puzzle

[US]/ˈpʌzl/
[UK]/ˈpʌzl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. at forvirre
vi. forvirre
n. gåde; udfordring
Word Forms
Present Participlepuzzling
Third Person Singularpuzzles
Past Tensepuzzled
Pluralpuzzles
Past Participlepuzzled

Phrases & Collocations

solve a puzzle

løs et puslespil

jigsaw puzzle

gådespil

crossword puzzle

krydsord

puzzle out

find ud af

chinese puzzle

kinesisk puslespil

puzzle over

bryde sig om

Example Sentences

puzzle over a problem

bryde over et problem

puzzle out the mystery

løse mysteriet

Real-world Examples

Really? Does he like doing word puzzles and going hiking?

Virkeligt? Kan han godt lide at lave ordgåder og vandre?

Source: People's Education Press PEP Elementary School English Grade 6 Upper Volume

How is superaging any different than, like, doing crossword puzzles?

Hvordan er superaldring så forskellig fra, som det er, at lave krydsord?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

I've got a puzzle for you, Neil.

Jeg har en gåde til dig, Neil.

Source: 6 Minute English

Some are decorated with puzzles, patterns, or pictures.

Nogle er dekoreret med gåder, mønstre eller billeder.

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

And did young Einstein really write this puzzle?

Og skrev unge Einstein virkelig denne gåde?

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

At the moment, no one solved the puzzle.

I øjeblikket har ingen løst gåden.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

Some folks have been trying to solve this puzzle since it was invented in 1974.

Nogle mennesker har forsøgt at løse denne gåde siden den blev opfundet i 1974.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

She called the pieces a " giant jigsaw puzzle."

Hun kaldte delene for en "stor puslespil."

Source: VOA Special English: World

Have you ever tried to complete a crossword puzzle?

Har du nogensinde prøvet at færdiggøre en krydsordsgåde?

Source: Science in Life

But that creates a constitutional puzzle for the courts.

Men det skaber et forfatningsmæssigt problem for domstolene.

Source: Vox opinion

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