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    Confondaient (en. Confused)

    /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    Action of mixing or not clearly distinguishing.
    They often confused blue and green.
    Ils confondaient souvent le bleu et le vert.
    Difficulty in differentiating between two things.
    She confused her friends with colleagues.
    Elle confondait ses amis avec des collègues.
    Errors related to a lack of distinction.
    They confused important dates.
    Ils confondaient les dates importantes.

    Etymology

    Derived from the verb 'confondre', coming from the Latin 'confundere'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to confuse the genres
    Mixing types or categories.
    confondre les genres
    to be indistinguishable from
    To be indistinguishable from something.
    se confondre avec
    to confuse the true and the false
    To be unable to distinguish what is true from what is false.
    confondre le vrai et le faux

    Related Words

    to confuse
    Verb that means to mix or not make a distinction.
    confondre
    confusion
    State of uncertainty or mixing.
    confusion
    confused
    Who is mixed, in a state of disorder.
    confus

    Slang Meanings

    Mixing things up
    He mixed up the message again, it’s a mess!
    Il a encore confondu le message, c’est le bazar!
    To be in the blur
    After this explanation, I’m even more confused.
    Après cette explication, je suis encore plus confondu.