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confounding

/kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/ /kɒnˈfaʊndɪŋ/

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verb

Confundir, desconcertar

To perplex or puzzle.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation of the math problem was confounding many students in the class. "

La explicación del profesor sobre el problema de matemáticas estaba confundiendo a muchos estudiantes de la clase.

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verb

Confundir, desconcertar

To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.

Examples :

"The similar-looking twins were always confounding their teachers, who often called them by the wrong names. "

Los gemelos, que se parecían mucho, siempre confundían a sus profesores, quienes a menudo los llamaban por nombres equivocados.

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verb

Empeorar, agravar

To make something worse.

Examples :

"The heavy rain was already a problem for our picnic, and forgetting the plates only compounded the issue, truly confounding our plans. "

La fuerte lluvia ya era un problema para nuestro picnic, y olvidar los platos solo empeoró el problema, realmente agravando nuestros planes.

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verb

Confundir, mezclar

To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.

Examples :

"The overflowing recycling bin was confounding paper, plastic, and glass, making it impossible to separate them for proper disposal. "

El contenedor de reciclaje desbordante estaba confundiendo papel, plástico y vidrio, lo que hacía imposible separarlos para su correcta eliminación.

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verb

Avergonzar, confundir

To cause to be ashamed; to abash.

Examples :

"His actions confounded the skeptics."

Sus acciones avergonzaron a los escépticos.

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verb

Derrotar, frustrar, frustrar

To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.

Examples :

"The sudden rain was confounding our plans for a picnic in the park. "

La lluvia repentina estaba frustrando nuestros planes para un picnic en el parque.

action achievement plan process

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verb

Maldita sea

To damn (a mild oath).

Examples :

"Confound the lady!"

¡Maldita sea la dama!

curse exclamation language

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verb

Arruinar, destruir

To bring to ruination.

Examples :

"The rising floodwaters were confounding the farmer's harvest, destroying crops he depended on for survival. "

Las crecientes inundaciones estaban arruinando la cosecha del agricultor, destruyendo los cultivos de los que dependía para sobrevivir.

disaster negative curse action

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verb

Confundir, asombrar

Examples :

"The unexpected news of her promotion completely confounded her; she was speechless with amazement. "

La inesperada noticia de su ascenso la confundió por completo; se quedó sin habla por la sorpresa.

mind sensation emotion

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noun

Confusión, desconcierto

The act by which things are confounded, or confused.

Examples :

"The confounding of the test results, with some students' papers accidentally shuffled, made it impossible to accurately grade anyone. "

La confusión de los resultados del examen, con los trabajos de algunos estudiantes accidentalmente mezclados, hizo imposible calificar a alguien con precisión.

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noun

Confusión, factor de confusión

The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.

Examples :

"The apparent link between ice cream sales and crime rates turned out to be a confounding; hot weather was the real factor driving both. "

El vínculo aparente entre las ventas de helados y las tasas de criminalidad resultó ser un factor de confusión; el clima cálido fue el factor real que impulsaba ambos.

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