Rompecabezas in english
Puzzle
pronunciation: pʌzəl part of speech: noun
pronunciation: pʌzəl part of speech: noun
In gestures
rompecabezas1 = conundrum ; jigsaw ; jigsaw puzzle ; puzzle.
Example: Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.Example: If, in addition, this new piece of information provides an important missing piece of the 'mental jigsaw' or helps to restructure it, we tend to attach greater value to it.Example: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.Example: For thousands of years, games and puzzles have been an enjoyable and rewarding aspect of human civilization.more:
» completar un rompecabezas = solve + a puzzle .
Example: It's kind of like solving a puzzle -- you have all these oddly shaped pieces which can paint a clear picture if put together in the proper order.» hacer un rompecabezas = solve + a puzzle .
Example: It's kind of like solving a puzzle -- you have all these oddly shaped pieces which can paint a clear picture if put together in the proper order.» rompecabezas mental = brain tickler ; brain teaser .
Example: Most titles in the series feature many fun-to-solve 'brain tickler' problems with answers. Example: The problem with many 'brain teaser' books is that they all have many of the same questions.rompecabezas2 = puzzle.
Example: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.