riddles Meaning

noun

Adivinanzas, acertijos

A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.

Examples :

"The children enjoyed solving the riddles in their activity book. "

A los niños les gustó resolver los acertijos en su libro de actividades.

noun

Adivinanzas

An ancient verbal, poetic, or literary form, in which, rather than a rhyme scheme, there are parallel opposing expressions with a hidden meaning.

Examples :

"The old woman told stories filled with riddles, using contrasting phrases that hinted at a secret about the village's history. "

La anciana contó historias llenas de adivinanzas, usando frases contrastantes que insinuaban un secreto sobre la historia del pueblo.

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verb

Hablar con acertijos, plantear enigmas

To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.

Examples :

"The old fortune teller riddles about my future, saying I will both gain great wealth and suffer a great loss. "

La vieja adivina habló con acertijos sobre mi futuro, diciendo que ganaría gran riqueza y sufriría una gran pérdida.

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verb

Resolver acertijos

To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.

Examples :

"Riddle me this."

Resuélveme esto.

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noun

Criba

A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand.

Examples :

"The gardener used riddles of varying mesh sizes to sift the soil, removing rocks and clumps to create a fine, even surface for planting seeds. "

El jardinero usó cribas de diferentes tamaños de malla para tamizar la tierra, quitando rocas y terrones para crear una superficie fina y uniforme para plantar semillas.

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noun

Peine de telar

A board with a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it.

Examples :

"The factory worker fed the tangled wire through the riddles to straighten it before it was cut and packaged. "

El trabajador de la fábrica alimentó el alambre enredado a través del peine de telar para enderezarlo antes de cortarlo y empaquetarlo.

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verb

Cernir, tamizar

To put something through a riddle or sieve, to sieve, to sift.

Examples :

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

Tienes que cernir la grava antes de colocarla en la carretera.

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verb

Llenar de agujeros

To fill with holes like a riddle.

Examples :

"The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets."

Los disparos de su arma comenzaron a llenar de agujeros los blancos.

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verb

Invadir, impregnar

To fill or spread throughout; to pervade.

Examples :

"Your argument is riddled with errors."

Tu argumento está plagado de errores.

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noun

Cortina, cortina de cama

A curtain; bed-curtain

Examples :

"The sunlight streamed through the thin riddles, barely dimming the room. "

La luz del sol se filtraba a través de las finas cortinas, apenas oscureciendo la habitación.

architecture material

noun

Cortinas del altar

One of the pair of curtains enclosing an altar on the north and south

Examples :

"During the church renovation, the heavy, velvet riddles that had hung on either side of the altar were carefully taken down and stored. "

Durante la renovación de la iglesia, las pesadas cortinas de terciopelo que colgaban a ambos lados del altar fueron cuidadosamente retiradas y almacenadas.

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verb

Trenzar

To plait

Examples :

"She riddles yarn to make a colorful braid. "

Ella trenza lana para hacer una trenza colorida.

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Meanings

Adivinanzas, acertijos

Examples :

"The children enjoyed solving the riddles in their activity book. "

A los niños les gustó resolver los acertijos en su libro de actividades.

Adivinanzas

Examples :

"The old woman told stories filled with riddles, using contrasting phrases that hinted at a secret about the village's history. "

La anciana contó historias llenas de adivinanzas, usando frases contrastantes que insinuaban un secreto sobre la historia del pueblo.

Hablar con acertijos, plantear enigmas

Examples :

"The old fortune teller riddles about my future, saying I will both gain great wealth and suffer a great loss. "

La vieja adivina habló con acertijos sobre mi futuro, diciendo que ganaría gran riqueza y sufriría una gran pérdida.

Resolver acertijos

Examples :

"Riddle me this."

Resuélveme esto.

Criba

Examples :

"The gardener used riddles of varying mesh sizes to sift the soil, removing rocks and clumps to create a fine, even surface for planting seeds. "

El jardinero usó cribas de diferentes tamaños de malla para tamizar la tierra, quitando rocas y terrones para crear una superficie fina y uniforme para plantar semillas.

Peine de telar

Examples :

"The factory worker fed the tangled wire through the riddles to straighten it before it was cut and packaged. "

El trabajador de la fábrica alimentó el alambre enredado a través del peine de telar para enderezarlo antes de cortarlo y empaquetarlo.

Cernir, tamizar

Examples :

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

Tienes que cernir la grava antes de colocarla en la carretera.

Llenar de agujeros

Examples :

"The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets."

Los disparos de su arma comenzaron a llenar de agujeros los blancos.

Invadir, impregnar

Examples :

"Your argument is riddled with errors."

Tu argumento está plagado de errores.

Cortina, cortina de cama

Examples :

"The sunlight streamed through the thin riddles, barely dimming the room. "

La luz del sol se filtraba a través de las finas cortinas, apenas oscureciendo la habitación.

Cortinas del altar

Examples :

"During the church renovation, the heavy, velvet riddles that had hung on either side of the altar were carefully taken down and stored. "

Durante la renovación de la iglesia, las pesadas cortinas de terciopelo que colgaban a ambos lados del altar fueron cuidadosamente retiradas y almacenadas.

Trenzar

Examples :

"She riddles yarn to make a colorful braid. "

Ella trenza lana para hacer una trenza colorida.

Related Words

something noun

Algo, cosa

ambiguously adverb

De manera ambigua

renovation noun

Renovación, reforma

expressions noun

La expresión

explicate verb

Explicar detalladamente, elucidar, analizar

enigmatically adverb

enigmáticamente

throughout adverb

Por completo, a través de

intellectual noun

Intelectual

contrasting verb

Contrastar, oponer

straighten verb

Enderezar, alinear

materials noun

Materiales, materias

separating verb

Separar, dividir