confuse

embrouiller, déconcerter

Empêcher quelqu’un de comprendre clairement quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make someone unable to understand something clearly.

• These instructions confuse me.
• His explanation confused the whole class.
• Does the new menu confuse you?

Synonymes : puzzle, bewilder

Contraires : clarify

Expressions courantes : confuse someone, confuse the reader, confuse a child, confuse a student

confondre

Prendre une personne ou une chose pour une autre.

En anglais simple : To think that one person or thing is another.

• I often confuse their names.
• She confused salt with sugar.
• Did you confuse me with someone else?

Comment l'utiliser : confuse someone/something with someone/something (I always confuse Anna with her sister.)

Synonymes : mix up, mistake

Contraires : distinguish

Expressions courantes : confuse two things, confuse someone with someone

désorganiser, mélanger

Mélanger des choses ou les mettre en désordre.

En anglais simple : To mix things together or put them into a disorderly state.

• The wind confused the neat piles of papers.
• A sudden retreat confused the soldiers’ ranks.
• Moving the cards confused their original order.

Synonymes : disorder, jumble, mix

Contraires : organize

Expressions courantes : confuse the order, confuse the ranks, confuse the arrangement