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101 путать
гл.Русский многозначный глагол путать относится к разным сферам деятельности: к физическим действиям с предметами, а также к сферам умственной деятельности и умственного состояния. В английском языке его эквиваленты различаются по сферам деятельности, объектам действия и обстоятельствам.2. to take sb,sth for sb, sth — ( ошибочно принимать одно за другое)3. to confuse — The instructions were so confusing that they could not continue the experiment. — Инструкции были так сбивчивы, что ставили их в тупик, не давая возможности продолжить эксперимент. Her requests totally confused me. — Ее просьбы окончательно сбили меня столку.4. to tangle — путать, путаться, запутывать, запутываться, спутывать, спутываться (переплетать так, что трудно отделить одну часть от другой; обыкновенно о чем-либо длинном, например, о нитках, веревках; в переносном значении относится к человеку, попавшему в затруднительное и часто неприятное положение): to get tangled — запутаться Long threads tangle easily. — Длинные нитки легко путаются. These thin threads tangled into a knot. — Эти тонкие нитки спутались в узел. The lion got tangled in a net. — Лев запутался в сетях. His beard got tangled without proper care. — Без должного ухода его борода свалялась. The dog's hair got so tangled that we had to cut it off. — Собачья шерсть так свалялась, что пришлось ее состричь.5. to muddle (up) — путать, перепутывать, приводить в беспорядок: Someone's muddled my papers on my desk. — Кто-то перепутал мои бумаги на письменном столе./Кто-то переворошил мои бумаги на письменном столе. Accidentally I dropped my suitcase and all the papers got muddled up. — Я случайно уронил портфель, и все мои бумаги перепутались. I don't know where your certificate is, it might have got muddled with somebody else's. — Я не знаю, где ваш документ, его, наверное, сунули куда-то вместе с чьим-либо другим. Sorry, I've got a bit muddled up over the dates. — Простите, я что-то перепутал в датах. I'm not quite sure about the data, I get them muddled up. — Я не совсем уверен в этих данных, я что-то перепутал. -
102 durcheinandergeraten
durch|ei|nạn|der|ge|ra|ten sep irreg aux sein irreg aux seinvito get mixed or muddled upjetzt bin ich mit dem Datum völlig durcheinandergeraten — now I've got completely mixed or muddled up about the date
* * *durch·ei·nan·der|ge·ra·ten *vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein2. (verwirrt) to get confused* * *durcheinandergeraten v/i (irr, trennb, ist):mein ganzer Zeitplan ist (mir) durcheinandergeraten my schedule is all over the place now* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to get mixed up expr. -
103 muddle
I ['mʌdl]1) (mess) confusione f.; fig. pasticcio m., imbroglio m.the clients' records have got into a terrible muddle — i dossier dei clienti sono terribilmente in disordine
2) (mix-up)II ['mʌdl]there was a muddle over my hotel reservation — hanno fatto un pasticcio con la mia prenotazione all'albergo
* * *1. verb(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) confondere2. noun(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) disordine- muddled- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
- muddle up* * *muddle /ˈmʌdl/n.(al sing., con l'art. indeterm.) confusione; disordine; imbroglio; pasticcio (fig.)● muddle-headed, confusionario; che ha idee confuse; frastornato: to get (o to become) muddle-headed, perdere la lucidità mentale; andare in tilt □ muddle-headedness, confusione mentale; mancanza di lucidità □ to get into a muddle over st., confondersi su qc.; incasinarsi su qc. (fam.) □ to make a muddle of, abborracciare; acciarpare; pasticciare; fare un pasticcio di.(to) muddle /ˈmʌdl/v. t.1 confondere (le idee a); frastornare; intontire; inebriare; far girare la testa a: All his questions muddled me, tutte le sue domande mi confusero le idee2 ( anche to muddle up) abborracciare; pasticciare: You've muddled your job completely, hai proprio abborracciato il lavoro; hai combinato un bel pasticcio* * *I ['mʌdl]1) (mess) confusione f.; fig. pasticcio m., imbroglio m.the clients' records have got into a terrible muddle — i dossier dei clienti sono terribilmente in disordine
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104 emmêler
emmêler [ɑ̃mele]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ cheveux, fil] to tangle ; [+ affaire] to confuse2. reflexive verb* * *ɑ̃mɛle
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1) to tangle [cheveux, fils]2) to confuse [affaire]
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s'emmêler verbe pronominal [fils] to get tangled ups'emmêler les pieds dans — [personne] to get one's feet caught in
* * *ɑ̃mele vt1) (= enchevêtrer) to tangle up, to tangle2) fig to muddle up* * *emmêler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( enchevêtrer) to tangle [cheveux, fils];2 ( embrouiller) to confuse [affaire].B s'emmêler vpr1 ( s'enchevêtrer) to get tangled up;2 ( se prendre) s'emmêler les pieds dans qch to get one's feet caught in sth; s'emmêler les crayons○ or les pédales○ or les pinceaux○ ( trébucher) to trip over; ( s'égarer) to get into a muddle;3 ( s'embrouiller) to get tangled up (dans in); s'emmêler dans des explications/un raisonnement to get tangled up in one's explanations/an argument.[ɑ̃mele] verbe transitif2. [rendre confus, confondre] to mix up (separable)des explications emmêlées confused ou muddled explanations————————s'emmêler verbe pronominal intransitif1. [être mêlé] to be tangled ou knotted ou snarled up2. [être confus - faits, dates] to get mixed up————————s'emmêler verbe pronominal transitifs'emmêler les pieds ou pédales ou pinceaux ou crayons dans quelque chose (familier & figuré) to get something all muddled up -
105 замотавам
1. wind, twine2. (забърк-вам) confuse, mix up. muddle upзамотавам се get mixed/muddled up* * *замота̀вам,гл.1. wind, twine;2. ( забърквам) tangle, confuse, mix up, muddle up; \замотавам главата на някого addle s.o.’s head;\замотавам се get mixed/muddled up.* * *entangle* * *1. (забърк-вам) confuse, mix up. muddle up 2. wind, twine 3. ЗАМОТАВАМ ce get mixed/muddled up -
106 размърдвам
1. stir,move2. прен. stir (up), rouseразмърдвам си мозъка use o.'s mindразмърдвам се bestir o.s., liven up, awake, spring into activity, get goingразг. get cracking, sl. make a moveразмърдай се! get a move on. размътвам, размътя trouble, stir up, ruffle, muddy, make turbidразмърдвам мозъка на bemuse, addle s.o.'s brains(питие) fuddle, muddleразмърдвам ума/главата на addle the wits/the head of, unsettle the judgment ofразмърдвам се become turbid/muddy(за ум) become fuddled/muddled* * *размъ̀рдвам,гл.1. stir, move;2. прен. stir (up), rouse; galvanize (s.o. into doing s.th.); \размърдвам мозъка си use o.’s mind; разг. use o.’s loaf; get o.’s brain into gear;\размърдвам се bestir o.s., liven up, awake, spring into activity, get going; разг. get cracking, jump to it, sl. make a move; размърдай се! get a move on; разг. make it snappy! move it! snap into it! pull/get your finger out.* * *stir; move; awake (прен.); bestir (се); hustle* * *1. (за ум) become fuddled/ muddled. 2. (питие) fuddle, muddle 3. stir,move 4. РАЗМЪРДВАМ ce become turbid/muddy 5. РАЗМЪРДВАМ ce bestir o.s., liven up, awake, spring into activity, get going 6. РАЗМЪРДВАМ мозъка на bemuse, addle s.o.'s brains 7. РАЗМЪРДВАМ си мозъка use o.'s mind 8. РАЗМЪРДВАМ ума/главата на addle the wits/the head of, unsettle the judgment of 9. прен. stir (up), rouse 10. разг. get cracking, sl. make a move 11. размърдай се! get a move on. размътвам, размътя trouble, stir up, ruffle, muddy, make turbid -
107 confondere
confuse, mix up( imbarazzare) embarrass* * *confondere v.tr.1 ( mescolare) to mix up, to muddle up, to mingle, to confuse: ha confuso tutte le mie carte, he mixed up all my papers2 ( scambiare) to mistake*, to confuse: ti ho confuso con tuo fratello, I mistook (o took) you for your brother (o I got you mixed up with your brother); confondere il colpevole con l'innocente, to mistake the innocent for the guilty3 ( turbare) to confuse, to embarrass, to perplex: con tutte quelle domande lo hanno confuso, they confused him with all their questions; lei mi confonde!, (fig.) you're embarrassing me! // confondere le idee, to muddle one's ideas // confondere la vista, to blur the vision4 (letter.) ( annientare) to confound, to mortify: Dio confonde i malvagi, God confounds the wicked; confondere il nemico, to throw the enemy into confusion.◘ confondersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 to get* mixed up, to get* into a muddle: scusami, mi sono confuso, sorry, I got mixed up2 ( mescolarsi) to mix, to merge, to mingle; ( di colori) to blend: ci confondemmo con la folla, we mingled with the crowd3 ( turbarsi) to become* confused, to get* confused, to be disconcerted, to lose* one's presence of mind: si confonde facilmente, he is easily disconcerted.* * *1. [kon'fondere]vb irreg vt1) (mischiare) to mix up, confuseconfondere le idee a qn — to mix sb up, confuse sb
2)confondere qc con qc — to confuse sth with sthnon starai confondendo i nomi? — you're not mixing up the names, are you?
2. vip (confondersi)1) (colori, sagoma) to merge, (ricordi) to become confusedconfondersi tra la folla — to mingle with the crowd2) (sbagliarsi) to be mistaken, get mixed upno, scusa, mi sono confuso: era ieri — no, sorry, I've got mixed up: it was yesterday
3) (turbarsi) to become confused* * *[kon'fondere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (scambiare) to confuse ( con with); to mix [sth.] up [date, nomi, biglietti]; (mescolare) to jumble up [forme, immagini]ti ho confuso con Ada — I mistook you for Ada, I got you muddled up with Ada
2) (turbare) to fluster; (disorientare) to baffle, to confound, to confuse2.confondere le idee a qcn. — to muddle sb. up
verbo pronominale confondersi1) (mescolarsi) [ colori] to merge, to mingle; [avvenimenti, fatti] to merge, to become* confused- rsi con lo sfondo — to fade o melt into the background
2) (smarrirsi, contraddirsi) to get* confused, to get* lost* * *confondere/kon'fondere/ [51]1 (scambiare) to confuse ( con with); to mix [sth.] up [date, nomi, biglietti]; (mescolare) to jumble up [forme, immagini]; ti ho confuso con Ada I mistook you for Ada, I got you muddled up with Ada2 (turbare) to fluster; (disorientare) to baffle, to confound, to confuse; confondere le idee a qcn. to muddle sb. upII confondersi verbo pronominale1 (mescolarsi) [ colori] to merge, to mingle; [avvenimenti, fatti] to merge, to become* confused; - rsi con lo sfondo to fade o melt into the background2 (smarrirsi, contraddirsi) to get* confused, to get* lost. -
108 plą|tać
impf (plączę) Ⅰ vt 1. (motać, supłać) to tangle (up), to scramble [nici, sznurek, drut, włosy]- wiatr plątał jej włosy the wind was tugging at her hair- plątanie nici/lin the tangling of thread/lines ⇒ poplątać2. (mylić) to mix up, to confuse [fakty, daty, nazwiska]- (on) plącze różne kolory he confuses different colours- (ona) plącze język francuski z hiszpańskim she mixes French up with Spanish- plątać czyjeś plany to throw sb’s plans into disarray- alkohol plątał/zmęczenie plątało mu myśli he was muddled up by drink/tiredness- plątanie faktów historycznych mixing up a. muddling up historical facts ⇒ poplątać3. (angażować, wciągać) to involve, to mix up- (ona) niepotrzebnie plącze w tę sprawę Adama she doesn’t have to involve Adam a. get Adam mixed up in the whole thing ⇒ wplątaćⅡ plątać się 1. (motać się, supłać się) [nici, szmur] to tangle, to get tangled- czerwona nitka plącze się z niebieską the red thread gets tangled up with the blue one ⇒ splątać się , poplątać się2. (mylić się, gmatwać się) [fakty, daty, nazwiska] to become confused- wszystkie fakty i daty plątały mi się w głowie I got the facts and dates mixed up a. muddled up- plączą mi się nazwiska polityków I get the names of politicians mixed up ⇒ poplątać się3. (wikłać się) [osoba] to flounder, to get confused- plątać się w zeznaniach/wyjaśnieniach to give confusing evidence/explanations- plątała się, nie wiedząc, co powiedzieć she floundered, not knowing what to say4. (przeszkadzać) to get in the way- aparat fotograficzny plątał mu się u boku the camera at his side was getting in his way- nogi plątały się jej w długiej spódnicy her legs were getting tangled in her long skirt- po całym pokoju plączą się jej ubrania her clothes are scattered all over the room- pies plątał mu się pod nogami the dog was getting under his feet5. [obrazy, uczucia] w głowie plątały mi się różne myśli various thoughts kept going through my head- natrętna melodia plącze mi się po głowie this tune keeps nagging me a. coming back to me6. (krążyć, kręcić się) to mill around a. about- po dworcu plątali się podróżni passengers were milling around the station- plątała się po domu she was drifting around a. about the house- plątał się bez celu po ulicach he was roaming the streets a. roving around the streets aimlessly- plątał się koło gości, czekając na napiwek he was hovering around the guests expecting a tip- nie plącz się w kuchni, przeszkadzasz mi get out of the kitchen, you’re getting in my way7. (wdawać się, mieszać) to get mixed up (w coś in sth)- nie plącz się w podejrzane interesy don’t get mixed up in shady deals ⇒ wplątać się■ język mu się plątał he was blabbering incoherently, his speech was slurred- nogi mu się plączą he’s unsteady on his feetThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > plą|tać
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109 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. -
110 confused
confused [kənˈfju:zd]• to get confused ( = muddled up) ne plus savoir où on en est* * *[kən'fjuːzd]1) [person] troublé; [thoughts, mind] confus2) ( muddled) [account, reasoning] confus; [memories, sounds] confus; [voices] indistinct; [impression] vague -
111 korapilatu
io. knotty; errusiarren eta lituaniarren arteko harreman \korapilatuak the {knotty || convoluted || difficult} relationship between Russians and Lithuanians du/ad.1.a. to knot, tie upb. to tie... into a knot; estu \korapilatu to tie... into a tight knotc. ( gorbata) to tied. (irud.) \korapilatuta daukat mingaina my tongue's tied2. ( nahastu)a. to tangle up, entangle, snarl, snagb. to get (sb) {involved || mixed up}, implicate, entangle da/ad.1.a. to get tied up, get into knotsb. (irud.) zintzurra \korapilatu zitzaion he got a lump in his throat2. to get {entangled || tangled} (- (e)an: in) ; txoria sarean \korapilatu zen the bird got entangled in the netb. ( inor egoera txar batean sartu) to get {mixed up || involved || tangled up} (- (e)an: in)c. ( nahastu) to become muddled; izugarri \korapilatu zaien arazoa the problem that has enmeshed them so; istorioa ongi hasi zen baina gero \korapilatu zen the story started out well but then it became {muddled || confused} -
112 ingarbugliare
tanglefig confuse, muddle* * *ingarbugliare v.tr.1 to entangle, to tangle up: ingarbugliare una matassa, to tangle up a skein2 (fig.) (complicare) to complicate3 (fig.) (confondere) to confuse, to muddle: mi ha ingarbugliato con le sue chiacchiere, he confused me with his chat.◘ ingarbugliarsi v.intr.pron. to get* entangled, to get* confused; to get* mixed up (anche fig.): la questione si è ingarbugliata, the matter has become complicated; per l'emozione si è ingarbugliato, he was so excited he got confused; si ingarbugliò con le date, he got mixed up (o muddled) over the dates.* * *[inɡarbuʎ'ʎare]1. vt(fili, corde) to tangle, (fig : situazione) to muddle, confuse2. vip (ingarbugliarsi)(fili, corde, capelli) to get tangled, (fig : situazione) to become confused o muddled* * *[ingarbuʎ'ʎare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (intricare) to tangle up, to muddle up, to scramble [ fili]2.verbo pronominale ingarbugliarsi1) (intricarsi) [ fili] to tangle up, to become* tangled2) fig. (diventare confuso) [idee, faccenda, persona] to become* confused* * *ingarbugliare/ingarbuλ'λare/ [1]1 (intricare) to tangle up, to muddle up, to scramble [ fili]II ingarbugliarsi verbo pronominale1 (intricarsi) [ fili] to tangle up, to become* tangled2 fig. (diventare confuso) [idee, faccenda, persona] to become* confused. -
113 despistado
adj.disoriented, lost, at wits end, clueless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: despistar.* * *1→ link=despistar despistar► adjetivo1 (distraído) absent-minded2 (confundido) confused3 (desorientado) lost■ estoy despistado, ya no sé dónde estamos I'm lost, I don't know where we are► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 absent-minded person, scatterbrain\hacerse el/la despistado,-a to pretend not to understand* * *despistado, -a1. ADJ1) (=distraído) vague, absentminded2) (=confuso) confused, muddled2.SM / F (=distraído) scatterbrain, absent-minded person* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) [ser] vague, absentmindedb) [estar]estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming
2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)* * *= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex. A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex. He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.Ex. I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex. Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) [ser] vague, absentmindedb) [estar]estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming
2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)* * *= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex: He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex: Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.* * *1 [ SER] forgetful, absent-mindedtendrás que recordárselo, es muy despistado you'll have to remind him, he's very absent-minded o forgetful o he tends to forget thingssoy muy despistado para los nombres I never remember names, I'm hopeless with names ( colloq)2 [ ESTAR]:estaba or iba despistado y me pasé de la parada I was miles away o I was daydreaming and I missed my stop ( colloq)B [ ESTAR] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostcon tantos cambios estoy despistado I'm bewildered by o I'm all at sea with all these changestodavía anda un poco despistado he hasn't quite found his feet yet, he's still a bit lost o disorientedmasculine, femininescatterbrain ( colloq)es un despistado he's a scatterbrain, he's very absent-minded o forgetfulno te hagas la despistada don't act as if you don't know what I'm talking about* * *
Del verbo despistar: ( conjugate despistar)
despistado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
despistado
despistar
despistado◊ -da adjetivo
b)◊ 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
* * *despistado, -a♦ adj1. [por naturaleza] absent-minded;soy muy despistado para los cumpleaños I'm hopeless at remembering birthdays2. [momentáneamente] distracted;en ese momento estaba despistado y no la vi I was distracted at the time and didn't see her3. [confuso] muddled, mixed up;aún se le ve despistado he still looks a bit lost o as if he doesn't quite know what he's doing;nos tenías despistados a todos you had us all fooled♦ nm,fes una despistada she's very absent-minded;hacerse el despistado to act as if one hasn't noticed/heard/understood/ etc;no te hagas el despistado, te hablo a ti stop acting as if you haven't heard, I'm talking to you* * *I adj scatterbrainedII m, despistada f scatterbrain* * *despistado, -da adj1) distraído: absentminded, forgetful2) confuso: confused, bewildereddespistado, -da n: scatterbrain, absentminded person* * *despistado adj absent minded -
114 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
1.
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]
2.
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 -
115 перепутываться
св1) приходить в беспорядок to get mixed up/disarranged/muddled up; о нитках, ветвях и т. п. to tangle, to get tangled2) разг о мыслях и т. п. to get/to be muddled up/confused -
116 versprechen
(unreg.)I v/t1. promise; ich verspreche es I promise; du hast es mir versprochen you promised (to do it); (Gegenstand) you promised me it ( oder to give it to me); er hat mir versprochen, dass er kommen würde he promised to come ( oder that he would come); jemandem etw. in die Hand versprechen promise s.o. s.th.; Ehe, hoch II2. sich (Dat) etw. versprechen (erwarten) expect s.th., hope for s.th.; sich (Dat) viel versprechen von have great hopes of; ich verspreche mir wenig / nichts davon I don’t expect much / anything to come of it, I don’t think much / anything will come of it; er verspricht, ein guter Schauspieler zu werden he promises to be a good actorII v/refl make a mistake, get it wrong; ich habe mich / er hat sich etc. versprochen auch it was a slip of the tongue; sich dauernd versprechen keep getting one’s words muddled* * *das Versprechenpromise* * *Ver|sprẹ|chen [fEɐ'ʃprɛçn]nt -s, -promise* * *das1) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) faith2) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) pledge3) (to promise: He pledged his support.) pledge4) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) promise5) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) promise6) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promise7) (a promise: He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back.) undertaking* * *Ver·spre·chen<-s, ->nt promisejdm das \Versprechen geben, etw zu tun to promise to do sth, to promise sb [that] one will do sthjdm das \Versprechen abnehmen, etw zu tun to make sb promise to do sthein \Versprechen brechen to go back on [or break] a promise* * *das; Versprechens, Versprechen: promise* * *versprechen (irr)A. v/t1. promise;ich verspreche es I promise;du hast es mir versprochen you promised (to do it); (Gegenstand) you promised me it ( oder to give it to me);er hat mir versprochen, dass er kommen würde he promised to come ( oder that he would come);2.sich (dat)etwas versprechen (erwarten) expect sth, hope for sth;sich (dat)viel versprechen von have great hopes of;ich verspreche mir wenig/nichts davon I don’t expect much/anything to come of it, I don’t think much/anything will come of it;er verspricht, ein guter Schauspieler zu werden he promises to be a good actorB. v/r make a mistake, get it wrong;ich habe mich/er hat sich etcversprochen auch it was a slip of the tongue;sich dauernd versprechen keep getting one’s words muddled* * *das; Versprechens, Versprechen: promise* * *n.promise n. -
117 durcheinander geraten
durch|ei|nạn|der|ge|ra|ten sep irreg aux sein irreg aux seinvito get mixed or muddled upjetzt bin ich mit dem Datum völlig durcheinandergeraten — now I've got completely mixed or muddled up about the date
* * *ausdr.to get mixed up expr.to go haywire expr. -
118 confused
[kən'fjuːzd] 1. 2.1) [person, thoughts] confuso2) (muddled) [account, sounds] confuso; [ impression] vago* * *1) (mixed up: The message I received was rather confused.) confuso2) (mixed up in the mind: in a confused state of mind.) confuso* * *[kən'fjuːzd] 1. 2.1) [person, thoughts] confuso2) (muddled) [account, sounds] confuso; [ impression] vago -
119 mess
I [mes]1) (untidy state) confusione f., disordine m., casino m. colloq.to make a mess — [ person] mettere in disordine
to tidy o clear up the mess mettere in ordine o a posto; this report is a mess! questa relazione è un disastro! my hair is a mess ho i capelli tutti spettinati o in disordine; you look a mess! BE you look like a mess! — AE sei proprio malmesso o conciato male!
2) fig. (muddled state)my life is a mess — la mia vita è un casino colloq.
to be in a terrible mess — [ economy] essere allo sbando
to make a mess of the job — combinare un pasticcio, un casino colloq.
3) colloq. (pitiful state)his face was a mess — il suo viso era devastato o deturpato
he's a mess — (psychologically) è molto confuso, è incasinato colloq.
4) (excrement) (of domestic animal) cacca f.5) (stain)6) mil. mensa f.officers' mess — (in the army) mensa ufficiali; (in the navy) quadrato ufficiali
7) AE colloq. piatto m., porzione f.II [mes]verbo intransitivo colloq. (meddle)- mess up* * *[mes] 1. noun(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.) confusione, disordine2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) trafficare- messy- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
- mess up* * *I [mes]1) (untidy state) confusione f., disordine m., casino m. colloq.to make a mess — [ person] mettere in disordine
to tidy o clear up the mess mettere in ordine o a posto; this report is a mess! questa relazione è un disastro! my hair is a mess ho i capelli tutti spettinati o in disordine; you look a mess! BE you look like a mess! — AE sei proprio malmesso o conciato male!
2) fig. (muddled state)my life is a mess — la mia vita è un casino colloq.
to be in a terrible mess — [ economy] essere allo sbando
to make a mess of the job — combinare un pasticcio, un casino colloq.
3) colloq. (pitiful state)his face was a mess — il suo viso era devastato o deturpato
he's a mess — (psychologically) è molto confuso, è incasinato colloq.
4) (excrement) (of domestic animal) cacca f.5) (stain)6) mil. mensa f.officers' mess — (in the army) mensa ufficiali; (in the navy) quadrato ufficiali
7) AE colloq. piatto m., porzione f.II [mes]verbo intransitivo colloq. (meddle)- mess up -
120 перемешиваться
I несов. - переме́шиваться, сов. - перемеша́ться1) разг. ( смешиваться) mix2) разг. (путаться, приходить в беспорядок) get jumbled, get mixed / muddled upIIу меня́ в голове́ всё перемеша́лось — my thoughts are all mixed / muddled / jumbled up
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