perplexing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

perplexing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for perplexing in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for perplexing in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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These were perplexing themes and it was some time before the small differences between coherences were seen as productive of differentiation in evolution and learning.
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They are often used in the punch line of a joke, where they typically give a humorous meaning to a rather perplexing story.
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Hawks was a perplexing enigma wrapped in a grotty flannel shirt, a mysterious character with no virtual footprint or sense of smell.
thespinoff.co.nz
In a doodler's style, they feature everymen beset by modern complexity, goofballs perplexing their spouses, cats, and very often a fat dog.
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Why anyone believes that $56 billion is atypically progressive is perplexing.
thefederalist.com
To many this seems a perplexing subject, because they deem it incongruous that... some should be predestinated to salvation, and others to destruction.
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While the results confirmed that bismuth selenide's helical spin texture persists even at room temperature, they raised a perplexing question.
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The study of the similar mineral boleite was perplexing at the time and this new mineral only compounded the difficulty.
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The most perplexing aspect of this architecture however are its sculptural laments, whose sheer quantity, exuberance, and variety of motifs have defied explanations.
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The cases range from the eerily perplexing to the preposterously naive.
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