confuse

confuse
transitive verb
1) (disorder) durcheinander bringen; verwirren; (blur) verwischen

confuse the issue — den Sachverhalt unklar machen

it simply confuses matters — das verwirrt die Sache nur

2) (mix up mentally) verwechseln
3) (perplex) konfus machen; verwirren
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[kən'fju:z]
verb
1) (to put in disorder: He confused the arrangements by arriving late.) in Unordnung bringen
2) (to mix up in one's mind: I always confuse John and his twin brother.) verwechseln
3) (to make puzzled: He completely confused me by his questions.) verwirren
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- academic.ru/15242/confused">confused
- confusedly
- confusion
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con·fuse
[kənˈfju:z]
vt
1. (perplex)
▪ to \confuse sb jdn verwirren [o durcheinanderbringen
2. (complicate, muddle)
▪ to \confuse sth etw [noch] verworrener machen
3. (misidentify)
▪ to \confuse sb/sth with [or and] sb/sth jdn/etw mit jdm/etw verwechseln
to \confuse dates/names Termine/Namen durcheinanderbringen
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[kən'fjuːz]
vt
1) (= bewilder, muddle) people konfus machen, verwirren, durcheinanderbringen; (= make unclear) situation verworren machen

am I confusing you? — bringe ich Sie durcheinander?, verwirrt Sie das?

don't confuse the issue! — bring (jetzt) nicht alles durcheinander!

2) (= mix up) people verwechseln; matters, issues also durcheinanderbringen

to confuse two problems — zwei Probleme durcheinanderbringen or miteinander verwechseln

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confuse [kənˈfjuːz] v/t
1. verwechseln, durcheinanderbringen (beide:
with mit):
confuse X and (oder with) Y X und Y durcheinanderbringen;
I’ve got the two terms confused ich habe die beiden Ausdrücke durcheinandergebracht;
you’ve got me confused with sb else Sie verwechseln mich mit jemandem
2. verwirren:
a) in Unordnung bringen
b) aus der Fassung bringen, verlegen machen
3. verworren oder undeutlich machen
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transitive verb
1) (disorder) durcheinander bringen; verwirren; (blur) verwischen

confuse the issue — den Sachverhalt unklar machen

it simply confuses matters — das verwirrt die Sache nur

2) (mix up mentally) verwechseln
3) (perplex) konfus machen; verwirren
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(with) v.
durcheinander bringen ausdr.
verwechseln (mit) v. v.
aus der Fassung bringen ausdr.
in Unordnung bringen ausdr.
undeutlich machen ausdr.
verlegen machen ausdr.
verwirren v.
verworren machen ausdr.

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