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das Rätsel (-)
   riddle, puzzle; mystery, enigma

Sprich nicht in Rätseln!
Don't talk in riddles!
Wir stehen vor einem Rätsel.
We are faced with a mystery/riddle.
Ich liebe Kreuzworträtsel.
I love crossword puzzles.
Es ist mir ein Rätsel, wie er das machen kann.
It's a mystery to me how he can do that.

Related Words:
ein Rätsel lösen to solve a puzzle/riddle
rätseln (v.i.) to puzzle (over sth); rack one's brains
rätselhaft (adj) mysterious, enigmatic
das Rätselheft puzzle book
das Rätselraten guessing game

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