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1 confound
{kən'faund}
1. обърквам, разбърквам, разстройвам (планове и пр.), обърквам, смущавам, внасям смут в
2. смесвам, обърквам, вземам (някого, нещо) за друг/друго
I CONFOUND ed him with his brother взех го за/сбърках го с брат му
3. пращам по дяволите, проклинам
CONFOUND you! дявол да те вземе! по дяволите! CONFOUND me for a fool! ама че съм глупак!* * *{kъn'faund} v 1. обърквам, разбърквам, разстройвам (планове* * *смесвам; обърквам; разбърквам;* * *1. confound you! дявол да те вземе! по дяволите! confound me for a fool! ама че съм глупак! 2. i confound ed him with his brother взех го за/сбърках го с брат му 3. обърквам, разбърквам, разстройвам (планове и пр.), обърквам, смущавам, внасям смут в 4. пращам по дяволите, проклинам 5. смесвам, обърквам, вземам (някого, нещо) за друг/друго* * *confound[kən´faund] v 1. обърквам, разбърквам, разстройвам (планове и пр.); обърквам, смущавам, внасям смут в; his behaviour \confounded her поведението му я обърка; 2. смесвам, обърквам; вземам някого (нещо) за друг (за нещо друго); припознавам (се); to \confound a rival ( an army) обърквам противник (армия); 3. разг. пращам по дяволите, проклинам; \confound you! дявол да те вземе; \confound it дявол да го вземе, по дяволите, поврага! \confound me for a fool! какъв съм глупак! ама че съм глупак!
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Confound — Con*found (k[o^]n*found ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confounding}.] [F. confondre, fr. L. confundere, fusum, to pour together; con + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt, and cf. {Confuse}.] 1. To mingle and blend, so that … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confound it — ● confound * * * conˈfound it/you! idiom (old fashioned) used to show that you are angry about sth/with sb Main entry: ↑confoundidiom … Useful english dictionary
confound — I verb abash, astonish, astound, baffle, be uncertain, becloud, bewilder, bring into disorder, complicate, confundere, confuse, dumbfound, embrangle, embroil, entangle, involve, make havoc, mingle confusedly, mislead, muddle, mystify, nonplus,… … Law dictionary
confound — c.1300, make uneasy, abash, from Anglo Fr. confoundre, from O.Fr. confondre (12c.) crush, ruin, disgrace, throw into disorder, from L. confundere to confuse, lit. to pour together, mix, mingle, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + fundere to… … Etymology dictionary
confound — 1 dumbfound, nonplus, bewilder, mystify, *puzzle, perplex, distract Analogous words: flabbergast, amaze, astound, astonish, *surprise: discomfit, faze, rattle, abash, *embarrass, disconcert 2 confuse, *mistake Analogous words: muddle, addle,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confound — [v] confuse abash, amaze, astonish, astound, baffle, befog, bewilder, blend, bug*, commingle, confute, discombobulate*, discomfit, discountenance, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, fiddle, flabbergast, jumble, metagrobolize, misidentify, mix, mix up*,… … New thesaurus
confound — ► VERB 1) surprise or bewilder. 2) prove wrong. 3) defeat (a plan, aim, or hope). ORIGIN Latin confundere pour together, mix up … English terms dictionary
confound — [kən found′; ] for 3, usually [ kän′found] vt. [ME confouṅden < OFr confondre < L confundere, to pour together, confuse < com , together + fundere, to pour: see FOUND3] 1. to mix up or lump together indiscriminately; confuse 2. to make… … English World dictionary
confound — verb /kənˈfaʊnd/ a) To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle. And the brother of Jared being a large and mighty man, and a man highly favored of the Lord, Jared, his brother, said unto him: Cry unto the Lord, that he will not confound us that we may not… … Wiktionary
confound — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French confundre, from Latin confundere to pour together, confuse, from com + fundere to pour more at found Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic to bring to ruin ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
confound — confoundable, adj. confounder, n. confoundingly, adv. /kon fownd , keuhn /; for 6 usually /kon fownd /, v.t. 1. to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him. 2. to… … Universalium
