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Meanings of puzzle in English

Portuguese
adivinha
Catalan
enigma

A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution.

        adivinha
        Portuguese
        atordoar

        Be a mystery or bewildering to.

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            Usage of puzzle in English
            1
            Years later it is not possible to assemble the accountability puzzle fully.
            The gun
            2
            Every book becomes a new kind of puzzle the second time around.
            Wired
            3
            OmniMotion Technology this week released Sumo, a physics-based combat and puzzle game.
            The Irish Times
            4
            Instinctively, Faith knew she was missing a great deal of the puzzle.
            Faith
            5
            The puzzle apparently no longer needed any human agency in its solving.
            The Scarlet Gospels
            6
            At this point it's impossible to say which piece of the puzzle-
            Think of a number
            7
            Tetris is still probably the most popular puzzle game on the market.
            Wired
            8
            The reason Ike didn't rev up is still a puzzle, Read said.
            Reuters
            9
            A lot of people think that meaningless names are the true puzzle.
            The black prism
            10
            But the puzzle is to do it in the fewest possible moves.
            Amusements in Mathematics
            11
            I walked away in a good mood, satisfied by my puzzle-solving success.
            Wired
            12
            You're quite clever enough to puzzle it out if the time comes.
            The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
            13
            Known to locals as the Blue House, Verona is a wonderful puzzle.
            The Irish Times
            14
            Certainly more serious than a few missing pieces in a jigsaw puzzle.
            The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
            15
            My mind was snapping with a horrifying new solution to the puzzle.
            Speaking in Bones
            16
            So much was changed and renewed that some circumstances might puzzle us.
            Winter’s Tale
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            Translations for puzzle
            Catalan
            enigma
            Puzzle through the time
            Puzzle across language varieties
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            Common
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