What does confondre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word confondre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use confondre in French.

The word confondre in French means get mixed up, get mixed up, foil, baffle, confound, combine, become mixed up, blend into each other, blend into one another, merge into , blend into, coincide, babble, stun, blend, mistake haste for speed, apologise profusely, thank profusely. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confondre

get mixed up, get mixed up

verbe transitif (ne pas distinguer) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le professeur confond encore les jumelles de sa classe.
The teacher still gets the twins in his class mixed up.

foil

verbe transitif (démasquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il est facile pour le professeur de confondre le menteur.
It's easy for the teacher to foil the liar.

baffle, confound

verbe transitif (décontenancer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Son agressivité a confondu tous ses proches.
His aggression baffled his friends and family.

combine

verbe transitif (mêler, fusionner)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai décidé de confondre ces deux réunions pour ne faire qu'un seul déplacement.
I've decided to combine the two meetings so that I only have to travel once.

become mixed up

verbe pronominal (ne plus distinguer)

L'enchaînement des faits se confondait dans son esprit.
The sequence of events was no longer clear in his mind.

blend into each other, blend into one another

verbe pronominal (se mêler)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sur cette photo, l'eau du lac et le ciel se confondent.
In this photo, the water of the lake and the sky blend into each other.

merge into , blend into

(se mêler)

Sur ce tableau, le ciel se confond avec la mer.
In this painting, the sky merges (or: blends) into the sea.

coincide

verbe pronominal (Géométrie (se superposer, être identiques)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Dans un triangle équilatéral, la hauteur, la médiane et la bissectrice se confondent.

babble

verbe pronominal (multiplier, répéter [qch]) (words)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Surpris, le jeune écrivain se confondait en remerciements.
Surprised, the young writer babbled his thanks.

stun

verbe transitif (frapper d'étonnement) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'importance du tsunami a confondu la planète entière.
The great size of the tsunami has stunned the whole world.

blend

verbe transitif (littéraire (mêler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'horizon confondait le bleu du ciel et de la mer.
The horizon blended the blue of the sky and of the sea.

mistake haste for speed

locution verbale (réagir trop vite)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
À confondre vitesse et précipitation, on commet parfois des erreurs stupides.

apologise profusely

locution verbale (demander pardon) (UK)

thank profusely

(multiplier les remerciements)

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