riddle

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riddle
[ˈrɪdəl]
sustantivo
1acertijo (m) adivinanza (f) (puzzle); enigma (m) (mystery)
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to riddle somebody with bullets -> acribillar a alguien a balazos
  • riddled with mistakes -> plagado(a) de errores

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riddle [ri-del]
sustantivo
1Enigma, adivinanza, pregunta intrincada (conundrum).
2Cualquier cosa difícil de atinar o comprender.
sustantivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Hablar enigmáticamente. (n)
va. Resolver enigma
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Acribillar, agujerear en muchas partes con bala (n)
sustantivo
2Cribar, acribar, pasar a través de una criba.
sustantivo
3Criba, cribo, cedazo grueso, especialmente el empleado en una fundición o para lavar el oro.

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riddle [ˈrɪdl]
noun
(word puzzle) acertijo; (m) adivinanza; (f) (mystery) enigma; (m) misterio; (m) (person etc) enigma; (m)
to ask sb a riddle proponer un acertijo a algn; to speak in riddles hablar en clave
riddle [ˈrɪdl]
noun
(sieve) criba; (f) criba gruesa; (f) (potato sorter etc) escogedor; (m)
verb:transitive
1 (sieve) cribar; [+potatoes etc] pasar por el escogedor
2
to riddle with [+bullets etc] acribillar a; the house is riddled with damp la casa tiene humedad por todas partes; the organization is riddled with communists el organismo está plagado de comunistas; the army is riddled with subversion el ejército está infectado de elementos subversivos

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Verb Conjugation for "riddle"

Imperative
  • riddle
  • you riddle
  • he/she riddles
  • we riddle
  • you riddle
  • they riddle
Preterite
  • I riddled
  • you riddled
  • he/she riddled
  • we riddled
  • you riddled
  • they riddled
Present Continuous
  • I am riddling
  • you are riddling
  • he/she is riddling
  • we are riddling
  • you are riddling
  • they are riddling
Present Perfect
  • I have riddled
  • you have riddled
  • he/she has riddled
  • we have riddled
  • you have riddled
  • they have riddled
Past Continuous
  • I was riddling
  • you were riddling
  • he/she was riddling
  • we were riddling
  • you were riddling
  • they were riddling
Past Perfect
  • I had riddled
  • you had riddled
  • he/she had riddled
  • we had riddled
  • you had riddled
  • they had riddled
Future
  • I will riddle
  • you will riddle
  • he/she will riddle
  • we will riddle
  • you will riddle
  • they will riddle
Future Perfect
  • I will have riddled
  • you will have riddled
  • he/she will have riddled
  • we will have riddled
  • you will have riddled
  • they will have riddled
Future Continuous
  • I will be riddling
  • you will be riddling
  • he/she will be riddling
  • we will be riddling
  • you will be riddling
  • they will be riddling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been riddling
  • you have been riddling
  • he/she has been riddling
  • we have been riddling
  • you have been riddling
  • they have been riddling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been riddling
  • you will have been riddling
  • he/she will have been riddling
  • we will have been riddling
  • you will have been riddling
  • they will have been riddling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been riddling
  • you had been riddling
  • he/she had been riddling
  • we had been riddling
  • you had been riddling
  • they had been riddling
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