- baffle baf·fle vt
- ['bæfl]
(puzzle) lasciare perplesso (-a), confondere
it baffles me how she does it — non riesco a capire come faccia
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baf´fle|ment — baf|fle «BAF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.t. 1. to be too hard for (a person) to understand or solve; bewilder: »This puzzle baffles me. SYNONYM(S): confound, perplex, disconcert. 2. to keep or hold back; … Useful english dictionary
baf|fle — «BAF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.t. 1. to be too hard for (a person) to understand or solve; bewilder: »This puzzle baffles me. SYNONYM(S): confound, perplex, disconcert. 2. to keep or hold back; … Useful english dictionary
baf|fle|plate — «BAF uhl PLAYT», noun. = baffle. (Cf. ↑baffle) … Useful english dictionary
baf|fle|gab — «BAF uhl gab», noun. Informal. very involved or confusing language; gobbledygook: »financial bafflegab. ╂[< baffle + gab] … Useful english dictionary
Baffle — Baf fle (b[a^]f f l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baffled} ( f ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Baffling} ( fl[i^]ng).] [Cf. Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or b[=a]gr, n., struggle,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Baffle — Baf fle, n. 1. A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture. [R.] A baffle to philosophy. South. [1913 Webster] 2. (Engin.) (a) A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Baffle — Baf fle, v. i. 1. To practice deceit. [Obs.] Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2. To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the winds. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baf´fler — baf|fle «BAF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.t. 1. to be too hard for (a person) to understand or solve; bewilder: »This puzzle baffles me. SYNONYM(S): confound, perplex, disconcert. 2. to keep or hold back; … Useful english dictionary
baffle — baf•fle [[t]ˈbæf əl[/t]] v. fled, fling, n. 1) to confuse, bewilder, or perplex 2) to frustrate or confound; thwart by creating confusion or bewilderment 3) bui hfi to check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, gases, etc.) 4) Obs. to cheat; … From formal English to slang
baffle — baf|fle [ bæfl ] verb transitive if a problem, someone s behavior, etc. baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve it: a rare skin condition that has baffled doctors for years Detectives remain baffled by these murders. ╾ baf|fling adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Baffle — Baf|fle [bæfl] der od. das; s, s <aus engl. baffle »Prallfläche«> Vorrichtung, die das Eintreten von Öldämpfen aus Vakuumpumpen in das Hochvakuum verhindert (Techn.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
