Definizione monolingua

riddle

riddle (third-person singular simple present riddles, present participle riddling, simple past and past participle riddled)

1. to fill with holes

   The shots from his gun began to riddle the target.

2. to fill or spread throughout; to pervade

   Your argument is riddled with errors.

3. To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.
4. to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question

   Riddle me this, meaning Answer the following question.

5. to put something through a sieve

   You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road.

riddle (plural riddles)

1. A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature, such as ""Its black, and white, and red all over. What is it?""

Definizione dizionario riddle

	indovinello
	puzzle

	enigma
	puzzle

	cospargere
	to fill or spread throughout; to pervade

	crivellare
	to fill with holes

	forare
	to fill with holes

	gioco ad incastro
	puzzle

	riempire
	to fill or spread throughout; to pervade

	risolvere
	to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question

	scolino
	sieve

	setacciare
	to put something through a sieve

	setaccio
	sieve

	spiegare
	to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question

crivello

indovinare

rompicapo

vagliare

vaglio

Altri significati:

A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature, such as "It's black, and white, and red all over. What is it?"

Any problem where the answer is very complex, possibly unsolvable without deep investigation.

A sieve.