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1 Durcheinander
Adv.1. (in Unordnung) in a mess, mixed up; alles durcheinander essen eat everything as it comes; aufgeregt durcheinander laufen run around excitedly all over the place; durcheinander reden all talk at the same time; der Wind wirbelt die Blätter durcheinander the wind blew the leaves all over the place; mein ganzer Zeitplan ist ( mir) durcheinander geraten oder gekommen my schedule is all over the place now; in seiner Wohnung (f) liegt alles durcheinander umg. his flat (Am. apartment)’s a complete mess ( oder tip, Am. dump); sie hat alle meine Sachen oder mir alles durcheinander gebracht oder geworfen she got me all in a muddle2. (verwirrt) confused; emotional: mixed up; sie ist noch ganz durcheinander she’s still all over the place; durcheinander bringen (verwirren) get s.o. all flustered; (verwechseln) mix up, mistake s.o. for s.o. else* * *das Durcheinandermess; muddle; commotion; muss; confusion; upset; fracas; jumble; tumult; turmoil; promiscuity; hotchpotch; medley* * *Durch|ei|nạn|der [dUrç|ai'nandɐ, 'dʊrç|ainandɐ]nt -s, no pl(= Unordnung) mess, muddle; (= Wirrwarr) confusionin dem Zimmer herrscht ein wüstes Durcheinander — the room is in a terrible mess or muddle
* * *1) (very worried and upset.) distraught2) (a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) muddle3) (a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) mess4) (a muddle or state of confusion: There has been a mess-up in the timetable.) mess-up5) (a confused situation etc: a mix-up over the concert tickets.) mix-up6) (quickly and in disorder or great confusion: The children rushed in pell-mell.) pell-mell* * *Durch·ei·nan·der<-s>[dʊrçʔaiˈnandɐ]2. (Wirrwarr) confusion* * *das; Durcheinanders1) muddle; mess2) (Wirrwarr) confusion* * ** * *das; Durcheinanders1) muddle; mess2) (Wirrwarr) confusion* * *n.chaos n.confusion n.hodgepodge n.huddle n.jumble n.tangle n. -
2 durcheinander
Adv.1. (in Unordnung) in a mess, mixed up; alles durcheinander essen eat everything as it comes; aufgeregt durcheinander laufen run around excitedly all over the place; durcheinander reden all talk at the same time; der Wind wirbelt die Blätter durcheinander the wind blew the leaves all over the place; mein ganzer Zeitplan ist ( mir) durcheinander geraten oder gekommen my schedule is all over the place now; in seiner Wohnung (f) liegt alles durcheinander umg. his flat (Am. apartment)’s a complete mess ( oder tip, Am. dump); sie hat alle meine Sachen oder mir alles durcheinander gebracht oder geworfen she got me all in a muddle2. (verwirrt) confused; emotional: mixed up; sie ist noch ganz durcheinander she’s still all over the place; durcheinander bringen (verwirren) get s.o. all flustered; (verwechseln) mix up, mistake s.o. for s.o. else* * *das Durcheinandermess; muddle; commotion; muss; confusion; upset; fracas; jumble; tumult; turmoil; promiscuity; hotchpotch; medley* * *Durch|ei|nạn|der [dUrç|ai'nandɐ, 'dʊrç|ainandɐ]nt -s, no pl(= Unordnung) mess, muddle; (= Wirrwarr) confusionin dem Zimmer herrscht ein wüstes Durcheinander — the room is in a terrible mess or muddle
* * *1) (very worried and upset.) distraught2) (a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) muddle3) (a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) mess4) (a muddle or state of confusion: There has been a mess-up in the timetable.) mess-up5) (a confused situation etc: a mix-up over the concert tickets.) mix-up6) (quickly and in disorder or great confusion: The children rushed in pell-mell.) pell-mell* * *Durch·ei·nan·der<-s>[dʊrçʔaiˈnandɐ]2. (Wirrwarr) confusion* * *das; Durcheinanders1) muddle; mess2) (Wirrwarr) confusion* * *durcheinander adv1. (in Unordnung) in a mess, mixed upsie ist noch ganz durcheinander she’s still all over the place; → auch durcheinanderbringen, durcheinanderessen etc* * *das; Durcheinanders1) muddle; mess2) (Wirrwarr) confusion* * *n.chaos n.confusion n.hodgepodge n.huddle n.jumble n.tangle n. -
3 wursteln
umg.* * *wụrs|teln ['vʊrstln]vi (inf)to muddle alongsich durchs Leben/die Schule wursteln — to muddle (one's way) through life/school
* * *wurs·teln[ˈvʊrstl̩n]vi (fam)* * *1.intransitives Verb (ugs.)potter2.an etwas (Dat.) wursteln — potter about with something
reflexives Verbsich durchs Leben wursteln — muddle [along] through life
* * *wursteln umgA. v/r:wursteln muddle (one’s way) throughB. v/i:vor sich hin wursteln muddle along* * *1.intransitives Verb (ugs.)potter2.an etwas (Dat.) wursteln — potter about with something
reflexives Verbsich durchs Leben wursteln — muddle [along] through life
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4 bunt
I Adj.1. (gefärbt) colo(u)red; (mehrfarbig) colo(u)rful, multicolo(u)red; (farbenfroh) bright, colo(u)rful; schreiend, grell: gaudy; übermäßig: glaring; Glas: stained; (gefleckt) spotted; Hund 22. fig. colo(u)rful; (abwechslungsreich) varied; bunter Abend evening of entertainment; buntes Programm varied program(me); bunte Platte (dish of) varied kinds of sliced meat and sausages; bunter Teller plate of nuts, cakes and sweets (Am. candy); in bunter Reihenfolge in a varied sequence3.a) (gemischt) mixed, motley;b) (ungeordnet, wirr) confused; higgledy-piggledy; buntes Durcheinander complete muddle, confusion, chaos; buntes Treiben lively goings-on; das wird mir doch zu bunt! umg. I’ve had enough!, I’m fed up with this!II Adv.1. in different colo(u)rs; etw. bunt bemalen paint s.th. in different ( oder all sorts of) colo(u)rs; bunt bemalt brightly colo(u)red, multi-colo(u)red, painted in (all sorts of) different colo(u)rs; bunt geblümt with a colo(u)rful floral pattern präd.; bunt gefiedert with brightly-colo(u)red feathers präd.; bunt gemustert brightly patterned; bunt gestreift brightly striped; bunt kariert with colo(u)red checks; bunt schillernd iridescent2. fig.: bunt durcheinander in a complete jumble ( oder muddle), chaotic; das geht bunt durcheinander there’s no system in it, it goes all over the place; bunt gemischt motley..., mixed, assorted; es ging bunt zu umg. things were pretty lively; er treibt es zu bunt umg. he takes things too far, he overdoes it* * *colorful; coloured; variegating; colored; motley; colourful* * *bụnt [bʊnt]1. adj1) (= farbig) coloured (Brit), colored (US); (= mehrfarbig) colo(u)rful; (= vielfarbig) multicolo(u)red, many-colo(u)red; (= gefleckt) mottled, spottedSee:→ Hund2) (fig = abwechslungsreich) variedeine bunte Menge — an assorted or a motley crowd
ein buntes Bild — a colourful (Brit) or colorful (US) picture
ein bunter Teller — a plate of cakes and sweets (Brit) or candy (US)
ein bunter Abend — a social; (Rad, TV) a variety programme (Brit) or program (US)
3) (fig = wirr) confused, higgledy-piggledy2. adv1) (= farbig) anstreichen, anmalen colourfully (Brit), colorfully (US); gekleidet brightly, colo(u)rfully; bemalt, bemalen brightly, gaily, in bright colo(u)rsetw bunt bekleben — to stick colo(u)red paper on sth
bunt fotografieren (inf) — to photograph in colo(u)r
bunt geblümt (Stoff, Kleid) — with a colo(u)rful flower design or pattern
bunt gefärbt — multicolo(u)red, many-colo(u)red
bunt gefleckt (Tier) — spotted, mottled
bunt gemischt (Programm) — varied; Truppe, Team diverse
2)(= ungeordnet)
es geht bunt durcheinander — it's all a complete mess3) (inf = wild)jetzt wirds mir aber zu bunt! — that's going too far!, I've had enough!
es geht hier bunt zu — it's lively here, this is some sort of madhouse (pej inf)
es zu bunt treiben — to carry things too far, to overstep the mark
* * *1) (having colour: She prefers white baths to coloured baths.) coloured2) (bright: gay colours.) gay3) ((of leaves etc) varied in colour.) variegated* * *[bʊnt]I. adjII. adv\bunt bemalt colourful[ly painted]\bunt gestreift with colourful [or coloured] stripes plein \bunt gestreiftes Hemd a colourfully-striped shirt\bunt kariert with a coloured check [pattern]2. (ungeordnet) in a muddle3.* * *1.1) colourful; (farbig) colouredbunte Farben/Kleidung — bright colours/brightly coloured or colourful clothes
ein bunter Abend — a social [evening]; s. auch Hund 1)
3) (ungeordnet) confused <muddle etc.>ein buntes Treiben — a real hustle and bustle
2.jetzt wird es mir zu bunt — (ugs.) that's or it's too much
1) colourfullydie Vorhänge waren bunt geblümt — the curtains had a colourful floral pattern
bunt bunt bemalt — brightly or colourfully painted
bunt gekleidet sein — be colourfully dressed; have colourful clothes
2)3)bunt durcheinander liegen — be in a complete muddle
es zu bunt treiben — (ugs.) go too far; overdo it
* * *A. adj1. (gefärbt) colo(u)red; (mehrfarbig) colo(u)rful, multicolo(u)red; (farbenfroh) bright, colo(u)rful; schreiend, grell: gaudy; übermäßig: glaring; Glas: stained; (gefleckt) spotted; → Hund 2bunter Abend evening of entertainment;buntes Programm varied program(me);bunte Platte (dish of) varied kinds of sliced meat and sausages;bunter Teller plate of nuts, cakes and sweets (US candy);in bunter Reihenfolge in a varied sequencebuntes Durcheinander complete muddle, confusion, chaos;buntes Treiben lively goings-on;das wird mir doch zu bunt! umg I’ve had enough!, I’m fed up with this!B. adv1. in different colo(u)rs;etwas bunt bemalen paint sth in different ( oder all sorts of) colo(u)rs;bunt bemalt brightly colo(u)red, multi-colo(u)red, painted in (all sorts of) different colo(u)rs;bunt geblümt with a colo(u)rful floral pattern präd;bunt gefiedert with brightly-colo(u)red feathers präd;bunt gemustert brightly patterned;bunt gestreift brightly striped;bunt kariert with colo(u)red checks;bunt schillernd iridescent2. fig:bunt durcheinander in a complete jumble ( oder muddle), chaotic;das geht bunt durcheinander there’s no system in it, it goes all over the place;bunt gemischt motley …, mixed, assorted;es ging bunt zu umg things were pretty lively;er treibt es zu bunt umg he takes things too far, he overdoes it* * *1.1) colourful; (farbig) colouredbunte Farben/Kleidung — bright colours/brightly coloured or colourful clothes
ein bunter Abend — a social [evening]; s. auch Hund 1)
3) (ungeordnet) confused <muddle etc.>2.jetzt wird es mir zu bunt — (ugs.) that's or it's too much
1) colourfullybunt bunt bemalt — brightly or colourfully painted
bunt gekleidet sein — be colourfully dressed; have colourful clothes
2)3)es zu bunt treiben — (ugs.) go too far; overdo it
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5 durcheinanderbringen
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* * *1) (to cause to be worried or nervous; to agitate: Don't fluster me!) fluster2) (to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) muddle* * *durch·ei·nan·der|brin·gen1. (in Unordnung bringen)▪ etw \durcheinanderbringen to get sth in a mess [ or esp BRIT muddle]; (verwechseln) to mix [ or esp BRIT muddle] up sth sep, to get sth mixed [ or esp BRIT muddled] up* * *usw.: s. durcheinander* * *durcheinanderbringen v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)1.mir alles durcheinandergebracht she got me all in a muddle* * *usw.: s. durcheinander* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to disturb v. -
6 durchwursteln
( durchwurschteln) v/refl (trennb., hat -ge-) umg. muddle through; sich durch etw. durchwurs(ch) teln muddle one’s way through s.th.* * *dụrch|wursch|teln [-vʊrʃtln]vr sep (inf)to muddle through* * *durch|wursch·teln, durch|wurs·telnvr (sl)* * *sich durch etwas durchwurs(ch)teln muddle one’s way through sth -
7 Kuddelmuddel
* * *das Kuddelmuddelhash (ugs.)* * *Kụd|del|mud|del ['kUdlmʊdl]m or nt -s, no pl (inf)muddle, mess, confusion; (= Aufsatz etc auch) hotchpotch (Brit inf hodgepodge (US inf)* * *Kud·del·mud·del<-s>* * *der od. das; Kuddelmuddels (ugs.) muddle; confusion* * ** * *der od. das; Kuddelmuddels (ugs.) muddle; confusion -
8 wirr
I Adj.1. Haar: dishevel(l)ed, tousled; Schnüre, Wurzeln etc.: tangled; (unordentlich) disorderly; stärker: chaotic; wirres Durcheinander chaos2. fig. confused; Person: auch bewildered, muddle-headed pej.; Gedanken: confused, muddled; Blick: bewildered; Rede: incoherent; mir ist ganz wirr im Kopf my head’s spinning; wirres Zeug reden ramble, rave; jemanden ganz wirr machen get s.o. completely confused, make s.o.’s head spinII Adv.: die Haare hingen ihm wirr ins Gesicht his hair was hanging in a tangled mane over his face; alles lag wirr durcheinander everything lay in total chaos* * *woozy; turbid* * *wịrr [vɪr]1. adjconfused; Blick crazed; (= unordentlich) Haare, Fäden tangled; Gedanken, Vorstellungen, Träume weird; (= unrealistisch, verstiegen) wild2. adv* * *[vɪr]1. (unordentlich) tangled2. (verworren) weird3. (durcheinander) confused, muddledjdn [ganz] \wirr machen to make sb [very] confused* * *1.1) tousled <hair, beard>; tangled <ropes, roots>2) (verworren) confused2.1)2) (verworren)* * *A. adj1. Haar: dishevel(l)ed, tousled; Schnüre, Wurzeln etc: tangled; (unordentlich) disorderly; stärker: chaotic;wirres Durcheinander chaos2. fig confused; Person: auch bewildered, muddle-headed pej; Gedanken: confused, muddled; Blick: bewildered; Rede: incoherent;mir ist ganz wirr im Kopf my head’s spinning;wirres Zeug reden ramble, rave;jemanden ganz wirr machen get sb completely confused, make sb’s head spinB. adv:die Haare hingen ihm wirr ins Gesicht his hair was hanging in a tangled mane over his face;alles lag wirr durcheinander everything lay in total chaos* * *1.1) tousled <hair, beard>; tangled <ropes, roots>2) (verworren) confused2.1)2) (verworren)* * *adj.confused adj. adv.woozily adv. -
9 verwurschteln
ver·wursch·teln *[fɛɐ̯ˈvʊrʃtl̩n]ver·wurs·teln *[fɛɐ̯ˈvʊrstl̩n]vt (fam)▪ etw \verwurschteln1. (in Unordnung bringen) to get sth in a muddle [or tangle2. (weiter verwenden) to reuse sth* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb get in a muddle or a tangle* * *B. v/r get messed up* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb get in a muddle or a tangle -
10 durchwurschteln
dụrch|wursch|teln [-vʊrʃtln]vr sep (inf)to muddle through* * *durch|wursch·teln, durch|wurs·telnvr (sl)* * *sich durch etwas durchwurs(ch)teln muddle one’s way through sth -
11 Kraut
n; -(e)s, Kräuter1. Blätter bestimmter Pflanzen: leaves Pl.; von Gemüse: top(s Pl.); ins Kraut schießen run to leaf, bolt; fig. run riot3. bes. südd., österr. (Kohl) cabbage; das macht das Kraut auch nicht fett fig. that’s not going to make any difference; wie Kraut und Rüben ( durcheinander) in a complete muddle ( oder mess)* * *das Kraut(Blätter) leaves;(Pflanze) cabbage; herb;(Tabak) weed (ugs.)* * *[kraut]nt -(e)s, Kräuter['krɔytɐ]1) (Pflanze = esp Heilkraut, Würzkraut) herbdagegen ist kein Kráút gewachsen (fig) — there is no remedy for that, there's nothing anyone can do about that
2) no pl (= grüne Teile von Pflanzen) foliage, stems and leaves pl, herbage; (von Gemüse) tops pl; (= Kartoffelkraut) potato foliage; (= Spargelkraut) asparagus leaves plwie Kráút und Rüben durcheinanderliegen (inf) — to lie (about (Brit) or around) all over the place (inf)
3) no pl (= Rotkraut, Weißkraut) cabbage; (= Sauerkraut) sauerkraut4) (pej = Tabak) tobacco* * *(a usually small plant used to flavour food or to make medicines: herbs and spices.) herb* * *<-[e]s, Kräuter>[kraut, pl krɔytɐ]nt1. BOT herbins \Kraut schießen to go to seed6.* * *das; Kraut[e]s, Kräuter1) herbdagegen ist kein Kraut gewachsen — (ugs.) there's nothing anyone can do about it
ins Kraut schießen — put on too much foliage; bolt; (fig.) run wild
wie Kraut und Rüben — (ugs.) all over the place; in a complete muddle
4) (ugs. abwertend): (Tabak) tobacco* * *ins Kraut schießen run to leaf, bolt; fig run riot2. GASTR, MED herb;dagegen ist kein Kraut gewachsen fig there’s no cure for that yet3. besonders südd, österr (Kohl) cabbage;wie Kraut und Rüben (durcheinander) in a complete muddle ( oder mess)* * *das; Kraut[e]s, Kräuter1) herbdagegen ist kein Kraut gewachsen — (ugs.) there's nothing anyone can do about it
ins Kraut schießen — put on too much foliage; bolt; (fig.) run wild
wie Kraut und Rüben — (ugs.) all over the place; in a complete muddle
4) (ugs. abwertend): (Tabak) tobacco* * *Kräuter (das Grüne) n.leaves n. Kräuter n.herb n.sauerkraut n.weed n. -
12 verhaspeln
v/refl umg., fig. get in a muddle, get one’s words muddled* * *ver|hạs|peln ptp verha\#speltvr (inf)to get into a muddle or tangle* * *ver·has·peln *vr (fam)* * *reflexives Verb (ugs.) stumble over one's words* * *verhaspeln v/r umg, fig get in a muddle, get one’s words muddled* * *reflexives Verb (ugs.) stumble over one's words* * *v.to get muddled expr. -
13 verheddern
v/refl umg.1. get caught (up)* * *ver|hẹd|dern [fEɐ'hɛdɐn] ptp verhe\#ddertvr (inf)to get tangled up; (beim Sprechen) to get in a muddle or tangle* * *ver·hed·dern *[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛdɐn]vr (fam)die Wolle hat sich völlig verheddert the wool has got into a complete tangle [or has got completely tangled]* * *reflexives Verbsich in etwas (Dat.) verheddern — get tangled up in something
* * *verheddern v/r umg1. get caught (up)* * *reflexives Verbsich in etwas (Dat.) verheddern — get tangled up in something
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14 Lotterwirtschaft
* * *Lọt|ter|wirt|schaftf (inf)muddle, slovenly mess* * * -
15 schusseln
v/i umg.1. (hat geschusselt) make careless mistakes ( bei in); er hat bei der Aufgabe nur geschusselt he made a complete muddle ( oder mess) of the job* * *schụs|seln ['ʃʊsln]vi (inf)(= zerstreut sein) to be scatterbrained (inf) or muddle-headed (Brit inf); (= ungeschickt vorgehen) to be clumsy; (= sich ungeschickt bewegen) to bumble (inf)* * *schusseln v/i umg1. (hat geschusselt) make careless mistakes (bei in);er hat bei der Aufgabe nur geschusselt he made a complete muddle ( oder mess) of the job2. (ist):aufgeregt durch die Gegend schusseln dash about in a scatterbrained way -
16 Ungereimtheit
f inconsistency; Ungereimtheiten auch contradictions; es ist voller Ungereimtheiten auch it’s completely incongruous* * *Ụn|ge|reimt|heitf -, -eninconsistency* * *Un·ge·reimt·heit<-, -en>f2. (ungereimte Äußerung) inconsistencyder Bericht weist viele \Ungereimtheiten auf there are many inconsistencies in the report* * *die; Ungereimtheit, Ungereimtheiten (Unstimmigkeit) inconsistency; (ugs. abwertend): (Unsinnigkeit, Verworrenheit) muddle* * *Ungereimtheit f inconsistency;Ungereimtheiten auch contradictions;es ist voller Ungereimtheiten auch it’s completely incongruous* * *die; Ungereimtheit, Ungereimtheiten (Unstimmigkeit) inconsistency; (ugs. abwertend): (Unsinnigkeit, Verworrenheit) muddle -
17 Unordnung
f disorder(liness), a mess; in Unordnung in disorder, in a mess, in (complete) disarray; in Unordnung bringen mess up; dort herrscht eine furchtbare Unordnung the place is (in) a terrible mess* * *die Unordnungupset; mess; huggermugger; disorderliness; disarray; muss; messiness; clutter; disorder* * *Ụn|ord|nungfdisorder no indef art; (in Zimmer etc auch) untidiness no indef art; (= Durcheinander) muddle (esp Brit), messin Unordnung geraten — to get into (a state of) disorder, to become untidy, to get into a muddle (esp Brit) or mess
etw in Unordnung bringen — to get sth in a mess, to mess sth up
Unordnung in etw bringen (in Leben, System) — to bring disorder to sth
Unordnung machen or schaffen — to put or throw everything into disorder, to turn everything upside down
* * *die1) (state of untidiness: The house is in a clutter.) clutter3) (lack of order; confusion or disturbance: The strike threw the whole country into disorder; scenes of disorder and rioting.) disorder* * *Un·ord·nung[ˈʊnʔɔrdnʊŋ]f kein pl disorder, messetw in \Unordnung bringen to get sth in a mess [or muddle]in \Unordnung geraten to get into a mess\Unordnung machen to make a mess* * *die disorder; mess* * *in Unordnung in disorder, in a mess, in (complete) disarray;in Unordnung bringen mess up;dort herrscht eine furchtbare Unordnung the place is (in) a terrible mess* * *die disorder; mess* * *f.confusion n.disorder n.disorderliness n.mess n.(§ pl.: messes)messiness n. -
18 Verwirrung
f1. (Verwirrtheit) confusion; stärker: bewilderment, perplexity; in Verwirrung bringen confuse, stärker: bewilder, throw into confusion; in Verwirrung geraten get ( oder become) confused; er war in einem Zustand geistiger Verwirrung he was clearly disturbed* * *die Verwirrungconfusion; disarrangement; perplexity; bewilderment; muddle; puzzlement; bafflement; bafflingness; puzzle; bedevilment; dishevelment; fluster; maze* * *Ver|wịr|rungf(= Durcheinander, Verlegenheit) confusion; (= Fassungslosigkeit auch) bewildermentjdn in Verwirrung bringen — to confuse/bewilder sb
* * *die1) confusion2) bewilderment3) derangement4) (disorder: The living-room was in complete disarray after the party.) disarray* * *Ver·wir·rung<-, -en>fjdn in \Verwirrung bringen to confuse [or bewilder] sb, to make sb confused [or bewildered* * *die; Verwirrung, Verwirrungen confusionjemanden in Verwirrung bringen — make somebody confused or bewildered
in Verwirrung geraten — become confused or bewildered
im Zustand geistiger Verwirrung — in a disturbed or confused mental state
* * *in Verwirrung bringen confuse, stärker: bewilder, throw into confusion;in Verwirrung geraten get ( oder become) confused;er war in einem Zustand geistiger Verwirrung he was clearly disturbed2. (Durcheinander) confusion, muddle;Verwirrung stiften cause confusion* * *die; Verwirrung, Verwirrungen confusionjemanden in Verwirrung bringen — make somebody confused or bewildered
in Verwirrung geraten — become confused or bewildered
im Zustand geistiger Verwirrung — in a disturbed or confused mental state
* * *f.bafflement n.bedevilment n.bewilderment n.confusion n.dishevelment n.disorientation n.fuddle n.perplexity n.puzzlement n. -
19 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. -
20 durcheinanderwerfen
durch|ei|nạn|der|wer|fen sep irregvtto muddle up; (fig inf = verwechseln) to mix up, to confuse* * *durch·ei·nan·der|wer·fenvt irreg (fam)1. (in Unordnung bringen)* * *
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muddle on — ˌmuddle a ˈlong ˌmuddle ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they muddle along he/she/it muddles along … Useful english dictionary
Muddle — Mud dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muddling}.] [From {Mud}.] 1. To make turbid, or muddy, as water. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He did ill to muddle the water. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muddle up — ˌmuddle ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they muddle up he/she/it muddles up present participle muddling up past tense … Useful english dictionary
muddle — ► VERB 1) bring into a disordered or confusing state. 2) confuse or perplex (someone). 3) (muddle up) confuse (two or more things) with each other. 4) (muddle along/through) cope more or less satisfactorily. ► NOUN ▪ a mudd … English terms dictionary
Muddle — Mud dle, n. A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness. [1913 Webster] We both grub on in a muddle. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muddle — may refer to: Mr. Muddle, one of the Mr. Men from the children s book series by Richard Hargreaves MDL (programming language), the Lisp derived language that Zork was first written in MUDDL, a programming language originally created for the first … Wikipedia
muddle# — muddle vb *confuse, addle, fuddle, befuddle Analogous words: *puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, distract, nonplus, confound, dumbfound: faze, rattle, discomfit, *embarrass: fluster, flurry, upset, agitate, *discompose Antonyms: enlighten muddle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
muddle — [n] confused state ataxia, awkwardness, botch, chaos, clutter, complexity, complication, confusion, daze, difficulty, dilemma, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorganization, emergency, encumbrance, fog, foul up*, hash, haze, intricacy,… … New thesaurus
muddle — [mud′ l] vt. muddled, muddling [< MUD + LE] 1. to mix up in a confused manner; jumble; bungle 2. to mix or stir (a drink, etc.) 3. to make (water, etc.) turbid 4. to confuse mentally; befuddle, as with alcoholic liquor … English World dictionary
Muddle — Mud dle, v. i. 1. To dabble in mud. [Obs.] Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To think and act in a confused, aimless way. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muddle — I verb addle, baffle, becloud, befog, befuddle, bewilder, botch, bungle, cloud, complicate, confound, confundere, confuse, daze, derange, disarrange, discompose, disconcert, disorder, disorganize, disturb, embrangle, entangle, fluster, fog,… … Law dictionary