Adivina adivinador.

English translation: Riddle me re / riddle me this

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Spanish term or phrase:Adivina adivinador.
English translation:Riddle me re / riddle me this
Entered by: William Pairman

15:36 Mar 16, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Adivina adivinador.
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Riddle me re / riddle me this
Explanation:
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)
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William Pairman
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Local time: 20:53
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5Riddle me re / riddle me this
William Pairman
4 +1I spy
teju
1guessing games
Heather Chinchilla


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
guessing games


Explanation:
Could this be what you're looking for?

Page 1 of 853,746 results containing guessing games (0.15 seconds) (with SafeSearch: Moderate)

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


Heather Chinchilla
United States
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I spy


Explanation:
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"

teju
Local time: 12:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roxana Cortijo
2 mins
  -> Gracias Roxana - teju :)
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Riddle me re / riddle me this


Explanation:
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)

William Pairman
Spain
Local time: 20:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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