riddle
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la devinette
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
I can't find the answer to his riddle!Je n'arrive pas à trouver la réponse à sa devinette !
a. l'énigme
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
How Stonehenge was constructed is one of the great riddles of human history.La façon dont Stonehenge a été construit est l’une des grandes énigmes de l’histoire de l’humanité.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. cribler
The gang riddled the old building with bullets, leaving it in ruins.La bande a criblé le vieux bâtiment de balles, le laissant en ruines.
a. truffer
The company's lawyers riddled the contract with ambiguous clauses.Les avocats de l'entreprise ont truffé le contrat de clauses ambiguës.
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