confondere

1. [kon'fondere]

vb irreg vt

1) (mischiare) to mix up, confuse

confondere le idee a qn — to mix sb up, confuse sb

tutti questi discorsi mi confondono le idee — all this talk is getting me confused

confondere le carte in tavola fig — to confuse the issue

2)

(scambiare) confondere qc con qc — to confuse sth with sth

confondo sempre i due fratelli — I always get the two brothers mixed up

non starai confondendo i nomi? — you're not mixing up the names, are you?

ho confuso le date — I mixed up the dates

3) (turbare) to confuse, (imbarazzare) to embarrass, (disorientare: nemico, avversario) to trick

2. vip (confondersi)

1) (colori, sagoma) to merge, (ricordi) to become confused

(persona) confondersi tra la folla — to mingle with the crowd

2) (sbagliarsi) to be mistaken, get mixed up

no, scusa, mi sono confuso: era ieri — no, sorry, I've got mixed up: it was yesterday

3) (turbarsi) to become confused