riddle (ridel)

noun
/ˈrɪdəl/
загадка (zagadka)

Значение

A question or statement designed to test ingenuity or puzzle the mind.
a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning; a puzzle
Перевод значения
Вопрос или утверждение, предназначенное для проверки изобретательности или запутывания разума.
Vopros ili utverzhdenie, prednaznachennoye dlya proverki izobretatel'nosti ili zaputyvaniya razuma.

Примеры предложений

The children enjoyed solving the riddle.

Детям нравилось решать загадки.
Detyam nravilos' reshat' zagadki.

The ancient riddle stumped all the scholars for years.

Древняя загадка сбивала с толку всех учёных на протяжении многих лет.
Drevnyaya zagadka sbivala s tolkum vsekh uchyonykh na protyazhenii mnogikh let.

Примеры выражений

riddle with
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napolnit' chem-to

Синонимы

puzzle, enigma, conundrum, mystery, brain teaser
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puzzle, enigma, conundrum, mystery
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puzzle, enigma, mystery, brain teaser

Антонимы

answer, solution, explanation
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answer, solution, explanation
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solution, answer, explanation

Коллокации

solve a riddle, ancient riddle, riddle with bullets, riddle me this
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solve a riddle, ancient riddle, riddle with bullets
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solve a riddle, ancient riddle, riddle me this

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