confused in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for confused in the English»French Dictionary

confused [Brit kənˈfjuːzd, Am kənˈfjuzd] ADJ

1. confused:

confused person

troublé

confused thoughts, mind

confus

to get confused

s'embrouiller

he was confused about the instructions

il ne comprenait pas bien le mode d'emploi

I'm confused about what to do

je ne sais pas trop ce que je dois faire

2. confused (muddled):

confused account, reasoning

confus

confused memories, sounds

confus

confused voices

indistinct

confused impression

vague

I.confuse [Brit kənˈfjuːz, Am kənˈfjuz] VB trans

1. confuse (bewilder):

confuse person

troubler

to confuse the enemy troops

semer la confusion dans les troupes ennemies

2. confuse (fail to distinguish):

confuse

confondre (with avec)

3. confuse (complicate):

confuse argument, explanation

compliquer

to confuse the issue

compliquer les choses

to confuse matters even more…

pour rendre les choses encore plus compliquées…

II.confuse [Brit kənˈfjuːz, Am kənˈfjuz] VB intr

confuse

rendre perplexe

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she seemed a mite confused

elle semblait un tantinet perplexe

hopelessly confused

inextricablement

Translations for confused in the French»English Dictionary

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emberlificoté (emberlificotée) situation

confused

déboussoler personne

to confuse

il est complètement déboussolé

he's totally confused

embrouiller affaire, personne

to confuse

l'histoire est assez embrouillée

the story is rather confused

s'embrouiller idées, affaire, personne:

to become confused

confus (confuse) formes, mouvements, bruits

confused

confus (confuse) situation, affaire, texte, style, esprit

confused

confus (confuse) déclaration, explication, débat, discours

confused, muddled

son raisonnement devient/paraît confus

his/her reasoning becomes/seems confused

embarrassé (embarrassée) discours, explication

confused

s'obscurcir situation:

to become confused

confused in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confused in the English»French Dictionary

confused ADJ

1. confused (perplexed):

confused

embrouillé(e)

to get confused in one's notes

s'embrouiller dans ses notes

to be a bit confused about what to do

ne plus savoir trop quoi faire

2. confused (mixed up):

confused

confus(e)

confuse [kənˈfju:z] VB trans

1. confuse (perplex):

confuse person

troubler

you're confusing me!

tu m'embrouilles!

2. confuse (put into disarray):

confuse matters

compliquer

3. confuse (mix up):

confuse

confondre

Translations for confused in the French»English Dictionary

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confus(e)

confused

confondre

to confuse

j'ai dû vous confondre avec une autre

I must have confused you with somebody else

désorienter

to confuse

se bousculer

to be confused

brouiller les idées [ou l'esprit] à qn

to confuse sb

brouiller les cartes [ou les pistes]

to confuse the issue

prendre ses rêves pour des réalités

to confuse dreams and reality

brouiller les pistes

to confuse the issue

mêler la réalité et la fiction récit

to confuse fact and fiction

confused Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get confused in one's notes

s'embrouiller dans ses notes

to be a bit confused about what to do

ne plus savoir trop quoi faire

I must have confused you with somebody else

j'ai dû vous confondre avec une autre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sometimes it is confused with rice pudding, since they share the main ingredient (rice).

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The presence of halitosis-producing bacteria on the back of the tongue is not to be confused with tongue coating.

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Weak atheism should not be confused with agnosticism.

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The initial launch left users confused with the application's user interface and purpose.

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Allelic heterogeneity should not be confused with locus heterogeneity in which a mutation at a different gene causes a similar phenotype.

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He became noted for his outrageous material, and was later described as a professional vulgarian, not to be confused with glamour drag.

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At the end, one's repugnance gives way to a more nuanced (or confused) understanding.

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Coffee sleeves should not be confused with fixed cup holders.

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Confused over who she prefers, she retracts her acceptance of both proposals and becomes engaged to a bank teller.

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The following terms are similar, yet distinct, in both spelling and meaning, and can be easily confused: arteriosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and atherosclerosis.

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