Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Adivina adivinador.

English translation:

Riddle me re / riddle me this

Added to glossary by William Pairman
Mar 16, 2006 15:36
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Adivina adivinador.

Spanish to English Other Slang
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Discussion

Simon Bruni Mar 16, 2006:
any more context?

Proposed translations

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Riddle me re / riddle me this

Its not I Spy, a guessing game for something you can see, its a word game riddle

When I was a kid it was the former, here are some examples:

Muse: Riddle-Me-Re - [ Traduzca esta página ]Riddle-Me-Re Muse, Nov/Dec 2004. In The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, the Opies collect many different types of riddles. There are true riddles, ...
www.looksmartmom.com/p/articles/ mi_qa4136/is_200411/ai_n9462927 - 14k - En caché - Páginas similares


[PDF] Riddle Me Re WorksheetFormato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
Name _____________________________________. START IN THE FOYER… 1. My name begins with ‘T’ and I am made up of nine towns. WHAT AM I? ...
www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/riddlemeree.pdf - Páginas similares


Riddle-me-re - [ Traduzca esta página ]How do mice keep their pants up? With mouse straps. How do you save the world? Get rid of all the people. Ten cats were on a wall. One jumped off. ...
www.axel-and-alice.com/solo/riddle.html - 20k - Resultado Suplementario -

But according to google, 350 odd hits for the first, 400,00 for the latter

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? (1995) (TV) - [ Traduzca esta página ]Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? - Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussion, Taglines, Trailers, Posters, Photos, Showtimes, ...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0486464/ - 48k - En caché - Páginas similares


Riddle Me This - Children's Sermons from Sermons4Kids.com - [ Traduzca esta página ]Riddle Me This. Theme:, Jesus stumps the chief priests and elders with a riddle. Object:, A sponge, a hand towel, and a glove. ...
www.sermons4kids.com/riddle-me-this.html - 7k - En caché - Páginas similares


Amazon.com: Riddle Me This: A World Treasury of Word Puzzles, Folk ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]Amazon.com: Riddle Me This: A World Treasury of Word Puzzles, Folk Wisdom, and Literary Conundrums: Books: Phil Cousineau by Phil Cousineau.
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ tg/detail/-/1573241458?v=glance - 65k -

Maybe its a UK (former) / US (latter) thing


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Note added at 49 mins (2006-03-16 16:26:11 GMT)
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I meant to add, its what you say to announce you are going to say a riddle (both in Spanish and English)
Peer comment(s):

agree Chiquipaisa : yes. Riddle me this, riddle me that is also used
10 mins
Thanks :o)
agree Heather Oland
50 mins
Thanks Heather
agree María Teresa Taylor Oliver : Thanks for the Amazon link to that book... :)
1 hr
Thanks María, hope you enjoy the book :o)
agree Paula Hernández
2 hrs
Thanks Paula
agree Ginnett Zabala
5 hrs
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19 mins

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Note added at 20 mins (2006-03-16 15:56:49 GMT)
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or word games?
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35 mins

I spy

Si estás preguntando a como se juega a "adivina, advinanza...", en inglés dicen:

I spy on my little eye...

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Note added at 37 mins (2006-03-16 16:14:14 GMT)
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tambien, "veo, veo, que ves"
Peer comment(s):

agree Roxana Cortijo
2 mins
Gracias Roxana - teju :)
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