confound
1 verb astonish TRANSITIVEsiar a bhaint as stangadh a bhaint as alltacht a chur ar she confounded the experts bhain sí siar as na saineolaithe 2 verb prove sth wrong TRANSITIVEbréagnaigh verb sáraigh verb they confounded all predictions bhréagnaigh siad a raibh á thuarit confounds the old adage that ... sáraíonn sé an seanfhocal go ...Show full entry
3 verb defeat TRANSITIVEcuir ó mhaith cuir ó chríchcloígh verb all their plans were confounded cuireadh a gcuid pleananna uile ó mhaiththeir hopes were confounded by harsh reality chloígh an fhírinne lom an dóchas a bhí acu, cuireadh a ndóchas ó chrích ag an bhfírinne lom 4 verb baffle TRANSITIVEmearbhall a chur ar cuir trína chéile 5 verb STAT mixed up (with) TRANSITIVEmeasc verb measc le PhrVthe variables will be confounded with each other beidh na hathróga measctha le chéile 6 verb literary overthrow TRANSITIVEcuir de bhoinnlámh in uachtar a fháil arhe confounded his enemies chuir sé a naimhde dá mboinn