Friday, January 3, 2014

PUZZLE

Solution to the previous puzzle:  

1. Gesëende Kersfees -- Africaans
2. Boas Festas -- Portugese
3. Prajeme vám veselé Vianoce a šťastný nový rok -- Slovak
4. Glaedelig Jul -- Danish
5. Felice Navidad -- Spanish
6. Hyvää Joulua -- Finnish
7. Joyeux Noel -- French
8. Froehliche Weihnachten -- German
9. Kala Christouyenna -- Greek
10. Mele Kalikimaka -- Hawaiian
11. Bada Din Mubarak -- Hindi
12. Nollaig Shona Dhuit -- Irish
13. Boun Natale --Italian
14. Shinnen omedeto -- Japanese
15. Kuwa na Krismasi njema -- Swahili
16. Sung Tan Chuk Ha -- Korean
17. Linksmu Kaledu -- Lithuanian
18. Feliz Navidad -- Spanish
19. Natale hilare -- Latin
20. Maligayang Pasko -- Tagalog
21. Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia -- Polish
22. Feliz Natal, Gajan Kristnaskon -- Esperanto
23. Srozhdestovm Kristovym -- Russian/Ukranian
24. Suksun Wan Christmas -- Thai
25. Chuc Mung Giang Sinh -- Vietnamese
26. Nadolig Llawen -- Welsh

New Puzzle:

Some words can be used as both nouns and adjectives. In this teaser, you will be given a definition. That definition can be replaced by a single word that is used twice, once as an adjective, the other as a noun.

For example: "a 12 inch podiatrist specialty" is a "foot foot".

Given the following four definitions, what are the corresponding doublets?

1) a current gift
2) a secure bank vault
3) a short formal statement
4) a fragile supply ship

3 comments:

Doris177 said...

1. Present present
2. Safe safe
3. Brief brief
4. Tender tender

Unknown said...

present present
safe safe
brief brief
tender tender

Michael said...

Well done!