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1 perplexity
noun She stood there in perplexity.) perplejidadtr[pə'pleksɪtɪ]1 perplejidad nombre femeninon.• descabezamiento s.m.• enredo s.m.• perplejidad s.f.• velo s.m.[pǝ'pleksɪtɪ]N perplejidad f, confusión f -
2 perplexity
s.perplejidad, desconcierto. (plural perplexities) -
3 confusion
- ʒənnoun confusiónconfusion n confusión
confusión sustantivo femenino
confusión sustantivo femenino
1 (desorden) confusion
2 (error) mistake ' confusión' also found in these entries: Spanish: aturdimiento - barullo - belén - desbarajuste - desconcierto - desorientación - embrollo - folclore - follón - obnubilar - ofuscación - para - prestarse - torre - turbación - aquél - armar - bochinche - convulsionar - desorden - ése - éste - grado - jaleo - lío - mareo - medio - sólo - turbar English: brainstorm - confusion - disarray - foul up - haziness - mess - misunderstanding - mix-up - quagmire - rush - scramble - shambles - start - turmoil - welter - add - disorder - havoc - mix - straightentr[kən'fjʊːʒən]1 confusión nombre femeninoconfusion [kən'fju:ʒən] n1) perplexity: confusión f2) mess, turmoil: confusión f, embrollo m, lío m famn.• algarabía* s.f.• babel s.m.• confusión s.f.• descomposición s.f.• desorden s.m.kən'fjuːʒənmass noun1)a) ( turmoil) confusión fb) ( disorder) desorden m2)a) ( perplexity) confusión f, desconcierto mb) ( embarrassment) turbación f[kǝn'fjuːʒǝn]N1) (=disorder) desorden m2) (=perplexity) confusión f, desorientación f3) (=commotion) confusión f4) (=embarrassment)* * *[kən'fjuːʒən]mass noun1)a) ( turmoil) confusión fb) ( disorder) desorden m2)a) ( perplexity) confusión f, desconcierto mb) ( embarrassment) turbación f -
4 perplejidad
perplejidad sustantivo femenino perplexity, puzzlement
perplejidad sustantivo femenino perplexity, puzzlement ' perplejidad' also found in these entries: Spanish: aturdimiento English: baffled -
5 blankness
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6 perplex
pə'pleks(to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) dejar perplejo, desconcertar- perplexedly
- perplexity
tr[pə'pleks]1 dejar perplejo,-a, desconcertarperplex [pər'plɛks] vt: dejar perplejo, confundirv.• confundir v.• dejar perplejo v.• distraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• embarazar v.• embrollar v.• enmarañar v.• enredar v.pər'pleks, pə'plekstransitive verb dejar perplejo, desconcertar*[pǝ'pleks]VT (=puzzle) dejar perplejo; (=confuse) desconcertar, confundir; [+ situation, issue] complicar* * *[pər'pleks, pə'pleks]transitive verb dejar perplejo, desconcertar* -
7 confusion
adj.1 confusión, desconcierto (perplexity); turbación (embarrassment). (desusado)2 ruina, destrucción. (desusado)adv.in confusion -> desordenadamente, en tropel, a la desbandada, en desbandada.s.1 desconcierto (de persona); confusión (disorder)2 conmoción, alboroto.3 asunto enredado, embrollo.
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