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1 confusing
a сбивающий с толкуСинонимический ряд:1. disconcerting (adj.) abashing; agitating; confounding; discomfiting; disconcerting; disturbing; embarrassing; puzzling; unsettling2. tricky (adj.) captious; loaded; perplexing; subtle; treacherous; tricky; wily3. beclouding (verb) beclouding; befogging; blurring; clouding; fogging; muddying4. discomforting (verb) abashing; chagrining; discomfiting; discomforting; disconcerting; discountenancing; embarrassing; fazing; mortifying; put out; rattling5. jumbling (verb) disordering; fouling up; jumbling; mess up; muddling; scrambling; snarling; snarling up; tumbling6. misrepresenting (verb) belying; coloring; distorting; falsifying; garbling; misrepresenting; misstating; perverting; twisting; warping; wrenching; wresting7. throwing (verb) addling; balling up; befuddling; bewildering; confounding; distracting; dizzying; flustering; fuddling; mistaking; mix up; mixing; mixing up; mulling; perplexing; posing; puzzling; stumbling; throwing; throwing off; throwing out -
2 confusing
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be confusing[Swahili Word] -kanganyika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kanganya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something confusing[Swahili Word] mtatio[Swahili Plural] mitatio[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tata------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 mulling
Синонимический ряд:1. confusing (verb) addling; balling up; befuddling; bewildering; confusing; distracting; dizzying; flustering; fuddling; mixing up; muddling; throwing off; throwing out2. deadening (verb) benumbing; blunting; deadening; desensitizing; dulling; numbing3. delaying (verb) dallying; dawdling; delaying; dillydallying; dragging; lagging; lingering; loitering; poking; procrastinating; putting off; tarrying; trailing4. reflecting (verb) cerebrating; chew over; cogitating; contemplating; deliberating; meditating; musing; pondering; reflecting; revolving; ruminating; think over; think through; turn over; weighing -
4 distracting
отвлекать; отвлекающийСинонимический ряд:1. amusing (adj.) amusing; diverting2. meddlesome (adj.) annoying; bothersome; impertinent; intrusive; irritating; meddlesome; nosy; presumptuous; rude3. confusing (verb) addling; balling up; befuddling; bewildering; confusing; dizzying; flustering; fuddling; mixing up; muddling; mulling; throwing off; throwing out4. entertaining (verb) amusing; distracting; diverting; entertaining; recreating5. maddening (verb) crazing; deranging; frenzying; maddening; unbalancing; unhinging -
5 bewildering
ставить в тупик; недоумевающийСинонимический ряд:1. distressing (adj.) disconcerting; distressing; disturbing; embarrassing; humiliating; perplexing; shameful; upsetting; worrisome2. confusing (verb) addling; balling up; befuddling; confusing; distracting; dizzying; flustering; fuddling; mix up; mixing up; muddling; mulling; throwing; throwing off; throwing out3. puzzling (verb) befogging; confounding; perplexing; posing; puzzling; stumbling -
6 confuse
kən'fju:z1) (to put in disorder: He confused the arrangements by arriving late.) confundir, complicar, enredar2) (to mix up in one's mind: I always confuse John and his twin brother.) confundir3) (to make puzzled: He completely confused me by his questions.) desorientar, confundir, desconcertar•- confused- confusedly
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confuse vb confundirtr[kən'fjʊːz]1 (make unclear, muddle) confundir, complicar, enredar2 (bewilder) desconcertar, confundir, desorientar3 (mix up, mistake) confundir1) puzzle: confundir, enturbiar2) complicate: confundir, enredar, complicarto confuse the issue: complicar las cosasv.• atontar v.• aturrullar v.• azarar v.• confundir v.• desatinar v.• desconcertar v.• desentablar v.• desordenar v.• desorientar v.• distraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• enmarañar v.• enturbiar v.• equivocar v.• obscurecer v.• ofuscar v.• trabucar v.• trocar v.• turbar v.kən'fjuːz1)a) ( bewilder) confundir, desconcertar*b) ( blur) \<\<situation\>\> complicar*, enredar2) (mix up, be unable to distinguish) \<\<ideas/sounds\>\> confundirto confuse something/somebody WITH something/somebody — confundir algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
[kǝn'fjuːz]VT1) (=perplex) confundir, desconcertaryou're just confusing me — no haces más que confundirme, lo único que haces es confundirme más
2) (=mix up) confundir* * *[kən'fjuːz]1)a) ( bewilder) confundir, desconcertar*b) ( blur) \<\<situation\>\> complicar*, enredar2) (mix up, be unable to distinguish) \<\<ideas/sounds\>\> confundirto confuse something/somebody WITH something/somebody — confundir algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
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7 perplexing
a озадачивающийperplexing questions — вопросы, ставящие в тупик, трудные вопросы
Синонимический ряд:1. complex (adj.) abstract; abstruse; complex; difficult; intricate; obscure; puzzling2. confusing (adj.) baffling; bewildering; confusing; enigmatic; inexplicable; mystifying; paradoxical; unfathomable3. involved (adj.) Byzantine; complicated; convoluted; elaborate; involved; knotty; labyrinthine; tangled4. tangling (verb) complicating; embarrassing; entangling; mix up; muddling; perplexing; raveling or ravelling; ravelling; snarling; tangling5. throwing (verb) addling; befogging; befuddling; bewildering; confounding; confusing; dizzying; fuddling; posing; puzzling; stumbling; throwing -
8 excuse
1. transitive verbexcuse oneself — (apologize) sich entschuldigen
excuse me — Entschuldigung; Verzeihung
excuse me[, what did you say]? — (Amer.) Verzeihung[, was haben Sie gesagt]?
excuse me if I don't get up — entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich nicht aufstehe
I can be excused for confusing them — es ist verzeihlich, dass ich sie verwechselt habe
2) (release) befreienexcuse somebody [from] something — jemanden von etwas befreien
3) (allow to leave) entschuldigenif you will excuse me — wenn Sie mich bitte entschuldigen wollen
2. nounmay I be excused? — (euphem.): (to go to the toilet) darf ich mal austreten?
Entschuldigung, diegive or offer an excuse for something — sich für etwas entschuldigen
there is no excuse for what I did — was ich getan habe, ist nicht zu entschuldigen
I'm not trying to make excuses, but... — das soll keine Entschuldigung sein, aber...
* * *1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) entschuldigen2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) die Entschuldigung- academic.ru/25553/excusable">excusable* * *ex·cuseI. vt[ɪkˈskju:z, ek-]1. (forgive)\excuse the mess in my room entschuldige bitte meine Unordnungplease \excuse me for arriving late entschuldigen Sie bitte mein Zuspätkommento \excuse sb's behaviour jds Verhalten rechtfertigento \excuse sb's lateness über jds Unpünktlichkeit hinwegsehen▪ to \excuse sb [for] sth jdm etw entschuldigenmany of the war criminals were \excused their crimes vielen Kriegsverbrechern wurden ihre Verbrechen nicht angerechnetmay I be \excused from cricket practice? dürfte ich dem Cricket-Training fernbleiben?2. (attract attention)\excuse me! entschuldigen Sie bitte!, Entschuldigung!; (beg pardon) [ich bitte vielmals um] Entschuldigungmy name is Dedijer — \excuse me? mein Name ist Dedijer — wie bitte?; (on leaving)[if you'll] \excuse me wenn Sie mich jetzt entschuldigen würdenmay I be \excused? dürfte ich mal auf die Toilette gehen?II. n[ɪkˈskju:s, ek-]please make my \excuses at Thursday's meeting entschuldige mich bitte bei der Sitzung am Donnerstagthere is no \excuse for their behaviour ihr Verhalten lässt sich nicht entschuldigenpoor \excuse schlechte Ausredeto look for an \excuse nach einer Ausrede suchento make an \excuse sich akk entschuldigenI make no \excuses for my views ich entschuldige meine Ansichten nichtto be always making \excuses sich akk immer herausredenit was a miserable \excuse for a meal das war ein jämmerliches Essen* * *[ɪk'skjuːz]1. vt1) (= seek to justify) action, person entschuldigensuch rudeness cannot be excused — so eine Unhöflichkeit ist nicht zu entschuldigen
to excuse oneself — sich entschuldigen (for sth für or wegen etw)
he excused himself for being late —
he excused himself by saying that his English wasn't very good — zu seiner Entschuldigung sagte er, er spreche nicht gut Englisch
2)(= pardon)
to excuse sb — jdm verzeihento excuse sb for having done sth — jdm verzeihen, dass er etw getan hat
well, I think I can be excused for believing him — nun, man kann es mir wohl nicht übel nehmen, dass ich ihm geglaubt habe
if you will excuse the expression — wenn Sie mir den Ausdruck gestatten
well, excuse me for asking! — entschuldige, dass ich gefragt habe!
3)(= set free from obligation)
to excuse sb from (doing) sth — jdn von einer Sache befreien, jdm etw erlassenhe is excused attendance — er muss nicht unbedingt anwesend sein; (pupil) er ist vom Schulbesuch befreit
and now if you will excuse me I have work to do — und nun entschuldigen Sie mich bitte, ich habe zu arbeiten
2. n[ɪks'kjuːs]1) (= justification) Entschuldigung fthey had no excuse for attacking him — sie hatten keinen Grund, ihn anzugreifen
to give sth as an excuse —
he gave two reasons as an excuse for his action — er gab zwei Gründe zur Entschuldigung für seine Tat an
to make excuses for sb/sth — jdn/etw entschuldigen
they made excuses for not having done anything about it — sie brachten Ausreden an, warum sie nichts dagegen unternommen hatten
I have a good excuse for not going —
it was raining – well, that's your excuse — es hat geregnet – das ist wohl deine Ausrede or Entschuldigung
excuses, excuses! — nichts als Ausreden!
you're full of excuses — du hast immer eine Ausrede
he's only making excuses — er sucht nur nach einer Ausrede
a good excuse for a party — ein guter Grund, eine Party zu feiern
3) pl (= apology) Entschuldigung f4)* * *A v/t [ıkˈskjuːz]a) entschuldigen Sie!, Verzeihung!,b) darf ich mal durch oder vorbei?,c) entschuldigen Sie mich!,d) (als Widerspruch) keineswegs!, aber erlauben Sie mal!;excuse me for being late, excuse my being late verzeihen Sie, dass ich zu spät komme oder mein Zuspätkommen;excuse my interrupting you entschuldigen Sie die Unterbrechung;excuse me for living umg entschuldigen Sie, dass es mich gibt!;please excuse my mistake bitte entschuldigen Sie meinen Irrtum;excuse o.s. sich entschuldigen oder rechtfertigen;may I be excused? SCHULE darf ich mal austreten?2. Nachsicht mit jemandem habenI cannot excuse his conduct ich kann sein Verhalten nicht gutheißenbe excused from attendance von der Teilnahme befreit sein oder werden;be excused from duty dienstfrei bekommen;I must be excused from doing this ich muss es leider ablehnen, dies zu tun;I beg to be excused ich bitte, mich zu entschuldigen;he begs to be excused er lässt sich entschuldigen5. jemandem etwas erlassenB s [ıkˈskjuːs]1. Entschuldigung f:in excuse of als oder zur Entschuldigung für;make my excuses to her entschuldige mich bei ihr2. Entschuldigungs-, Milderungsgrund m, Rechtfertigung f:there is no excuse for his conduct für sein Verhalten gibt es keine Entschuldigung oder Rechtfertigung;without (good) excuse unentschuldigtfor für):make excuses Ausflüchte machen4. fig umg dürftiger Ersatz:a poor excuse for a car eine armselige Kutsche* * *1. transitive verb1) (forgive, exonerate) entschuldigenexcuse oneself — (apologize) sich entschuldigen
excuse me — Entschuldigung; Verzeihung
excuse me[, what did you say]? — (Amer.) Verzeihung[, was haben Sie gesagt]?
excuse me if I don't get up — entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich nicht aufstehe
I can be excused for confusing them — es ist verzeihlich, dass ich sie verwechselt habe
2) (release) befreienexcuse somebody [from] something — jemanden von etwas befreien
3) (allow to leave) entschuldigen2. nounmay I be excused? — (euphem.): (to go to the toilet) darf ich mal austreten?
Entschuldigung, diegive or offer an excuse for something — sich für etwas entschuldigen
there is no excuse for what I did — was ich getan habe, ist nicht zu entschuldigen
I'm not trying to make excuses, but... — das soll keine Entschuldigung sein, aber...
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9 disconcerting
смущать; смущающийСинонимический ряд:1. confusing (adj.) abashing; agitating; confounding; confusing; discomfiting; disturbing; embarrassing; puzzling; unsettling2. discomforting (verb) abashing; chagrining; confounding; confusing; discomfiting; discomforting; discountenancing; embarrassing; fazing; mortifying; put out; rattling -
10 confuse
1. v смущать, приводить в замешательство2. v смешивать, спутывать3. v запутывать, усложнятьСинонимический ряд:1. addle (verb) addle; ball up; discombobulate; distract; dizzy; fuddle; mull; throw off; throw out2. becloud (verb) becloud; befog; blur; fog; muddy3. bewilder (verb) baffle; befuddle; bewilder; daze; disorient; metagrobolize; mystify; nonplus; perplex; pose; puzzle; stumble; throw4. blend (verb) blend; combine; intermingle; intermix; mingle5. cloud (verb) cloud; muddle; obscure6. disconcert (verb) abash; chagrin; discomfit; discomfort; disconcert; discountenance; disturb; embarrass; faze; fluster; mortify; put out; rattle; shame; startle7. foul up (verb) foul up; mix up; snarl up; tumble8. jumble (verb) disarray; disorder; entangle; jumble; mess up; obfuscate; scramble; snarl9. misrepresent (verb) belie; color; distort; falsify; garble; miscolor; misrepresent; misstate; pervert; twist; warp; wrench; wrest10. mistake (verb) confound; err; lump together; misconstrue; misdeem; misidentify; mistake; misunderstand; mixАнтонимический ряд:clarify; enlighten -
11 throwing
1. n горн. метательная закладка2. n гончарный круг3. n кручение шёлкаСинонимический ряд:1. addressing (verb) addressing; applying; bending; buckling down; devoting; directing; giving; turning2. bucking off (verb) bucking off; pitching; unhorsing; unseating3. casting (verb) casting; firing; flinging; heaving; hurling; launching; shying; slinging; tossing4. dizzying (verb) addling; befuddling; bewildering; confounding; confusing; dizzying; fuddling; mix up; perplexing5. donning (verb) assuming; donning; drawing on; getting on; huddling on; putting on; slipping on6. downing (verb) bring down; cut down; decking; downing; dropping; felling; flattening; flooring; grounding; knock down; levelling; prostrating7. exerting (verb) exercising; exerting; plying; put out; putting out; wielding8. overcoming (verb) conquering; hurdling; licking; mastering; overcoming; surmounting9. projecting (verb) emitting; irradiating; projecting; radiating; shedding10. tripping (verb) triggering; tripping -
12 stumbling
спотыкаться; запинаться; спотыканиеСинонимический ряд:1. demurring (verb) balking; boggling; demurring; gagging; jibbing; scrupling; shying; sticking; stickling; straining2. happening (verb) bumping; chancing; happening; hitting; lighting; meeting; tumbling3. limping (verb) fumbling; limping; muddling; shuffling; staggering4. lumbering (verb) barging; clumping; galumphing; lumbering; stumping5. puzzling (verb) befogging; bewildering; confounding; confusing; perplexing; posing; puzzling6. reeling (verb) faltering; reeling; staggering; teetering; toppling; tottering; weaving; wobbling7. slipping (verb) erring; miscuing; mistaking; slipping; tripping8. wallowing (verb) blundering; bumbling; floundering; lurching; wallowing -
13 tumbling
n кувырканье; акробатикаСинонимический ряд:1. gymnastics (noun) acrobatics; aerobics; contortionism; feats; gymnastics; precision drilling2. discovering (verb) ascertaining; catching on; determining; discovering; finding out; hearing; learning; seeing; unearthing3. disordering (verb) confusing; deranging; disarranging; disarraying; discomposing; disjointing; dislocating; disordering; disorganising; disorganizing; disrupting; distempering; disturbing; fouling up; jumbling; mess up; messing up; mix up; mixing up; muddling; mussing up; rummaging; shuffling; snarling up; unsettling; upsetting4. dropping (verb) dropping; go down; pitching; plunging; spilling; sprawling5. falling (verb) dipping; diving; dropping; falling; going down; keeling over; pitching; plummeting; plunging; sinking; skidding; slumping6. felling (verb) bowling down; bowling over; bringing down; downing; felling; flattening; flooring; grounding; knocking down; knocking over; laying low; leveling or levelling; mowing down; prostrating; throwing down7. happening (verb) bumping; chancing; happening; hitting; lighting; meeting; stumbling8. overthrowing (verb) overthrowing; overturning; toppling; unhorsing -
14 issue
1. n выпуск, издание, опубликование2. n выпуск, издание; номер, экземпляр3. n выдача4. n эк. эмиссия, выпускissue costs — расходы, связанные с эмиссией ценных бумаг
5. n вытекание, истечениеnondeferrable issue demand — заявка, требующая удовлетворения только в течение определенного времени
6. n выход, выходное отверстие7. n вопрос, проблемаside issue — побочный, второстепенный, несущественный вопрос
issue on the record — спорный вопрос, занесённый в протокол
8. n юр. вопрос, составляющий предмет спораissue of fact — спорный вопрос факта, спор о факте
ready for issue supplies — предметы, готовые к выдаче
9. n исход; результат, итог10. n обыкн. эк. ценные бумаги; доходы, прибыли11. n мед. выделение12. n юр. потомок; потомство, детиthe question at issue is — вопрос состоит в том, что
13. v выпускать, издавать; пускать в обращение14. v выходить; издаваться15. v воен. отдавать приказыto issue a warrant — издать приказ; выдать ордер
16. v выдавать17. v выходить, вытекать, исходить18. v кончаться, завершатьсяI hope our work will issue well — я надеюсь, что наша работа завершится успешно
19. v обеспечивать, снабжать20. v юр. родиться, происходитьСинонимический ряд:1. edition (noun) copy; edition; number; printing; publication; publishing2. effect (noun) aftereffect; aftermath; causatum; conclusion; consummation; corollary; effect; end; end product; event; eventuality; harvest; outcome; precipitate; result; sequel; sequence; upshot3. emission (noun) delivery; emission; promulgation; sending4. outlet (noun) egress; exit; outlet; vent5. product (noun) brood; children; consequence; descendants; fruit; get; offspring; posterity; product; progeniture; progeny; scions; seed6. topic (noun) concern; crux; matter; nut; point; problem; question; topic7. emerge (verb) come forth; emerge; flow out8. emit (verb) discharge; emanate; emit; empty; flow; give off; give out; release; throw off; vent; void9. publish (verb) bring out; circulate; deliver; dispatch; dispense; distribute; get out; publish; put out; transcribe10. show (verb) appear; loom; materialise; show11. spring (verb) arise; birth; come; come from; derive; derive from; descend; head; originate; proceed; rise; spring; spurt; stem; upspringАнтонимический ряд:retain; suppress -
15 scrambling
1. перестановка элементов2. смешивать; бросаться; шифрованиеСинонимический ряд:1. clambering (verb) clambering; scrabbling2. jumbling (verb) confusing; disordering; jumbling; mess up; muddling; snarling3. shuffling (verb) riffling; shuffling4. sprawling (verb) rambling; sprawling; straddling; straggling -
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1. n коробление, скручивание2. n текст. снование3. n с. -х. удобрение илом, илование4. n мор. верпование; подтягиваниеСинонимический ряд:1. biasing (verb) biasing; prejudicing; prepossessing2. debasing (verb) bastardizing; brutalizing; corrupting; debasing; debauching; demoralising; demoralizing; depraving; poisoning; rotting; staining; vitiating3. deforming (verb) contorting; deforming; distorting; misshaping; torturing; winding4. misrepresenting (verb) belying; coloring; colouring; confusing; falsifying; garbling; loading; misrepresenting; misstating; perverting; twisting; wrenching; wresting -
17 wrenching
1. отвертывание; завертывание2. тяжелыйСинонимический ряд:1. ripping (noun) bursting; cleaving; ripping; rupturing; severing; slashing; slicing; splitting; tearing2. colouring (verb) belying; coloring; colouring; confusing; distorting; falsifying; garbling; loading; misrepresenting; misstating; perverting; warping3. extorting (verb) exacting; extorting; gouging; pinching; screwing; shaking down; squeezing; wresting; wringing4. spraining (verb) spraining; turning; twisting5. tugging (verb) jerking; lurching; snapping; tugging; twitching -
18 confuse
transitive verbconfuse the issue — den Sachverhalt unklar machen
it simply confuses matters — das verwirrt die Sache nur
2) (mix up mentally) verwechseln3) (perplex) konfus machen; verwirren* * *[kən'fju:z]1) (to put in disorder: He confused the arrangements by arriving late.) in Unordnung bringen2) (to mix up in one's mind: I always confuse John and his twin brother.) verwechseln3) (to make puzzled: He completely confused me by his questions.) verwirren•- academic.ru/15242/confused">confused- confusedly
- confusion* * *con·fuse[kənˈfju:z]vt1. (perplex)▪ to \confuse sb jdn verwirren [o durcheinanderbringen2. (complicate, muddle)▪ to \confuse sth etw [noch] verworrener machen▪ to \confuse sb/sth with [or and] sb/sth jdn/etw mit jdm/etw verwechselnto \confuse dates/names Termine/Namen durcheinanderbringen* * *[kən'fjuːz]vt1) (= bewilder, muddle) people konfus machen, verwirren, durcheinanderbringen; (= make unclear) situation verworren machenam I confusing you? — bringe ich Sie durcheinander?, verwirrt Sie das?
don't confuse the issue! — bring( jetzt) nicht alles durcheinander!
to confuse two problems — zwei Probleme durcheinanderbringen or miteinander verwechseln
* * *confuse [kənˈfjuːz] v/t1. verwechseln, durcheinanderbringen ( beide:with mit):I’ve got the two terms confused ich habe die beiden Ausdrücke durcheinandergebracht;you’ve got me confused with sb else Sie verwechseln mich mit jemandem2. verwirren:a) in Unordnung bringenb) aus der Fassung bringen, verlegen machen3. verworren oder undeutlich machen* * *transitive verb1) (disorder) durcheinander bringen; verwirren; (blur) verwischen2) (mix up mentally) verwechseln3) (perplex) konfus machen; verwirren* * *(with) v.durcheinander bringen ausdr.verwechseln (mit) v. v.aus der Fassung bringen ausdr.in Unordnung bringen ausdr.undeutlich machen ausdr.verlegen machen ausdr.verwirren v.verworren machen ausdr. -
19 coloring
1. окраска; раскраска; прикрашиваниеcoloring matter — красящее вещество; краска
2. окрашивающий3. окрашивать; раскраскаСинонимический ряд:1. turning red (adj.) blushing; changing color; embarrassment; flushing; reddening; shame; turning red; turning scarlet; with burning cheeks2. exaggeration (noun) embellishment; embroidering; exaggeration; hyperbole; overstatement3. mask (noun) cloak; color; cover; disguise; disguisement; facade; face; false front; front; guise; mask; masquerade; muffler; pretense; pretext; put-on; semblance; show; veil; veneer; window dressing4. blushing (verb) blushing; flushing; glowing; mantling; reddening; rouging5. embroidering (verb) embellishing; embroidering; exaggerating; fudging; magnifying; overcharging; overdrawing; overstating; padding; stretching6. misrepresenting (verb) belying; confusing; distorting; falsifying; garbling; misrepresenting; misstating; perverting; twisting; warping; wrenching; wresting -
20 twisting
1. n коробление досок при сушке2. n спорт. вращение; выкручиваниеСинонимический ряд:1. turning (adj.) arching; bending; buckling; crooked; curling; curved; curving; devious; spiraling; spiralling; turning; veering2. winding (adj.) meandering; serpentine; sinuous; snaky; tortuous; winding3. colouring (verb) belying; coloring; colouring; confusing; contorting; deforming; disfiguring; distorting; falsifying; garbling; loading; misrepresenting; misstating; perverting; twisting; warping; wresting4. snaking (verb) coiling; curling; entwining; meandering; snaking; spiraling or spiralling; spiralling; twining; weaving; winding; wreathing5. spraining (verb) spraining; turning; wrenching
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См. также в других словарях:
puzzle out — verb find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (Freq. 2) did you solve the problem? Work out your problems with the boss this unpleasant situation isn t going to work itself out did you get it? Did you get my… … Useful english dictionary
deceive — verb (deceived; deceiving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deceivre, from Latin decipere, from de + capere to take more at heave Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. archaic ensnare 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
embarrass — verb Etymology: French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em (from Latin in ) + baraça noose Date: 1672 transitive verb 1. a. to place in doubt, perplexity, or difficulties b. to involve in financial difficulties … New Collegiate Dictionary
obfuscate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare, from Latin ob in the way + fuscus dark brown more at ob , dusk Date: 1577 transitive verb 1. a. darken b. to make obscure … New Collegiate Dictionary
ramble on — verb continue talking or writing in a desultory manner (Freq. 1) This novel rambles on and jogs • Syn: ↑ramble, ↑jog • Derivationally related forms: ↑rambler (for: ↑ramble) … Useful english dictionary
thwart — verb their plans to attack the embassy were thwarted Syn: foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall, derail, dash; stop, check, block, stonewall, prevent, defeat, impede, hinder, obstruct; informal put a crimp in, put the kibosh on, scotch … Thesaurus of popular words
keep straight — verb To avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized. Their names all sounded the same to me at first, and I had trouble keeping straight who was who … Wiktionary
confuse — verb /kənˈfjuːz/ a) To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder. b) To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder … Wiktionary
obfuscate — verb /ˈɒbfʌskeɪt,ˈɒbfəskeɪt,ˈɑːbfʌskeɪt,ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/ a) To make dark; overshadow Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire to obfuscate any evidence of his or her identity. b) To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the… … Wiktionary
confuse — verb 1 make sb unable to think clearly; make sth unclear ADVERB ▪ completely, really, thoroughly, totally, utterly ▪ Seeing the two of them together totally confused me. ▪ slightly … Collocations dictionary
confuse — verb 1》 make (someone) bewildered or perplexed. 2》 make (something) less easy to understand. ↘identify wrongly. Derivatives confusing adjective confusingly adverb Origin ME: from OFr. confus, from L. confusus, past participle of confundere… … English new terms dictionary