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1 confondre
confondre [kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 41 transitive verba. ( = mêler) [+ choses, dates] to confuse• confondre qch/qn avec qch/qn d'autre to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb elseb. ( = déconcerter) to astoundc. ( = démasquer) [+ ennemi, menteur] to confound* * *kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ
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1) ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse2) ( mêler) liter to merge3) ( décontenancer) fml to stagger4) ( démasquer) to expose [accusé, traître]
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se confondre verbe pronominal1) ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused2) ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs] to coincide3) ( se répandre) fml* * *kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ vt1) [jumeaux, faits] to confuse, to mix upconfondre qn avec qn d'autre — to mistake sb for sb else, to mix sb up with sb else
On le confond souvent avec son frère. — People often mistake him for his brother., People often mix him up with his brother.
2) [témoin, menteur] to confound* * *confondre verb table: rompreA vtr1 ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse; je l'ai confondu avec son cousin I got him mixed up with his cousin, I mistook him for his cousin; confondre le sel avec le sucre to mistake the salt for the sugar; tu confonds la science et la technologie you are confusing science with technology; ce n'était pas moi, vous devez confondre it wasn't me, you must be confusing me with somebody else; tu confonds tout! you're getting it all mixed up!; tous partis/secteurs confondus all parties/sectors taken together; toutes catégories confondues all categories taken together;2 ( mêler) liter to merge; les projecteurs confondent leurs faisceaux the beams of the floodlights merge; dans son œuvre, l'architecte et le sculpteur confondent leur art his/her works bring architecture and sculpture together;3 ( décontenancer) fml to stagger; il a confondu les journalistes par son érudition he staggered the journalists with his learning; leur ignorance me confondait I found their ignorance staggering;B se confondre vpr1 ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused; se confondre avec qch to merge with sth; la mer et le ciel se confondent à l'horizon sea and sky merge on the horizon; les deux dates se sont confondues dans mon esprit the two dates have become confused in my mind; les caméléons se confondent avec leur environnement chameleons merge with their background;2 ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs, points de vue] to coincide; notre avenir se confond avec celui de l'Europe our future is bound up with that of Europe; sa vie se confond/ne se confond pas avec son œuvre his/her life and his/her work are one/are separate;3 ( se répandre) fml il s'est confondu en excuses he apologized profusely; il s'est confondu en remerciements/politesses he was effusive in his thanks/courtesies.[kɔ̃fɔ̃dr] verbe transitifil a confondu la clef du garage et celle de la porte he mistook the garage key for the door key, he mixed up the garage key and the door keyconfondre quelqu'un/quelque chose avec to mistake somebody/something foron ne se connaît pas, vous devez confondre we've never met, you must be making a mistake ou be mistakenattention, ce n'est pas ce que j'ai dit, ne confondons pas! hey, let's get one thing straight, that's not what I saidêtre ou rester confondu devant to be speechless in the face of ou astounded by————————se confondre verbe pronominal intransitif2. [être embrouillé] to be mixed up ou confused————————se confondre en verbe pronominal plus prépositionse confondre en excuses/remerciements to be effusive in one's apologies/thanks, to apologize/thank profusely -
2 brouiller
brouiller [bʀuje]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• brouiller les pistes or cartes to confuse the issueb. ( = fâcher) to set at oddsc. (Radio) [+ émission] (volontairement) to jam ; (par accident) to cause interference to ; (TV) to scramble2. reflexive verba. [vue] to become blurred ; [souvenirs, idées] to become confusedb. ( = se fâcher) se brouiller avec qn to fall out with sb* * *bʀuje
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1) ( rendre trouble) [produit] to make [something] cloudy [liquide]; [pluie] to blur, to smudge [nom, texte]; [larmes] to blur [vue]; [personne] to cover (over) [empreintes]brouiller les pistes or les cartes — fig to confuse ou cloud the issue
2) Radio, Télécommunications [personne] to jam [signaux, émission]; [parasites] to interfere with [émission, réception]
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se brouiller verbe pronominal1) ( se fâcher) [personnes, groupes] to fall outêtre brouillé avec les chiffres — fig to be hopeless with figures
2) ( devenir trouble) [liquide] to become cloudy; [vue] to become blurred; [esprit, souvenirs] to become confused* * *bʀuje vt1) (= rendre confus) to mix up, to confusebrouiller les pistes — to cover one's tracks, figto confuse the issue
2) RADIO to cause interference to, (délibérément) to jam3) (= rendre trouble) to cloud4) (= désunir) [amis] to set at odds* * *brouiller verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( rendre trouble) [produit] to make [sth] cloudy [liquide]; [pluie] to blur, to smudge [nom, texte]; [larmes] to blur [vue]; [personne] to cover (over) [empreintes]; regard brouillé par les larmes vision blurred by tears; brouiller la combinaison d'un coffre to scramble the combination of a safe; brouiller les pistes or les cartes fig to confuse ou cloud the issue; il ne cesse de brouiller les pistes he keeps confusing the issue;2 Radio, Télécom [personne, groupe] to jam [signaux, émission]; [parasites, appareils ménagers] to interfere with [émission, réception];3 ( désunir) l'incident avait brouillé les deux frères the two brothers had fallen out over the incident; brouiller qn avec qn to turn sb against sb; rien ne peut brouiller leur amitié fig nothing can get in the way of their friendship.B se brouiller vpr1 ( se fâcher) [personnes, groupes] to fall out; se brouiller avec qn to fall out with sb; être brouillé avec qn to have fallen out with sb; il est brouillé avec tout le monde he's fallen out with everybody; ils sont brouillés (à vie) they've fallen out (for good); elles sont brouillées depuis deux ans they fell out two years ago; être brouillé avec les chiffres/avec les langues fig to be hopeless with figures/at languages;2 ( devenir trouble) [liquide] to become cloudy; [vue] to become blurred; [esprit, souvenirs] to become confused; avoir le teint brouillé to look ill ou liverish;3 Météo le temps se brouille, il va pleuvoir it's clouding over ou the weather is breaking, it's going to rain; ⇒ œuf.[bruje] verbe transitif1. CUISINE [œuf] to scramble2. [mélanger - cartes] to shufflea. [dans un roman] to confuse the readerb. [dans une poursuite] to cover one's tracks, to put somebody off one's scentc. [dans un débat] to put up a smokescreen3. [dérégler] to jumble4. [troubler - liquide] to cloudbrouiller la vue to cloud ou to blur one's eyesight[transmission, circuit] to jamce professeur m'a brouillé avec les mathématiques (figuré) that teacher spoiled ou ruined mathematics for me————————se brouiller verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se brouiller verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se mélanger - idées] to get confused ou muddled ou jumbled————————se brouiller avec verbe pronominal plus préposition -
3 embrouiller
embrouiller [ɑ̃bʀuje]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb* * *ɑ̃bʀuje
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verbe transitif to tangle [fils]; to confuse [affaire, personne]
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s'embrouiller verbe pronominal [fils, cheveux] to become tangled; [idées, affaire, personne] to become confuseds'embrouiller dans — to get into a muddle with [comptes]; to get tangled up in [explications]
* * *ɑ̃bʀuje vt1) [fils] to tangle2) [fiches, idées, personne] to muddle up* * *embrouiller verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( enchevêtrer) to tangle [fils, laine];2 ( rendre confus) to confuse [affaire, personne]; l'histoire est assez embrouillée the story is rather confused; tu m'embrouilles avec tes explications you're confusing me with your explanations.B s'embrouiller vpr1 ( s'enchevêtrer) [fils, cheveux] to become tangled;2 ( devenir confus) [idées, affaire, personne] to become confused; s'embrouiller dans to get into a muddle with [comptes]; to get tangled up in [explications].[ɑ̃bruje] verbe transitif1. [emmêler] to tangle up2. [compliquer] to complicateembrouiller la situation ou les choses to confuse matters————————s'embrouiller verbe pronominal intransitif -
4 embrouillé
embrouille (inf) [ɑ̃bʀuj]feminine noun* * *(colloq) ɑ̃bʀuj nom féminin shady goings-on (colloq) (pl)* * *ɑ̃bʀuj nf *(= tromperie) dodgy dealings ** * *embrouille○ nf shady goings-on○ (pl); je n'aime pas ces embrouilles I don't like these shady goings-on.( féminin embrouillée) [ɑ̃bruje] adjectifavoir les idées embrouillées to have muddled ideas, to be confused
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