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    Confondait (en. Confused)

    /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To make unclear, to mix things or people.
    He often confused the directions and got lost.
    Il confondait souvent les directions et se perdait.
    To confuse two ideas or two people.
    She confused her brother with her cousin.
    Elle confondait son frère avec son cousin.
    To astonish, to surprise by a situation.
    His speech confused the audience.
    Son discours confondait l'auditoire.

    Etymology

    The verb comes from the Latin 'confundere', meaning 'to mix, to confuse'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to confuse the genders
    Mixing categories or types.
    confondre les genres
    to confuse reality and fiction
    Not seeing the difference between what is real and what is not.
    confondre la réalité et la fiction
    to be overwhelmed with apologies
    To apologize excessively.
    se confondre en excuses

    Related Words

    to confuse
    To make unclear, to be in misunderstanding.
    confondre
    confusion
    The state of what is unclear or mixed.
    confusion
    confused
    When something is not clear or is mixed up.
    confus

    Slang Meanings

    To be in the blur.
    With so much info, I am completely confused about what is happening.
    Avec tant d'infos, je suis complètement confondait sur ce qui se passe.
    To have a hard time keeping up.
    When he started talking about numbers, I was confused.
    Quand il a commencé à parler de chiffres, j'étais confondait.