enigma

enigma, mistero

Persona o cosa difficile da capire o spiegare.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain.

• Her brother is an enigma.
• The animal's sudden disappearance remains an enigma.
• After twenty years, he was still an enigma to his neighbours.

Come si usa: an enigma to someone (His behaviour remains an enigma to me.)

Sinonimi: mystery, puzzle

Espressioni comuni: remain an enigma, a complete enigma, something of an enigma

enigma, indovinello

Indovinello o problema difficile che richiede una risposta.

In inglese semplice: A riddle or difficult problem that needs an answer.

• Can you solve this enigma?
• The old book contains several mathematical enigmas.
• One final clue helped us answer the enigma.

Sinonimi: riddle, puzzle, problem

Espressioni comuni: solve an enigma, pose an enigma, a difficult enigma