confuse

confondere

Fare in modo che qualcuno non riesca a capire chiaramente qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To make someone unable to understand something clearly.

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

Sinonimi: puzzle, bewilder

Contrari: clarify

Espressioni comuni: confuse someone, confuse the reader, confuse a child, confuse a student

confondere, scambiare

Credere per errore che una persona o una cosa sia un’altra.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: confuse someone/something with someone/something (I always confuse Anna with her sister.)

Sinonimi: mix up, mistake

Contrari: distinguish

Espressioni comuni: confuse two things, confuse someone with someone

disordinare, mescolare

Mescolare le cose o renderle disordinate.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: disorder, jumble, mix

Contrari: organize

Espressioni comuni: confuse the order, confuse the ranks, confuse the arrangement