confondre
French → English
(mental) To confuse: to mistake one person or thing for another
Il est facile de confondre ces deux frères jumeaux car ils se ressemblent trop.
(English) It is easy to confuse these two twin brothers because they look too much alike.
Ne confonds pas la vitesse et la précipitation dans ton travail.
(English) Do not confuse speed with haste in your work.
(general) To merge: to unite or mix different things into a single whole
Leurs intérêts personnels finissent par se confondre avec ceux de l'entreprise.
(English) Their personal interests end up merging with those of the company.
Le ciel bleu semblait se confondre avec la mer à l'horizon.
(English) The blue sky seemed to blend with the sea on the horizon.
(emotional) To astound: to fill someone with great surprise or amazement
Son impudence me confond ; je ne sais plus quoi lui répondre.
(English) His impudence astounds me; I no longer know what to say to him.
La beauté sauvage de ce paysage de haute montagne confond l'imagination.
(English) The wild beauty of this high mountain landscape boggles the imagination.
Entry ID: fr:en:confondre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary