсуществительное
A question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game.
The children gathered around to solve the riddle that the teacher had written on the board.
A person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain.
The disappearance of the ancient civilization remains a riddle to archaeologists.
A large coarse sieve, especially one used for separating soil, sand, or gravel by size.
The gardener shook the compost through a riddle to remove stones.
riddleглагол
To pierce with many holes.
The old barn was riddled with bullet holes after the storm of gunfire.
To fill or permeate with something undesirable.
The report was riddled with errors and needed a thorough review.
To solve or explain a riddle.
He spent the afternoon trying to riddle out the complex puzzle.
To sift or separate (material) using a riddle (sieve).
They riddled the sand to obtain a finer grade for the mortar.
riddleприлагательное
Relating to or involving riddles (chiefly attributive, used before another noun).
The campers took part in a riddle contest organized by their counselor.