ре́бус

rare #20822

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
rebus, picture puzzle
Дети бы́стро разгада́ли ре́бус.
The children quickly solved the rebus.
A puzzle in which the words to be guessed are given as drawings combined with letters and signs.
2.
riddle, enigma, incomprehensible stuff
Его письмо́ — како́й-то ре́бус.
His letter is some kind of riddle.
Figurative, colloquial.

Examples

Этот ребус оказался слишком сложным для меня.
This rebus turned out to be too difficult for me.
Дети решали ребус на уроке весь час.
The children spent the whole lesson solving a rebus.
Отгадывавшие ребусы дети получили конфеты.
The children who were solving rebus puzzles received sweets.
Она составила ребус для школьного конкурса.
She created a rebus for the school competition.
Ученики, отгадавшие все ребусы, ушли домой раньше.
The students who solved all the rebuses went home early.