French-English translations for confondre

confuseNo, we must not confuse things. Non, il ne faut pas confondre les choses. We do not want to confuse items. Nous ne voulons pas confondre les points. We must not confuse these two things. Nous ne devons pas confondre ces deux choses.
conflate
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“Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.”

abash
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bewilderAll the different possible options may bewilder usDon’t push me into that maze and bewilder me
buffalo
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confound
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Dont confound the situation by yellingHis actions confounded the skepticsConfound you!
disconcertThe emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.
elide

fluster
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He seemed to get flustered when speaking in front of too many people.
mistake
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It would be a mistake, however, to confuse this funding stability with the status quo of the CAP. Mais il serait erroné de confondre cette stabilité de financement avec le statu quo de la PAC. It would be a mistake to confuse the presence of dioxin and PCBs in the fish, and the presence of pesticides in feed. Ce serait une erreur de confondre la présence de dioxines et de PCB dans le poisson et la présence de pesticides dans leur alimentation. It is a great mistake and it is dangerous to confuse peaceful protests and criminal acts such as those committed in Athens. Il serait dangereux - et ce serait une grossière erreur - de confondre manifestations pacifiques et actes criminels tels que ceux commis à Athènes.
muddle
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It is something of an emotional muddle and manages to confuse three unrelated elements: anti-tank mines, cluster bombs and depleted uranium munitions. Il s'agit là d'un embrouillamini émotionnel et elle nous amène à confondre trois éléments distincts : les mines antitanks, les bombes à fragmentation et les munitions à l'uranium appauvri. Young children tend to muddle their wordsHe muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass