Chinese puzzle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Chinese puzzle in the English»French Dictionary

Chinese puzzle N lit, fig

Chinese puzzle

casse-tête m chinois

Translations for Chinese puzzle in the French»English Dictionary

casse-tête chinois GAMES

Chinese puzzle

Translations for Chinese puzzle in the English»French Dictionary

I.puzzle [Brit ˈpʌz(ə)l, Am ˈpəzəl] N

1. puzzle (mystery):

puzzle

mystère m

it's a puzzle to me how/why

je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment/pourquoi

it's a bit of a puzzle inf Brit

c'est un peu mystérieux

2. puzzle GAMES:

puzzle

casse-tête m inv

II.puzzle [Brit ˈpʌz(ə)l, Am ˈpəzəl] VB trans

puzzle question, attitude person:

puzzle

déconcerter

III.puzzle [Brit ˈpʌz(ə)l, Am ˈpəzəl] VB intr

to puzzle over sth

réfléchir à qc

See also jigsaw, crossword

jigsaw [Brit ˈdʒɪɡsɔː, Am ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔ] N

1. jigsaw:

jigsaw, a. jigsaw puzzle

puzzle m

2. jigsaw TECH:

jigsaw

scie f sauteuse

crossword [Brit ˈkrɒswəːd, Am ˈkrɔswərd] N a. crossword puzzle

crossword

mots mpl croisés

crossword

grille f de mots croisés

to do the crossword

faire les mots croisés

to do the crossword attr competition, book

de mots croisés

I.Chinese [Brit tʃʌɪˈniːz, Am ˌtʃaɪˈniz] N

1. Chinese (person):

Chinese

Chinois/-oise m/f

2. Chinese (language):

Chinese

chinois m

to speak Chinese

parler le chinois

in Chinese

en chinois

to translate into Chinese

traduire en chinois

3. Chinese Brit (meal):

Chinese inf

repas m chinois

II.Chinese [Brit tʃʌɪˈniːz, Am ˌtʃaɪˈniz] ADJ

Chinese

chinois/-oise

to eat Chinese

manger chinois

Chinese puzzle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Chinese puzzle in the English»French Dictionary

I.puzzle [ˈpʌzl] VB trans

puzzle

intriguer

II.puzzle [ˈpʌzl] VB intr

to puzzle about [or over] sth

chercher à comprendre qc

III.puzzle [ˈpʌzl] N

1. puzzle (analytical game):

puzzle

devinette f

2. puzzle (mechanical game):

puzzle

casse-tête m

3. puzzle (jigsaw puzzle):

puzzle

puzzle m

puzzle

casse-tête m Quebec

4. puzzle (mystery):

puzzle

mystère m

I.Chinese ADJ

Chinese

chinois(e)

II.Chinese N

1. Chinese (person):

Chinese

Chinois(e) m (f)

2. Chinese LING:

Chinese

chinois m

See also English

I.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] ADJ

English

anglais(e)

English people

les Anglais

an English national

un ressortissant anglais

an English film

un film en anglais

an English class

un cours d'anglais

the English team

l'équipe d'Angleterre

English speaker

anglophone mf

II.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N

1. English pl (people):

the English

les Anglais

2. English LING:

English

anglais m

to speak English fluently

parler couramment (l')anglais

to write in English

écrire en anglais

to translate into English

traduire en anglais

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I had it 4 years and found it a Chinese puzzle!

en.wikipedia.org

It's like the Chinese puzzle, you're moving the pieces around to see who ends up with a hole.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The gardener's equivalent of the Chinese puzzle.

www.telegraph.co.uk