riddle

[/ˈrɪdəl/]

noun/verbpl: riddles

charada; enigma

1. (noun) A puzzling question asked as a game, to which an answer is required

Can you solve this riddle?

Você consegue resolver esta charada?

2. (noun) Something that is mysterious, confusing, or difficult to understand

Her behavior was a riddle to everyone.

Seu comportamento era um enigma para todos.

3. (verb) To pierce with holes; to make holes in something

Bullets riddled the wall.

Balas crivaram a parede.

4. (verb) To spread throughout; to permeate

The organization was riddled with corruption.

A organização estava repleta de corrupção.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

charada; enigma

Most common usage in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

charada; quebra-cabeça

quebra-cabeça also used for puzzle-type riddles

São Paulo

charada; enigma

Standard usage, same as general Brazilian

Portugal

adivinha; enigma

adivinha is more commonly used in European Portuguese

riddled with doubt

riddled with bullets

speak in riddles

the riddle of the sphinx

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