puzzle – English–Suomi translations

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puzzle noun

  /ˈpɐzəl/ , /ˈpʊzəl/ , /ˈpʌzəl/ , [ˈpɐzɫ̩] , [ˈpʊz.ɫ̩] , [ˈpʌzɫ̩]
  • thing which is difficult to make sense of or understand
 arvoitus
  • game or toy, or problem, requiring some effort to complete or work out, which is intended as a pastime and/or to test one’s mental ability
 pulma, pähkinä, tehtävä

puzzle verb

  /ˈpɐzəl/ , /ˈpʊzəl/ , /ˈpʌzəl/ , [ˈpɐzɫ̩] , [ˈpʊz.ɫ̩] , [ˈpʌzɫ̩]
  • (intransitive) to feel confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.
  • (transitive) to cause (oneself, or someone or their mind, etc.) to feel confused or mystified because they cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.
 askarruttaa
  • (intransitive) to search in a confused or mystified manner
 haeskella, koluta
  • (intransitive) to think deeply in bewilderment to try to work out a complicated matter, a problem, etc.
  • (transitive) to use (one’s brain or mind) to try to work out a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; to try to work out (a complicated matter, a problem, etc.)
 pohdiskella, pähkäillä
  • (intransitive) to solve a complicated matter, a problem, etc., by working through confusing or difficult matters
 ratkaista

puzzled adjective

  /ˈpʌ.zl̩d/
  • confused or perplexed
 hämmentynyt, ymmällään
jigsaw puzzle
palapeli
crossword puzzle
sanaristikko
monkey puzzle
chilenaraukaria
puzzle game
pulmapeli, puzzlepeli, älykkyyspeli
burr puzzle
pirunnyrkki
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