puzzle(
puh
-
zuhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (game)
(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).
I finished a 1,000 piece puzzle in one month.Terminé un rompecabezas de 1,000 piezas tras un mes.
2. (crossword)
a. el crucigrama (M)
(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).
There's one word left to complete the puzzle.Falta una palabra para completar el crucigrama.
3. (riddle)
a. el acertijo (M)
(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).
This equation is one mathematical puzzle that has never been solved.Esa ecuación es un acertijo de matemáticas que nunca se ha resuelto.
b. la adivinanza (F)
(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).
I need more time to solve this puzzle.Necesito más tiempo para resolver esta adivinanza.
4. (mystery)
b. el misterio (M)
(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).
The puzzle of the unpaired socks is still unresolved.El misterio de los calcetines desparejados sigue sin resolverse.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to confuse)
a. desconcertar
The fact that the alarm bell sounded when we were leaving the shop puzzled us.Nos desconcertó que la alarma sonara cuando salíamos de la tienda.
b. dejar perplejo
It puzzles me that the price of the shoes is still high even with a 70%.Me deja perplejo que el precio de los zapatos siga caro aun con un 70 % de descuento.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. dar vueltas a
I need to puzzle over this job offer a little longer.Necesito dar vueltas a esta oferta de trabajo por más tiempo.
b. cavilar
She puzzled over his mysterious proposal all day long.Cavilaba su propuesta misteriosa durante todo el día.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate will be puzzling using machine translators
Conjugations
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of puzzle in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
