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Translate riddle from English to Dutch

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riddle:
- raadsel; probleem; hersenbreker; puzzel
Wiktionary:
- riddle → raadsel
- riddle → raden, doorzeven, doordringen, doorspekt, zeven
- riddle → raadsel, horde, puzzel

English

Detailed Translations for riddle from English to Dutch

riddle:

riddle [the ~] nomen

the riddle
het raadsel
- raadsel [het ~] nomen
the riddle (brainteaser; puzzle; braintwister)
het probleem; de hersenbreker; de puzzel
- probleem [het ~] nomen
- hersenbreker [de ~ (m)] nomen
- puzzel [de ~ (m)] nomen

Translation Matrix for riddle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
hersenbreker	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
probleem	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle	assignment; case; complication; difficulty; matter; problem; problematical case; problems; question; statement; summary; task
puzzel	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
raadsel	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 → raadsel

verb

to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question
- riddle → raden
to fill with holes
- riddle → doorzeven
to fill or spread throughout; to pervade
- riddle → doordringen; doorspekt
to put something through a sieve
- riddle → zeven

riddle

noun

iets waarnaar men moet raden
- raadsel → riddle; enigma; mystery; puzzle

Cross Translation:

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

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University