confuse
1 verb perplex, bewilder TRANSITIVEmearbhall a chur ar mearaigh verb cuir amú cuir ar strae cuir trína chéile it confuses the pupils cuireann sé mearbhall ar na daltaí, cuireann sé na daltaí trína chéileI was confused by that bhí mearbhall orm mar gheall air sin, bhí mé trína chéile dá bharr sin
INTRANSITIVEthe jargon can confuse is féidir leis an mbéarlagair mearbhall a chur ar dhaoine, tig leis an mbéarlagair daoine a chur trína chéile
2 verb complicate sth TRANSITIVEdéan níos casta don't confuse the issue by mentioning policies ná déan an scéal níos casta ag caint ar pholasaithejust to confuse matters further mar bharr ar an donas, sa mhullach air sinShow full entry
3 verb mix up TRANSITIVEmeasc verb they confused the two concepts mheasc siad an dá choincheap le chéiledon't confuse me with my brother ná bí do mo mheascadh suas le mo dheartháir