enigma

énigme, mystère

Personne ou chose difficile à comprendre ou à expliquer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : an enigma to someone (His behaviour remains an enigma to me.)

Synonymes : mystery, puzzle

Expressions courantes : remain an enigma, a complete enigma, something of an enigma

énigme

Devinette ou problème difficile dont il faut trouver la réponse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : riddle, puzzle, problem

Expressions courantes : solve an enigma, pose an enigma, a difficult enigma