muddle-headed in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for muddle-headed in the English»Italian Dictionary

muddle-headed [Brit, Am ˌmədlˈhɛdəd] ADJ

muddle-headed person

dalle idee confuse

muddle-headed attempt, idea, plan

confuso

he's rather muddle-headed

è un po' tonto

Translations for muddle-headed in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.confusionario <pl confusionari, confusionarie> [konfuzjoˈnarjo] ADJ

confusionario persona:

confusionario

muddle-headed

confusionario

woolly-headed

II.confusionario (confusionaria) <pl confusionari, confusionarie> [konfuzjoˈnarjo] N m (f)

confusionario (confusionaria)

blunderer

confusionario (confusionaria)

bungler

confusionario (confusionaria)

muddlehead

I.tonto [ˈtonto] ADJ inf

tonto persona, aria:

tonto

boneheaded

tonto

dense

tonto

thick-headed

tonto

dozy Brit

è un po' tonto

he's rather muddle-headed

essere davvero tonto

to be as thick as a brick

II.tonto (tonta) [ˈtonto] N m (f) inf

tonto (tonta)

blockhead

tonto (tonta)

bonehead

tonto (tonta)

dope

tonto (tonta)

dummy

tonto (tonta)

dumbo

III.tonto [ˈtonto]

fare il finto tonto

to act dumb

I.confuso [konˈfuzo] VB pp

confuso → confondere

II.confuso [konˈfuzo] ADJ

1. confuso (disordinato):

un mucchio confuso di carte, di libri

a messy heap of papers, books

2. confuso (mescolato):

confuso suoni, voci

confused

restare confuso tra la folla

to remain hidden in the crowd

3. confuso:

confuso (non lucido) persona

confused

confuso (non preciso) situazione

confusing

confuso sentimenti

mixed up

confuso ricordi

confused

confuso ricordi

vague

avere le idee confuse

to be muddle-headed or mixed up

4. confuso (turbato, imbarazzato):

confuso

abashed

confuso

embarrassed

See also confondere

I.confondere [konˈfondere] VB trans

1. confondere:

confondere (scambiare)

to confuse

confondere (scambiare)

to mistake con: with

confondere date, nomi, biglietti

to mix [sth] up

confondere (mescolare) forme, immagini

to jumble up

confondere qn con qualcun altro

to mistake sb for sb else

confondere due cose

to get two things mixed up

ti ho confuso con Francesca

I got you muddled up with Francesca

confondere il sale con lo zucchero

to mistake the salt for the sugar

stai confondendo la scienza con la tecnologia

you are confusing science with technology

confondi tutto!

you're getting it all mixed up!

confondere la questione fig

to fog or obscure the issue

2. confondere (scompigliare) persona:

confondere carte

to scramble (up)

3. confondere favori, attenzioni:

confondere (turbare)

to fluster

confondere (turbare)

to overwhelm

confondere (disorientare)

to baffle

confondere (disorientare)

to bewilder

confondere (disorientare)

to confound

confondere (disorientare)

to confuse

confondere il nemico

to confuse the enemy troops, to throw the enemy into confusion

confondere le idee a qn

to muddle sb up

le sue attenzioni mi confondono

his kindness overwhelms me

II.confondersi VB refl

1. confondersi (mescolarsi):

confondersi alberi, colori:

to merge into each other

confondersi alberi, colori:

to merge into one another

confondersi avvenimenti, fatti:

to merge

confondersi avvenimenti, fatti:

to become confused

confondersi con qc

to merge with sth

confondersi con lo sfondo

to fade or melt into the background

il mare e il cielo si confondono all'orizzonte

sea and sky merge on the horizon

le due date si sono confuse nella mia mente

I mixed up the two dates

il nostro futuro si confonde con quello dell'Europa

our future is bound up with that of Europe

la sua vita si confonde, non si confonde con la sua opera

his life and his works are one, separate

2. confondersi (smarrirsi, contraddirsi):

confondersi

to get confused

confondersi

to go muzzy

confondersi

to get lost

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Translations for muddle-headed in the English»Italian Dictionary

muddle-headed [ˈmʌ·dl·ˌhe·dɪd] ADJ

muddle-headed

che ha le idee confuse

Translations for muddle-headed in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.confusionario (-a) <-i, -ie> [kon·fu·zio·ˈna:·rio] ADJ

confusionario (-a) (pensieri, ricordi)

jumbled

confusionario (-a) (persona)

muddle-headed

II.confusionario (-a) <-i, -ie> [kon·fu·zio·ˈna:·rio] N m (f)

confusionario (-a)

muddlehead

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is an appalling and muddle-headed decision.

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Most state schools don't, because they've been riddled with the ignorance-is-good philosophy cooked up by muddle-headed educationalists for the past 50 years.

www.telegraph.co.uk

And when a central bank crunches interest rates to a record low, it always and without question leads to bubbles and muddle-headed investments in the economy.

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But regarding the recuperation facility as the proper place to die is muddle-headed and a waste of taxes.

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Failure to get this leads to a completely muddle-headed analysis of what has gone wrong.

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That, of course, in no way excuses the muddle-headed ban.

pundit.co.nz

He called her a muddle-headed influence in planning and declared that she should never have had the chance to put her ideas forward.

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Serious media outlets should question these self-serving alliances between celebrity and charity, not simply provide platforms for preening and muddle-headed proselytising.

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That you have done things that are muddle-headed and misguided and have brought hurt and pain to those that you like and love.

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How difficult, noisy, disjointed and muddle-headed this is!

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