mix-up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mix-up in the English»French Dictionary

mix-up [Brit ˈmɪksʌp, Am ˈmɪks ˌəp] N

mix-up

confusion f (over sur)

I.mix up VB [Brit mɪks -, Am mɪks -] (mix [sth] up, mixup [sth])

1. mix up (get confused over):

mix up dates, names, tickets

confondre

to mix up A and B/A with B

confondre A et B/A avec B

to get two things mixed up

confondre deux choses

2. mix up (confuse):

mix up person

embrouiller, désorienter (about, over à propos de)

to get mixed up about

s'embrouiller à propos de

3. mix up (jumble up):

mix up papers, photos, clothes

mélanger, mêler

4. mix up (involve):

to mix sb up in

impliquer qn dans, mêler qn à

to get mixed up in

se trouver mêlé à

to be mixed up with sb (gen)

fréquenter qn

to be mixed up with sb (having affair with)

avoir une liaison avec qn

to get mixed up with sb

se mettre à fréquenter qn

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to mix (up) fact and fiction

mélanger la fiction et la réalité

Translations for mix-up in the French»English Dictionary

confusion [kɔ̃fyzjɔ̃] N f

1. confusion (désordre):

confusion

confusion

il règne la plus grande confusion dans…

complete confusion reigns in…

finir dans la confusion générale/la plus totale

to end in general/complete and utter confusion

jeter la confusion dans ou parmi qc

to throw sth into confusion

jeter la confusion dans les esprits

to throw people into confusion

situation d'une incroyable confusion

incredibly confused situation

2. confusion (gêne):

confusion

embarrassment

à ma grande confusion

to my great embarrassment

elle était rouge de confusion

she was blushing with embarrassment

ma confusion était visible

I was visibly embarrassed

vous la plongez dans la confusion

you're embarrassing her

3. confusion (méprise):

confusion

mix-up

il y a eu une confusion de noms

there has been a mix-up with the names

à la suite d'une regrettable confusion

owing to an unfortunate mix-up

Phrases:

confusion des genres PHILOS

overlapping of categories

confusion de peines LAW

concurrency of sentences

confusion des pouvoirs POL

non-separation of powers

See also prêter

I.prêter [pʀɛte] VB trans

1. prêter (fournir un bien matériel):

prêter argent, objet

to lend (à qn to sb)

prêter à 10% FIN

to lend (money) at 10%

peux-tu me rendre le livre que je t'ai prêté?

can you give me back the book I lent you?

prêter sur gages

to loan against security

des toiles prêtées par le Louvre à un musée américain

paintings on loan from the Louvre to an American museum

des toiles prêtées au Louvre par un musée américain

paintings on loan to the Louvre from an American museum

2. prêter (accorder):

prêter son aide à qn

to give sb some help

prêter son appui/assistance à qn

to give ou lend sb one's support/assistance

prêter attention à

to pay attention to

ils ont prêté leur concours à cette entreprise

they lent their support to this venture

prêter la main à qn

to lend sb a hand

prêter l'oreille

to listen, to lend an ear hum

prêter serment

to take an oath

prêter son nom à

to lend one's name to, to allow one's name to be used by

si Dieu me prête vie

if God spares me

3. prêter (attribuer):

prêter qc à qn intention, desseins, propos, vertus

to attribute ou ascribe sth to sb

les intentions que l'on prête au président

the president's supposed intentions

on lui prête des qualités qu'il n'a pas

qualities are attributed ou ascribed to him which he does not have

on me prête des propos que je n'ai jamais tenus

I'm credited with remarks I never made

on prête à l'entreprise l'intention de se réimplanter à l'étranger

it is said that the company intends to relocate abroad

II.prêter à VB trans

prêter à trans obj indir:

prêter à

to give rise to, to cause

déclaration qui prête à confusion

statement that gives rise to ou causes confusion

sujet qui prête à l'inquiétude

issue which is cause for concern

conduite qui prête à la critique

behaviour that is open to ou invites criticism

son attitude prête à rire

his/her attitude is laughable ou ridiculous

tout prête à croire ou penser que la crise est finie

all the indications would suggest that the recession is over

III.prêter [pʀɛte] VB intr TECH

prêter cuir, tissu:

to stretch

IV.se prêter VB refl

1. se prêter (consentir):

se prêter à machination, manœuvre, arrangement, jeu

to take part in

jamais je ne me prêterai à ce genre de manigances!

I would never have anything to do with that kind of skulduggery! inf

2. se prêter (convenir):

se prêter à

to lend itself to

le roman se prête à une interprétation psychanalytique/une adaptation cinématographique

the novel lends itself to a psychoanalytic interpretation/a film adaptation

le lieu ne se prêtait pas à une déclaration d'amour

the surroundings were ill-suited to ou did not lend themselves to a declaration of love

3. se prêter (donner):

se prêter assistance personnes:

to assist one another

se prêter une assistance mutuelle pays:

to provide mutual assistance to one another

aiguillage [eɡɥijaʒ] N m

1. aiguillage RAIL:

aiguillage (appareil)

points pl Brit

aiguillage (appareil)

switch Am

aiguillage (manœuvre)

switching to another line

une erreur d'aiguillage

a signalling error

poste d'aiguillage

signal box

2. aiguillage (orientation) fig:

il y a eu une erreur d'aiguillage (confusion)

there's been a mix-up

il y a eu une erreur d'aiguillage dans leurs études

they were led to choose the wrong courses

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mélanger

to mix up, to jumble up

mélanger dates, faits, personnes, noms

to mix up

confondre

to mix up, to confuse

mix-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mix-up in the English»French Dictionary

mix-up N

1. mix-up (confusion):

mix-up

confusion f

2. mix-up (misunderstanding):

mix-up

malentendu m

mix up VB trans

1. mix up (confuse):

mix up

confondre

I mix you up with your brother

je te confonds avec ton frère

2. mix up (put in wrong order):

mix up

mélanger

3. mix up (combine ingredients):

mix up dough

mélanger

4. mix up (associate):

to get mixed up in sth

se mêler à qc

Translations for mix-up in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

mélanger

to mix up

mêler fils

to mix up

foutre qn dedans

to mix sb up

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, due to a mix-up at the pressing plant, the vinyl went missing.

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Before it was announced, or indeed before she was even informed of the plan, a mix-up led to the collapse of the arrangement.

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It was a beautifully composed mix-up of all things art.

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There's even talk of some attending the departure lounge to make sure that there's no mix-up to hinder the much-anticipated departure!

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A communications mix-up resulted in the use of linen graphic sheets on the sign rather than paper, as planned.

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In a famous mix-up, issue 5 was originally released with the cover meant for issue 6.

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She returned to the stage with a mix-up of songs that she really liked and meant a lot to her.

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But apparently there had been a mix-up with late votes arriving after the cutoff time on the night of the finale.

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As anyone who works with industrial gases knows, oxygen tanks have different fittings than other gases to prevent exactly this kind of mix-up.

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During the election, there was a minor mix-up in the returns.

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