confundir
verbo transitivo
1 (equivocar) to confuse
en este planteamiento se están confundiendo causa y efecto this approach confuses cause and effect; no confundamos las cosas, por favor let's not confuse things, please; siempre os confundo por teléfono I always get you mixed up on the phone; confundimos el camino we went the wrong way
confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn to get sth/sb mixed up with sth/sb; mistake sth/sb for sth/sb
la confundí con su hermana gemela I got her mixed up with her twin sister; I mistook her for her twin sister; no se debe confundir a Richard Strauss con Johann Strauss Richard Strauss should not be confused with Johann Strauss
su sabor no se puede confundir con nada its taste is unmistakable
3 (desconcertar) to confuse
sus palabras nos confundieron a todos we were all confused by what he said; técnicas para confundir al adversario techniques for confusing your opponent; me confunde con tanta palabrería he confuses me o gets me confused with all that talk of his; I find all that talk of his confusing
verbo pronominal
confundirse1 (equivocarse) to make a mistake
me he confundido al mandar el mensaje I made a mistake when I sent the message
confundirse de
lo siento, se ha confundido de número I'm sorry, you have the wrong number
confundirse en
se confundió en un cero al hacer la multiplicación he got a zero wrong o he made a mistake over a zero when doing the multiplication
para no confundirme en la espesa niebla so as not to lose my way o get lost in the thick fog; es bastante normal confundirse en los aparcamientos it's quite easy to get mixed up in car parks
2 (mezclarse)
realidad y fantasía se confunden en la mente del protagonista reality and fantasy become confused in the mind of the main character
confundirse con algo
el mar se confundía con el cielo the sea blended with the sky; los policías se confundían con los manifestantes the police mingled with the demonstrators; se confundió con la multitud he disappeared into the crowd
