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41 fog
foɡ
1. noun(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) niebla
2. verb((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) empañarse- foggy- fog-bound
- fog-horn
fog n nieblatr[fɒg]1 niebla1 (mirror etc) empañar2 (photo) velar3 figurative use complicar1 empañarse (up/over, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfog bank banco de niebla: empañarfog vito fog up : empañarsefog n: niebla f, neblina fn.• bruma s.f.• neblina s.f.• niebla s.f.v.• entenebrecer v.• envolver en niebla v.• oscurecer v.• velar v.
I fɔːg, fɒgmass & count noun ( Meteo) niebla f
II
[fɒɡ]1. N1) (Met) niebla f2) (fig) confusión fto be in a fog — estar confundido or desconcertado
2. VT1) (Phot) velar2) (=confuse) [+ matter] enredar, complicar; [+ person] confundir, ofuscar3) (also: fog up) [+ spectacles, window] empañar3.VI (also: fog up) empañarse4.CPDfog lamp, fog light N — (Aut) faro m antiniebla
fog signal N — aviso m de niebla
* * *
I [fɔːg, fɒg]mass & count noun ( Meteo) niebla f
II
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42 jargon
(special words or phrases used within a group, trade or profession etc: legal jargon; medical jargon; Thieves use a special jargon in order to confuse passing hearers.) jergajargon n argottr['ʤɑːgən]1 jerga, jerigonzajargon ['ʤɑrgən] n: jerga fn.• jerga s.f.• jerigonza s.f.'dʒɑːrgən, 'dʒɑːgənmass noun jerga f['dʒɑːɡǝn]N jerga f* * *['dʒɑːrgən, 'dʒɑːgən]mass noun jerga f -
43 mix
miks
1. verb1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) mezclar2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) mezclar3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) mezclar, amasar4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) mezclarse, juntarse
2. noun1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) mezcla2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) mezcla•- mixed- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up
mix vb1. mezclar2. relacionarse / tratartr[mɪks]1 (mixture - gen) mezcla2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL preparado3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL mezcla1 (combine) mezclar, combinar2 (make, prepare - plaster, cement) amasar; (- cocktail, salad, medicine) preparar1 (substances) mezclarse2 (clothes, colours, food) combinar bien, ir bien juntos,-as■ she made no attempt to mix at the party no hizo ningún intento de mezclarse con la gente en la fiestamix ['mɪks] vt1) combine: mezclar2) stir: remover, revolver3)to mix up confuse: confundirmix vi: mezclarsemix n: mezcla fn.• mezcla s.f.v.• amasar v.• champurrar v.• combinar v.• confundir (Combinar) v.• encarnar v.• fundir v.• inmiscuir v.• mecer v.• mezclar v.• mixturar v.• preparar bebidas v.mɪks
I
noun mezcla fcake mix — preparado comercial para hacer pasteles
II
1.
transitive verb mezclar; \<\<cocktail\>\> prepararto mix something INTO something — mezclar algo con algo, incorporar algo a algo
2.
via) ( combine) \<\<substances\>\> mezclarseb) ( go together) \<\<foods/colors\>\> combinar (bien)c) ( socially)Phrasal Verbs:- mix up[mɪks]1. VT1) [+ ingredients, colours, liquids] mezclar; [+ concrete, plaster, cocktail] preparar; [+ salad] removernever mix your drinks! — ¡no mezcle nunca bebidas!
to mix sth with or and sth — mezclar algo con algo
to mix business and or with pleasure — mezclar los negocios con el placer
- mix it2) [+ recording, sound] mezclar2. VI1) [things]a) (=combine) mezclarseb) (=go together well) [colours] combinar (bien), pegar2) [people] (=socialize) alternar3. N1) (=combination) mezcla fthere was a good mix of people at the party — había una mezcla variada or una buena variedad de gente en la fiesta
3) [of recording, sound] mezcla f- mix in- mix up* * *[mɪks]
I
noun mezcla fcake mix — preparado comercial para hacer pasteles
II
1.
transitive verb mezclar; \<\<cocktail\>\> prepararto mix something INTO something — mezclar algo con algo, incorporar algo a algo
2.
via) ( combine) \<\<substances\>\> mezclarseb) ( go together) \<\<foods/colors\>\> combinar (bien)c) ( socially)Phrasal Verbs:- mix up -
44 obscure
əb'skjuə
1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) obscuro, oscuro, poco claro2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscuro3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscuro
2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) ofuscar, obscurecer- obscurity
obscure adj oscuro / poco conocidotr[əbs'kjʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (unclear) obscuro,-a, oscuro,-a, poco claro,-a2 (vague, indistinct) vago,-a, confuso,-a; (hidden) recóndito,-a3 (little known - person) poco conocido,-a, oscuro,-a; (- village) recóndito,-a, perdido,-a1 (make unclear, difficult to understand) ofuscar, obscurecer; (confuse) confundir2 (hide) ocultar; (conceal, cover) oscurecer, obscurecer1) cloud, dim: oscurecer, nublar2) hide: ocultarobscure adj1) dim: oscuro2) remote, secluded: recóndito3) vague: oscuro, confuso, vago4) unknown: desconocidoan obscure poet: un poeta desconocido♦ obscurely advadj.• denso, -a adj.• obscuro, -a adj.• oscuro, -a adj.• tenebroso, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.v.• asombrar v.• borrar v.• disimular v.• eclipsar v.• ensombrecer v.• entenebrecer v.• esconder v.• oscurecer v.
I əb'skjʊr, əb'skjʊə(r)adjective obscurer, obscuresta) ( not easily understood) < meaning> oscuro, poco claro; <message/reference> crípticob) ( vague) <impression/feeling> confuso, vagoc) ( little known) <writer/journal> oscuro, poco conocido; <island/town> recóndito, perdido
II
a) ( conceal) \<\<object/beauty/sun\>\> ocultar; \<\<sky\>\> oscurecer*her view of the stage was obscured by the man in front — el hombre que tenía delante le impedía ver todo el escenario
b) (make unclear, cover up)[ǝb'skjʊǝ(r)]these irrelevant details obscure the central problem — estos detalles superfluos impiden ver claramente el problema central
1. ADJ1) (=not well-known) [book, artist, poet] poco conocido, oscuro; [village] recóndito, perdidosome obscure disease we had never heard of before — una enfermedad poco conocida de la que nunca habíamos oído hablar antes
Norris himself has remained relatively obscure — el mismo Norris sigue siendo hasta cierto punto un desconocido
2) (=not obvious) [word, jargon, terminology] de difícil comprensión; [origins] oscuro, poco clarothe meaning is obscure — el significado es oscuro or poco claro
3) (=indistinct) [shape, figure] borroso2. VT1) (=hide) [+ object, face, truth] ocultarthis news should not be allowed to obscure the fact that... — no se debería permitir que esta noticia impida ver claramente que..., no se debería permitir que esta noticia vele el hecho de que...
2) (=complicate) complicar* * *
I [əb'skjʊr, əb'skjʊə(r)]adjective obscurer, obscuresta) ( not easily understood) < meaning> oscuro, poco claro; <message/reference> crípticob) ( vague) <impression/feeling> confuso, vagoc) ( little known) <writer/journal> oscuro, poco conocido; <island/town> recóndito, perdido
II
a) ( conceal) \<\<object/beauty/sun\>\> ocultar; \<\<sky\>\> oscurecer*her view of the stage was obscured by the man in front — el hombre que tenía delante le impedía ver todo el escenario
b) (make unclear, cover up) -
45 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) dejar perplejo, confundir, extrañar2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) devanarse los sesos, romperse la cabeza
2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) rompecabezas, puzle•- puzzling- puzzle out
puzzle1 n1. acertijo / rompecabezas / puzzledo you like puzzles? ¿te gustan los acertijos?2. misterioI don't understand it, it's a puzzle to me no lo entiendo, es un misteriopuzzle2 vb dejar perplejo / desconcertarhis attitude is strange, it puzzles me su actitud es extraña, me deja perplejo
puzzle, /'pusle, 'puθle/ sustantivo masculino ( rompecabezas) (jigsaw) puzzle
puzzle sustantivo masculino jigsaw puzzle ' puzzle' also found in these entries: Spanish: adivinanza - componer - crucigrama - encajar - marear - rompecabezas - acertijo English: crossword - jigsaw - piece - puzzle - puzzle over - cross - get - key - mystery - riddle - solve - vex - worktr['pʌzəl]1 (jigsaw) puzzle nombre masculino; (toy) rompecabezas nombre masculino; (riddle) adivinanza, acertijo; (crossword) crucigrama nombre masculino2 (mystery) misterio, enigma nombre masculino1 dejar perplejo,-a, extrañar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto puzzle about/over something darle vueltas a algo (en la cabeza)1) confuse: confundir, dejar perplejo2)to puzzle out : dar vueltas a, tratar de resolverpuzzle n1) : rompecabezas ma crossword puzzle: un crucigrama2) mystery: misterio m, enigma mn.• enigma s.m.• enredo s.m.• intríngulis s.m.• jeroglífico s.m.• maraña s.f.• problema enigma s.m.• puzzle s.m.• quisicosa s.f.• rompecabezas s.m.v.• dejar perplejo v.• deslumbrar v.• enredar v.'pʌzəl
I
crossword puzzle — crucigrama m, palabras fpl cruzadas (CS), puzzle m (Chi)
jigsaw puzzle — rompecabezas m; puzzle m
b) ( mystery) misterio m, enigma m
II
1.
one thing puzzles me — hay algo que no entiendo or que me tiene intrigado
her reply puzzled me — su respuesta me extrañó or me desconcertó
2.
vito puzzle OVER something — cavilar sobre algo, darle* vueltas a algo
Phrasal Verbs:['pʌzl]1. N2) (=mystery) misterio m, enigma m ; (=riddle) acertijo m, adivinanza fit's a real puzzle — es un verdadero misterio or enigma
2.VT dejar perplejo, desconcertar3.VIto puzzle about or over — dar vueltas (en la cabeza) a
4.CPDpuzzle book N — libro m de puzzles
* * *['pʌzəl]
I
crossword puzzle — crucigrama m, palabras fpl cruzadas (CS), puzzle m (Chi)
jigsaw puzzle — rompecabezas m; puzzle m
b) ( mystery) misterio m, enigma m
II
1.
one thing puzzles me — hay algo que no entiendo or que me tiene intrigado
her reply puzzled me — su respuesta me extrañó or me desconcertó
2.
vito puzzle OVER something — cavilar sobre algo, darle* vueltas a algo
Phrasal Verbs: -
46 rattle
rætl
1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) hacer sonar, hacer vibrar2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) correr (a toda prisa)3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) desconcertar, confundir
2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) golpeteo; tintineo; ruido metálico2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) sonajero3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) cascabeleo•- rattling- rattlesnake
- rattle off
- rattle through
rattle1 n sonajerorattle2 vb sonar / hacer ruidotr['rætəl]2 (noise) ruido; (of train) traqueteo; (- of rattlesnake) cascabeleo; (vibration) vibración nombre femenino1 hacer sonar, hacer vibrar1 sonar, vibrar1 familiar poner nervioso,-a1) clatter: traquetear, hacer ruido2)to rattle on chatter: parlotear famrattle vt1) : hacer sonar, agitarthe wind rattled the door: el viento sacudió la puerta2) disconcert, worry: desconcertar, poner nervioso3)to rattle off : despachar, recitar, decir de corridorattle n1) clatter: traqueteo m, ruido m3) : cascabel m (de una culebra)n.• cascabel s.m.• cencerreo s.m.• crujido s.m.• golpeteo s.m.• hervidero s.m.• matraca s.f.• sonajero s.m.• sonsonete s.m.• traqueteo s.m.v.• atortolar v.• crujir v.• desatinar v.• encalabrinar v.• matraquear v.• tabletear v.• zangolotear v.• zurriar v.'rætḷ
I
2) c(baby's) rattle — sonajero m, sonaja f (Méx), cascabel m (Chi)
II
1.
a) ( make noise) \<\<chains/bottles/keys\>\> repiquetear; \<\<door/window/engine\>\> vibrarb) ( move) (+ adv compl)
2.
vt1) ( make rattle) \<\<keys/chain\>\> hacer* repiquetear; \<\<door/window\>\> \<\<wind\>\> hacer* vibrar; \<\<person\>\> sacudir2) (worry, scare) (colloq) poner* nervioso•Phrasal Verbs:['rætl]1. N1) (=sound) [of cart, train, gunfire] traqueteo m ; [of window, chains, stone in tin] ruido m ; [of hail, rain] tamborileo m ; (in throat) estertor mthere was an ominous rattle coming from the engine — del motor provenía un ruido que no presagiaba nada bueno
death rattle — estertor m de la muerte
2. VT1) (=shake)he rattled the tin — agitó la lata (haciendo sonar lo que tenía dentro)
he banged on the table, rattling the cups — golpeó la mesa, haciendo que las tazas tintinearan
- rattle sb's cage2) * (=disconcert) [+ person] desconcertarto get rattled — ponerse nervioso, perder la calma
to get sb rattled — poner nervioso a algn, hacer que algn pierda la calma
3. VI1) (=make sound) [cart, train] traquetear; [window, chains, stone in tin] sonar, hacer ruido; [teeth] castañetear; [hail, rain] tamborilear2) * (=travel)we were rattling along at 50m.p.h. — íbamos traqueteando a 50 millas por hora
* * *['rætḷ]
I
2) c(baby's) rattle — sonajero m, sonaja f (Méx), cascabel m (Chi)
II
1.
a) ( make noise) \<\<chains/bottles/keys\>\> repiquetear; \<\<door/window/engine\>\> vibrarb) ( move) (+ adv compl)
2.
vt1) ( make rattle) \<\<keys/chain\>\> hacer* repiquetear; \<\<door/window\>\> \<\<wind\>\> hacer* vibrar; \<\<person\>\> sacudir2) (worry, scare) (colloq) poner* nervioso•Phrasal Verbs: -
47 stupefy
(to bewilder, confuse or amaze.) dejar estupefacto/pasmado, aturdir, desconcertartr['stjʊːpɪfaɪ]1 (alcohol, drugs) atontar, aturdir, aletargar2 (amaze) dejar pasmado,-a, dejar estupefacto,-a1) : aturdir, atontar (con drogas, etc.)2) amaze: dejar estupefacto, dejar atónitov.• atafagar v.• atolondrar v.• atontar v.• atronar v.• dejar estupefacto v.• despachurrar v.• embotar v.• embrutecer v.• entorpecer v.• pasmar v.'stuːpəfaɪ, 'stjuːpɪfaɪtransitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied (usu pass) ( astonish) dejar estupefacto, causar estupor a['stjuːpɪfaɪ]VT1) (through tiredness, alcohol) atontarstupefied by drink — en estado de estupor después de haber bebido; (permanently) embrutecido por el alcohol
2) (=astound) dejar estupefacto or pasmado* * *['stuːpəfaɪ, 'stjuːpɪfaɪ]transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied (usu pass) ( astonish) dejar estupefacto, causar estupor a -
48 fuddle
-
49 to mix up
1 (ingredients) mezclar bien2 (prepare) preparar3 (confuse) confundir4 (mess up, put in disorder) desordenar, revolver, mezclar -
50 to throw off
-
51 atontado
Del verbo atontar: ( conjugate atontar) \ \
atontado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: atontado atontar
atontado
( distraído):◊ contesta, que estás medio atontado answer me, you're in a daze;ver tb atontar
atontar ( conjugate atontar) verbo transitivo [ golpe] to stun, daze; estas pastillas me atontan these pills make me groggy; la televisión los atonta television turns them into vegetables o zombies
atontado,-a adjetivo
1 (bobo) silly, foolish
2 (aturdido) bewildered, amazed
atontar verbo transitivo to confuse, bewilder ' atontado' also found in these entries: Spanish: abotargada - abotargado - atontada - abombado English: dazed - dopey - groggy - punch -
52 atontar
atontar ( conjugate atontar) verbo transitivo [ golpe] to stun, daze; la televisión los atonta television turns them into vegetables o zombies
atontar verbo transitivo to confuse, bewilder ' atontar' also found in these entries: Spanish: atontado -
53 azarar
azarar verbo transitivo to fluster, embarrass, confuse -
54 complicar
Multiple Entries: complicar complicar algo
complicar ( conjugate complicar) verbo transitivo complicarse verbo pronominal [ enfermedad]: See Also→ vida 2b) ( implicarse) complicarse en algo to get involved in sth
complicar verbo transitivo
1 (dificultar) to complicate, make difficult
2 (implicar) to involve [en, in]: no me compliques en tus asuntos, don't involve me in your affairs ' complicar' also found in these entries: English: complicate - confuse -
55 confundirse
■confundirse verbo reflexivo
1 (cometer una equivocación) to be mistaken: Tel lo siento, se ha confundido, sorry, you've got the wrong number
2 (desaparecer, mezclarse) to mingle: se confundió entre la multitud, he disappeared into the crowd ' confundirse' also found in these entries: Spanish: cable - equivocarse - tomar - atarantar - atolondrar - aturdir - confundir - despistar - marear - turbar English: confuse - confused - mix - muddle -
56 cosa
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser) \ \
cosa es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: cosa coser
cosa sustantivo femenino 1 ( en general) thing; ¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?; pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place; entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …; ¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!; dime una cosa … tell me something …; tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you; fue cosa fácil it was easy; se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing; si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason; por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another; esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke 2 mis cosas de deporte my sports things 3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant; ¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?; son cosas de la vida that's life!; ¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny! 4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways 5 ( asunto): no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it 6 ( en locs) cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it; cosa que (AmS fam) so that; cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget; no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo ‹ botón› to sew on; ‹ agujero› to sew (up); verbo intransitivo to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea! Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake ' cosa' also found in these entries: Spanish: absurda - absurdo - arder - bicoca - carroña - chisme - chollo - como - conformarse - consigo - cual - cualquier - cualquiera - cuidada - cuidado - cuya - cuyo - debilidad - dejar - él - ella - esmerada - esmerado - exquisitez - frivolidad - indemne - la - le - limitarse - mamarrachada - más - menuda - menudo - mía - mío - muchachada - nada - niñería - novedad - pedir - pegajosa - pegajoso - pegote - pillar - plantar - preciosidad - preguntar - presidir - prodigio - propia English: absence - annoyance - anything - arrival - article - attraction - available - awkward - blissful - bore - brittle - bulk - certainty - clip - clumsy - come across - commonplace - compromise - confuse - connection - convenient - dead wood - deficiency - defunct - demise - discreet - disposable - ditch - drag - dream - else - escape - fall off - film - get back - gullible - helpful - hulk - invention - joke - laugh - lemon - liable - lodge - love - lust - misplaced - more - necessity - need -
57 desconcertar
desconcertar ( conjugate desconcertar) verbo transitivo to disconcert;
desconcertar verbo transitivo to disconcert: los últimos hallazgos han desconcertado a los investigadores, the lastest discoveries have puzzled the researchers ' desconcertar' also found in these entries: Spanish: aturdir - turbar - confundir English: baffle - confound - confuse - disconcert - perplex - rattle - throw - unnerve - flummox - mystify - put - vex -
58 desorientado
Del verbo desorientar: ( conjugate desorientar) \ \
desorientado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: desorientado desorientar
desorientado
◊ -da adjetivodisoriented, disorientated (BrE)
desorientar ( conjugate desorientar) verbo transitivo to confuse desorientarse verbo pronominal to lose one's bearings, become disoriented
desorientar verbo transitivo to disorientate ' desorientado' also found in these entries: Spanish: despistada - despistado - perdida - perdido - desubicado English: disorient - disorientate - lost -
59 desorientar
desorientar ( conjugate desorientar) verbo transitivo to confuse desorientarse verbo pronominal to lose one's bearings, become disoriented
desorientar verbo transitivo to disorientate ' desorientar' also found in these entries: Spanish: pantalla - despistar English: disorient - disorientate -
60 despistado
Del verbo despistar: ( conjugate despistar) \ \
despistado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: despistado despistar
despistado
◊ -da adjetivob)◊ estar despistado to be miles away (colloq) o daydreaming;(desorientado, confuso) to be bewildered o lost ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)
despistar ( conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo ‹ sabueso› to throw … off the scent despistarse verbo pronominal ( confundirse) to get confused o muddled; ( distraerse) to lose concentration
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand
despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead ' despistado' also found in these entries: Spanish: despistada - distraída - distraído - hacerse - alocado - atolondrado English: absent-minded - careless - forgetful - hopelessly - scatterbrained - sea - absent - vague
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Confuse — Con*fuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confusing}.] 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
confuse — I (bewilder) verb abash, addle, astonish, baffle, befog, befuddle, bemuddle, confound, confundere, daze, discompose, disconcert, distract, embarrass, flurry, fluster, fog, jumble, mislead, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, permiscere,… … Law dictionary
confuse — [v1] bewilder someone abash, addle, amaze, astonish, baffle, becloud, bedevil, befuddle, bemuse, cloud, clutter, complicate, confound, darken, daze, demoralize, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disorient, distract, embarrass,… … New thesaurus
Confuse — Con*fuse , a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See {Confound}.] Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] Baret. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confuse — 1550s, in literal sense mix or mingle things so as to render the elements indistinguishable; attested from mid 18c. in active, figurative sense of discomfit in mind or feeling; not in general use until 19c., taking over senses formerly belonging… … Etymology dictionary
confuse — ► VERB 1) make bewildered or perplexed. 2) make less easy to understand. 3) mistake (one for another). DERIVATIVES confusable adjective. ORIGIN from Latin confusus, from confundere mix up … English terms dictionary
confuse — [kən fyo͞oz′] vt. confused, confusing [ME confusen < confus, perplexed < OFr < L confusus, pp. of confundere: see CONFOUND] 1. to mix up; jumble together; put into disorder 2. to mix up mentally; specif., a) to bewilder; perplex b) to… … English World dictionary
confuse */*/ — UK [kənˈfjuːz] / US [kənˈfjuz] verb [transitive] Word forms confuse : present tense I/you/we/they confuse he/she/it confuses present participle confusing past tense confused past participle confused 1) to make someone feel that they do not… … English dictionary
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 — 01. Everyone [confuses] me for my sister because we look so much alike. 02. Some of the questions on the test were really [confusing] for me. 03. Some of the questions on the test really [confused] me. 04. I always get [confused] between the past … Grammatical examples in English