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1 complicate
transitive verb* * *['komplikeit]- academic.ru/14815/complicated">complicated- complication* * *com·pli·cate[ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt, AM ˈkɑ:mplə-]vt▪ to \complicate sth (make more difficult) etw [ver]komplizieren [o [noch] komplizierter machen]; (make worse) etw verschlimmernto \complicate matters... um die Dinge noch komplizierter zu machen...* * *['kɒmplIkeɪt]vtkomplizieren* * *A adj [-kət]1. kompliziert2. BOT, ZOOL längs gefaltetB v/t [-keıt] komplizieren* * *transitive verb -
2 complicate
com·pli·cate [ʼkɒmplɪkeɪt, Am ʼkɑ:mplə-] vtto \complicate sth ( make more difficult) etw [ver]komplizieren [o [noch] komplizierter machen]; ( make worse) etw verschlimmern;to \complicate matters... um die Dinge noch komplizierter zu machen... -
3 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.
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