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Summary

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riddle:
- gåta; tankeställare; hjärnretare; lösa korsord
- sålla
Wiktionary:
- riddle → gåta
- riddle → gåta

English

Detailed Translations for riddle from English to Swedish

riddle:

riddle [the ~] nomen

the riddle
gåta
- gåta [-en] nomen
the riddle (brainteaser; puzzle; braintwister)
tankeställare; hjärnretare; lösa korsord
- tankeställare [-en] nomen
- hjärnretare nomen
- lösa korsord nomen

riddle

riddle (sieve; sift)
sålla
- sålla

Translation Matrix for riddle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
gåta	riddle
hjärnretare	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
lösa korsord	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
tankeställare	brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle	frame of thought; sphere of thought
-	brain-teaser; conundrum; enigma
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
lösa korsord		do jigsaw puzzles; puzzle; solve crossword puzzles
-	diffuse; imbue; interpenetrate; penetrate; permeate; pervade; screen
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
sålla	riddle; sieve; sift
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
tankeställare		mindful

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 → gåta

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• riddle	→ gåta	↔ raadsel — iets waarnaar men moet raden
• riddle	→ gåta	↔ Rätsel — Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist
• riddle	→ gåta	↔ Rätsel — ungelöste Fragestellung, ein Mysterium
• riddle	→ gåta	↔ puzzle — jeux\|nocat=1 Jeu de patience composé de petites pièces à contours irréguliers que l’on doit assembler pour reconstituer une image.
• riddle	→ gåta	↔ énigme — Jeu d’esprit

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University