conundrum

conundrum(
kuh
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nuhn
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druhm
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el acertijo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Anyone who wanted to go through the gate had to solve a conundrum.El que quisiera pasar por la puerta tenía que resolver un acertijo.
b. la adivinanza
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
This is a conundrum I like to give my students at the beginning of the school year.Esta es una adivinanza que me gusta ponerles a mis estudiantes al principio del curso escolar.
a. el enigma
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
This case has created a legal conundrum which we have to solve.Este caso ha creado un engima legal que debemos resolver.
b. el problema
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
We are now faced with a conundrum as to what to do with these people.Ahora nos encontramos con el problema de qué hacer con estas personas.
c. la situación difícil
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
By revealing this information you have put me in a conundrum.Al revelar esta información me pone en una situación difícil.
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