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1 cōnfūsē
cōnfūsē adv. with comp. [confusus], confusedly, in disorder: loqui: agere: confusius acta res.* * *confusius, confusissime ADVin a confused/disorderly/perplexed way, fumblingly; indiscriminately; vaguely -
2 confuse
أَرْبَكَ \ baffle: to be too difficult for sb. to do or understand: It baffles me how radio works. bewilder: to make sb. confused: The farmer’s boy was bewildered by the noises of the city.. confuse: to throw into disorder (of thought): The shock confused me. disconcert: to cause (sb.) to feel doubt and anxiety; make (sb.) unsure: The child’s question disconcerted the teacher because she could not answer it. embarrass: to make sb. feel uncomfortable, so that he does not know what to say, or do: I was very embarrassed when I was suddenly asked to make a speech. fluster: make sb. too confused and excited to think clearly: She was flustered by having to cook for several unexpected guests. mess up: to make a mess of; confuse: You’ve messed up your clean coat. He messed up his speech because he was so nervous. muddle: to confuse; bring into disorder: They muddled me with their various accounts of the event. overwhelm: to defeat completely, with much larger or stronger forces; have such a strong effect on sb. that he feels completely helpless: We suffered an overwhelming defeat. Her kindness overwhelmed the poor old man. puzzle: (of a strange or difficult matter) to make (sb.) think very hard: His disappearance puzzled me. \ See Also أحرج (أَحْرَج)، بلبل (بَلْبَل)، حير (حَيَّر)، قهر (قَهَرَ)، هيج (هَيَّجَ) -
3 confuse
شَوَّشَ \ bewilder: to make sb. confused: The farmer’s boy was bewildered by the noises of the city. confuse: to throw into disorder (of thought): The shock confused me. disorganize: to put sth. (a plan, etc.) out of working order or into a state of confusion: Our holiday was disorganized by our son’s sudden illness. mix up: to confuse; mix thoroughly or too thoroughly: The telephone wires got mixed up with the electricity wires. muddle: to confuse; bring into disorder: They muddled me with their various accounts of the event. ruffle: to put into disorder (sth. smooth or calm): The wind ruffled his hair. Their rudeness ruffled his temper. \ See Also أربك (أَرْبَكَ) -
4 confuse
بَلْبَلَ \ confuse: to throw into disorder (of thought): The shock confused me. muddle: to confuse; bring into disorder: They muddled me with their various accounts of the event. -
5 confuse
خَلَطَ بَيْنَ \ confuse: to mix up; mistake one thing for another: I confused him with his brother. -
6 confundir
v.1 to confuse.me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that informationMaría los confundió sonriendo Mary confused them by smiling.Ella confundió las razones She confused the reasons.María confundió la razón real Mary confused=muddled the real reason.2 to mix up.3 to confound.4 to scramble, to put in disorder, to confuse, to mess up.María confundió los papeles Mary scrambled the papers.* * *1 (mezclar) to mix up3 (no reconocer) to mistake ( con, for)4 (turbar) to confound, embarrass1 (mezclarse) to mingle; (colores, formas) to blend2 (equivocarse) to get mixed up, make a mistake3 (turbarse) to be confused, be embarrassed* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=equivocar) to confuseen este planteamiento se están confundiendo causa y efecto — this approach confuses cause and effect
no confundamos las cosas, por favor — let's not confuse things, please
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confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn — to get sth/sb mixed up with sth/sb, mistake sth/sb for sth/sbla confundí con su hermana gemela — I got her mixed up with her twin sister, I mistook her for her twin sister
culo 1), velocidad 1)no se debe confundir a Richard Strauss con Johann Strauss — Richard Strauss should not be confused with Johann Strauss
2) (=mezclar) [+ papeles] to mix up3) (=desconcertar) to confuseme confunde con tanta palabrería — he confuses me o gets me confused with all that talk of his, I find all that talk of his confusing
4) (=turbar) to overwhelmme confundía con tantas atenciones — her kindness was overwhelming, I was overwhelmed by all her kindness
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix upconfundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody
b) ( desconcertar) to confusec) ( turbar) to embarrass2.confundirse v prona) ( equivocarse)confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house
b) (mezclarse, fundirse)* * *= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.Ex. To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.Ex. The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex. If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex. Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.Ex. But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.Ex. Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex. The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.Ex. Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.----* confundir (con) = confuse (with).* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* que confunde = confounding.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix upconfundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody
b) ( desconcertar) to confusec) ( turbar) to embarrass2.confundirse v prona) ( equivocarse)confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house
b) (mezclarse, fundirse)* * *confundir (con)(v.) = confuse (with)Ex: The genus/species relationship must not be confused with other types of relationship such as those between a thing and its properties or between a thing and an operation.
= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.
Ex: The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex: Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.Ex: But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.* confundir (con) = confuse (with).* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* que confunde = confounding.* * *confundir [I1 ]vt1 (por error) ‹fechas/datos› to confuse, get … mixed o muddled up; ‹personas› to confuse, mix upnos confunden la voz por teléfono people get our voices mixed up o confused on the phoneno confundas los dos términos don't confuse the two termsconfundir algo CON algo to mistake sth FOR sthconfundió el pimentón dulce con el picante she mistook the sweet paprika for the hotconfundir a algn CON algn to mistake sb FOR sbla gente siempre me confunde con mi hermano gemelo people always take o mistake me for my twin brothercreo que me confunde con otra persona I think you are getting me mixed up o confused with somebody else2 (desconcertar) to confuseno confundas al pobre chico con tantos detalles don't confuse the poor boy with so many detailstantas cifras confunden a cualquiera all these numbers are enough to confuse anyoneel interés que demuestra por ella me confunde I'm baffled by his interest in her3 (turbar) to embarrassse sintió confundida por tanta amabilidad she was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness1(equivocarse): siempre se confunde en las cuentas he always makes mistakes in the accounts o gets the accounts wrongconfundirse DE algo:me confundí de calle/casa I got the wrong street/housese ha confundido de número you have o you've got the wrong number2(mezclarse, fundirse): se confundió entre la multitud he melted into o disappeared into the crowduna gran variedad de colores se confunden en el cuadro the painting is a fusion of many different colors, many different colors are blended together in the paintingunos policías de civil se confundían con la multitud plainclothes police mingled with the crowd* * *
confundir ( conjugate confundir) verbo transitivo
‹ personas› to confuse, mix up;
confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb;
confundirse verbo pronominal
confundir verbo transitivo
1 to confuse [con, with]: lo confundo con tu hermano, I am confusing him with your brother
2 (embarullar a alguien) to mislead
3 (turbar) to confound
' confundir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equivocar
- trastocar
- turbar
- atolondrar
- despistar
- embrollar
- enrollar
- liar
- marear
English:
advise
- alone
- confound
- confuse
- everyday
- let
- mistake
- mix up
- practice
- practise
- stump
- fox
- mix
- muddle
* * *♦ vtconfundir dos cosas to get two things mixed up;siempre lo confundo con su hermano gemelo I always mistake him for his twin brother;creo que me está confundiendo con otro I think you're confusing me with someone else;Fam Humconfundir la velocidad con el tocino to mix up two completely different things2. [desconcertar] to confuse;me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that information3. [mezclar] to mix up4. [abrumar] to overwhelm;tanta simpatía me confunde I'm overwhelmed by all this friendliness, all this friendliness is overwhelming* * *v/t1 confuse* * *confundir vt: to confuse, to mix up* * *confundir vb1. (mezclar) to get mixed up2. (equivocar) to mix up / to mistakesiempre me confunden con mi hermano people are always mixing me up with my brother / people always mistake me for my brother3. (dejar perplejo) to confuse -
7 verwechseln
v/t confuse, mix up ( mit with), mistake (for); jemanden mit einem andern verwechseln mistake s.o. for someone else; etw. mit etw. anderem verwechseln mix s.th. up ( oder confuse s.th.) with s.th. else, mistake s.th. for s.th. else; ich habe ihn verwechselt I mistook him for someone else, I thought he was someone else; den Hut etc. verwechseln take the wrong hat etc., mix up the hats etc.; Sie können es gar nicht verwechseln you can’t mistake it; sie sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich they’re as (a)like as two peas (in a pod)* * *to confuse; to mix up; to confound* * *ver|wẹch|seln ptp verwe\#chseltvtGegenstände to mix up, to get muddled or mixed up; Begriffe, Menschen auch to confuseentschuldigen Sie, ich habe Sie verwechselt — sorry - I thought you were someone else or I (mis)took you for someone else
zum Verwechseln ähnlich sein — to be the spitting image of each other, to be as like as two peas in a pod
sie verwechselt mir und mich (lit) — she mixes up or confuses "mir" and "mich"; (fig) she doesn't know her grammar
* * *1) (to mix up in one's mind: I always confuse John and his twin brother.) confuse2) (to confuse (eg two different things): I'm always muddling the twins up; I've muddled up these book orders.) muddle up3) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) mistake4) (to confuse or muddle: I'm always mixing the twins up.) mix up* * *ver·wech·seln *[-ˈvɛksln]vt▪ jdn [mit jdm] \verwechseln to mix up sep sb [with sb], to confuse sb with sb, to mistake sb for sbjdm zum V\verwechseln ähnlich sehen to be the spitting image of sb* * *transitives Verb1)[miteinander] verwechseln — confuse <two things/people>
er verwechselt immer rechts und links — he always gets mixed up between or mixes up right and left
etwas mit etwas/jemanden mit jemandem verwechseln — mistake something for something/somebody for somebody; confuse something with something/somebody with somebody
Entschuldigung, ich habe Sie [mit jemandem] verwechselt/ich habe die Tür[en] verwechselt — sorry, I thought you were or I mistook you for somebody else/I've got the wrong door
2) (vertauschen) mix up* * *verwechseln v/t confuse, mix up (mit with), mistake (for);jemanden mit einem andern verwechseln mistake sb for someone else;etwas mit etwas anderem verwechseln mix sth up ( oder confuse sth) with sth else, mistake sth for sth else;ich habe ihn verwechselt I mistook him for someone else, I thought he was someone else;den Hut etcSie können es gar nicht verwechseln you can’t mistake it;sie sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich they’re as (a)like as two peas (in a pod)* * *transitives Verb1)[miteinander] verwechseln — confuse <two things/people>
er verwechselt immer rechts und links — he always gets mixed up between or mixes up right and left
etwas mit etwas/jemanden mit jemandem verwechseln — mistake something for something/somebody for somebody; confuse something with something/somebody with somebody
Entschuldigung, ich habe Sie [mit jemandem] verwechselt/ich habe die Tür[en] verwechselt — sorry, I thought you were or I mistook you for somebody else/I've got the wrong door
2) (vertauschen) mix up* * *(mit) v.to confuse (with) v. v.to confound v. -
8 путать
несовер.; (кого-л./что-л.)
1) совер. - спутать
2) совер. - перепутать; (с кем-л./чем-л.) mix up (with), confuse (with)
3) совер. - запутать
(сбивать с толку)
confuse
4) совер. - спутать, перепутать
(говорить сбивчиво)
get mixed up* * ** * *спутать, запутать tangle* * *ballbumbleconfusemuss -
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несовер.1) совер. - спутать, запутать tangle2) совер. - перепутать; (с кем-л./чем-л.) mix up (with), confuse (with)3) совер. - запутать ( сбивать с толку)4) совер. - спутать, перепутать ( говорить сбивчиво)get mixed up, confuse5) совер. - запутать, впутать; (во что-л.) involve (in), embroil (in)6) совер. - спутать (лошадь)hobble, fetter -
10 durcheinander bringen
(in Unordnung bringen) to mess; to muss; to embroil; to disorganize; to disturb; to mix up; to mess up; to muddle up;(verwirren) to discombobulate; to confuse; to upset; to fluster* * *durch|ei|nạn|der|brin|gen sep irregvtto muddle or mix up; (= in Unordnung bringen auch) to get into a mess or muddle; (= verwirren) jdn to confuse* * *ausdr.to confuse (with) v.to disturb v. -
11 amalgame
amalgame [amalgam]masculine noun• il ne faut pas faire l'amalgame entre parti de droite et parti fasciste you shouldn't lump the right-wing and fascist parties together* * *amalgamnom masculin2) (pour les dents, en chimie) amalgam* * *amalɡam nm1) amalgam, fig, [gens, idées] hotch-potch, mixture2) (= confusion)faire l'amalgame entre — to lump together, to confuse
* * *amalgame nm1 (de qualités, sentiments) mixture; ( d'idées) pej hotchpotch GB, hodgepodge US; (d'objets, de personnes) mixture; faire l'amalgame entre des problèmes/situations pej to lump together various problems/situations;[amalgam] nom masculin -
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(= перепутать) confuse, confuse with, implicate• Не следует путать с... - It should not be confused with,.. -
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v. confuse, confuse with, implicate -
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1) confuse
2) confuse with
3) implicate -
15 перепутать
1) General subject: get wires crossed, make a muddle of (что-либо), make a mull of (что-л.), mistake, mix up, muddle, mull, twist up, make a mull of (что-л.), get wrong (Sorry, I got my dates wrong. It's on the 5th, not the 6th of December.)2) Colloquial: mucker3) American: snafu4) Engineering: confuse5) Mathematics: confuse with, implicate7) Taboo: make a balls of something (что-л.) -
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1) General subject: addle, ball up, bedevil, blunder, bumble, cobweb, confound, confuse, entangle, hodge podge, hodgepodge, inlace, jigger, jumble, make a mush, mix up, muddle, muddle (часто muddle up, muddle together), muff, muss up, obfuscate, pie, snarl, wilder, mess up2) Naval: tangle3) Colloquial: mull6) Poetical language: ensnarl8) Mathematics: confuse with, implicate9) Polygraphy: pi10) Jargon: goof up -
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1) ( збивати з пантелику) to confuse; ( одне з іншим) to confuse with, to mix up2) to stray, to go astray; ( блукати) to wander3) (про нитку, мотузок і т. д.) to tangle -
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v. confuse, confuse with, implicate -
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v.confuse, confuse with, implicate -
20 соответствующий времени года
General subject: seasonable (Do not confuse with seasonal, occurring at or associated with a particular season, e.g. There is a certain seasonal tendency to think better of the Government...in spring (The Economist) - The Oxford Guide to)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > соответствующий времени года
См. также в других словарях:
confuse — v. (d; tr.) to confuse with (I always confuse him with his brother) * * * [kən fjuːz] (d; tr.) to confuse with (I always confuse him with his brother) … Combinatory dictionary
confuse — 1 Confuse, muddle, addle, fuddle, befuddle mean to throw one out mentally so that one cannot think clearly or act intelligently. Confuse usually implies intense embarrassment or bewilderment {you confuse me, and how can I transact business if I… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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with science — To confuse (someone) with much complicated detail ● blind … Useful english dictionary
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confuse — [[t]kənfju͟ːz[/t]] confuses, confusing, confused 1) VERB If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one. [V pl n] Great care is taken to avoid confusing the two types of projects... [V n with n] I … English dictionary
confuse — con|fuse [kənˈfju:z] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: confused] 1.) to make someone feel that they cannot think clearly or do not understand ▪ I understand the text but the diagrams are confusing me. 2.) to think wrongly that a person or thing is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confuse — confusable, adj. confusability, n. confusably, adv. confusedly /keuhn fyooh zid lee, fyoohzd /, adv. confusedness, n. /keuhn fyoohz /, v.t., confused, confusing. 1. to pe … Universalium
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 (T) 1 to make someone feel that they cannot think clearly or do not understand: Don t give me so much information you re confusing me! 2 to think wrongly that one person, thing, or idea etc is someone or something else: confuse sb/sth with:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English