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Detailed Translations for riddle from English to French

riddle:

riddle [the ~] noun

  1. the riddle
    l'énigme; le mystère; le puzzle
  2. the riddle (brainteaser; puzzle; braintwister)
    le puzzle; le casse-tête; l'énigme; le mots croisés; le mystère

Translation Matrix for riddle:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
casse-tête brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle bludgeon; indian club; life-preserver; spadix; worries
mots croisés brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle crossword
mystère brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle miracle; mysteriousness; mystery; secrecy; secret; secretiveness; stealth
puzzle brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle jigsaw
énigme brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle definition of a problem
- brain-teaser; conundrum; enigma
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- diffuse; imbue; interpenetrate; penetrate; permeate; pervade; screen
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- sieve; sift
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
casse-tête perplexing; puzzling

Related Words for "riddle":

  • riddles

Synonyms for "riddle":


Related Definitions for "riddle":

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

Wiktionary Translations for riddle:

riddle
noun
  1. puzzle
verb
  1. to fill with holes
  2. to fill or spread throughout; to pervade
  3. to put something through a sieve
riddle
noun
  1. (term, Vannerie) panier faire de brins d’osier, plat, long et large, selon l’usage que l’on en fait.
  2. question à deviner par manière de jeu.
  3. jeux|nocat=1 Jeu de patience composé de petites pièces à contours irréguliers que l’on doit assembler pour reconstituer une image.
  4. Jeu d’esprit

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
riddle mystère; devinette raadsel — iets waarnaar men moet raden
riddle énigme; devinette Rätsel — Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist
riddle mystère Rätsel — ungelöste Fragestellung, ein Mysterium