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"riddle" in Spanish

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"riddle" in Spanish
riddle{noun}
acertijo- enigma- adivinanza- criba- tamiz- misterio
to riddle{verb}
acribillar- acribar- carcomer
to riddle{transitive verb}
cribar
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TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
riddle{noun}
riddle(also: conundrum, puzzle)
acertijo{m}
riddle(also: enigma, mystery, puzzle, dark horse)
enigma{m}
Mr President, it is a riddle to me why the European Commission should have put forward this proposal again.
– Señor Presidente, es un enigma para mí por qué la Comisión Europea ha vuelto a presentar esta propuesta.
MrPresident, it is a riddle to me why the European Commission should have put forward this proposal again.
– Señor Presidente, es un enigma para mí por qué la Comisión Europea ha vuelto a presentar esta propuesta.
the riddle of the Sphinx
el enigma de la Esfinge
riddle(also: brainteaser, conundrum, guess, motto)
adivinanza{f}
riddle(also: screen, screening, sieve)
criba{f}
riddle(also: sifter)
tamiz{m}
riddle(also: mystery, secrecy, mystery play, puzzle)
misterio{m}
Mr President, I would like to bring to this House's attention a riddle which seems to be confusing MEPs from my own region in the North-West of England.
Señor Presidente, me gustaría poner en conocimiento de esta Cámara un misterio que tiene confundidos a los diputados europeos de mi región en el noroeste de Inglaterra.
to riddle[riddled · riddled] {verb}
to riddle(also: to mow down, to pepper, to pester, to fill with perforations)
acribillar[acribillando · acribillado] {vb}
I would also say that here we have a regime riddled with fraud.
Diría también que tenemos un régimen acribillado por el fraude.
to riddle(also: to sift)
acribar[acribando · acribado] {vb}
to riddle
carcomer[carcomiendo · carcomido] {v.t.} (cáncer)
to riddle[riddled · riddled] {transitive verb}
to riddle(also: to sift, to sieve, to pan, to screen)
cribar[cribando · cribado] {vb}

SYNONYMS
Synonyms (English) for "riddle":
riddle
brain-teaser- conundrum- diffuse- enigma- imbue- interpenetrate- penetrate- permeate- pervade- screen
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "riddle" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
Tuberculosis constitutes a flagrant example of the inequalities that riddle our world.
La tuberculosis constituye un claro ejemplo de las desigualdades que plagan nuestro mundo.
Sea stars would have the size of hubcaps, according to Martin Riddle, one of the leading researchers of the scientific expedition.
Las estrellas de mar tendrían el tamaño de un tapacubos según Martin Riddle, uno de los principales investigadores de la expedición científica.
the riddle of the Sphinx
el enigma de la Esfinge
The recent trends in the countries we are working with show huge urbanisation, so in a way, it has changed the pattern of the whole energy riddle.
Las tendencias recientes de los países con los que trabajamos demuestran una enorme urbanización, por lo que, en cierto modo, ha cambiado el patrón de todo el puzzle energético.

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