confound

ˈkɒnfaʊnd
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Translation of confound into German

Verb

tr.
1.

confusion

perplex or puzzle someone
  • The magician's trick confounded the audience.Der Trick des Magiers verblüffte das Publikum.
2.

mix-up

fail to see the difference between things
  • He confounded the twins' names again.Er verwechselte wieder die Namen der Zwillinge.
3.

competition

defeat or frustrate an opponent
  • The team confounded their rivals in the final match.Das Team besiegte ihre Rivalen im Endspiel.
4.

language

DatedUK
use as a mild curse
DatedUK
verfluchen verwünschen
  • Confound it! I lost my keys again.Verflixt! Ich habe schon wieder meine Schlüssel verloren.
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Expressions with confound: examples in English and translations in German

verflixt
zum Kuckuck
Confound it, I didn't expect to see you here!

Synonyms and analogies of confound in English

Examples of confound in a sentence

  • His unexpected question confounded the experts.
  • She confounded the two historical events in her essay.
  • The scientist confounded the results of the experiment.
  • The unexpected strategy confounded the opposing team.
  • Their clever tactics confounded the competition.
  • Confound those noisy neighbors!

Translations of "confound" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
verwirrenv.

If we attack from two directions, we confound surprise with confusion.

Wenn wir von zwei Seiten angreifen, überraschen und verwirren wir sie.

verwechselnv.

I always seem to confound my socks and misplace them in the laundry.

Ich scheine meine Socken immer zu verwechseln und verliere sie in der Wäsche.

widerlegenv.

They produced results that would confound the long-held theories in quantum physics.

Sie erzielten Ergebnisse, die die lang gehegten Theorien der Quantenphysik widerlegen würden.

verblüffenv.

His calm response to the crisis seemed to confound everyone present.

Seine ruhige Reaktion auf die Krise schien alle Anwesenden zu verblüffen.

irritierenv.

The contents of my books will confound many theologians.

Der Inhalt meines Werks wird viele Theologen irritieren.

beschämenv.

what is weak to confound the mighty,

was schwach ist, um die Starken zu beschämen,

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Other translations for confound:

  • durchkreuzenv.
  • durcheinander bringenv.
  • durcheinanderbringenv.
  • verfluchenv.

confound: Examples and translations in context

The new software can confound users who are not familiar with its layout.

Die neue Software kann Benutzer verwirren, die nicht mit ihrem Layout vertraut sind.

The bizarre weather patterns this season confound meteorologists trying to make predictions.

Die bizarren Wettermuster in dieser Saison verwirren Meteorologen, die versuchen, Vorhersagen zu machen.

This unexpected outcome will certainly confound the analysts who predicted a different result.

Dieses unerwartete Ergebnis wird sicherlich die Analysten verwirren, die ein anderes Resultat vorhergesagt hatten.

Books often confound readers by presenting complicated plots that require deep thought.

Bücher verwirren oft Leser, indem sie komplexe Handlungen präsentieren, die tiefes Nachdenken erfordern.

The twins often confound people by dressing alike and having identical hairstyles.

Die Zwillinge verwirren die Leute oft, indem sie sich gleich kleiden und identische Frisuren haben.

Her sudden change of heart seemed to confound everyone in the room.

Ihre plötzliche Meinungsänderung schien alle im Raum zu verwirren.

Let us go down and confound their language...

Wir wollen hinuntergehen und ihre Sprache verwirren...

The confusing data was designed to confound those who wished to undermine the report.

Die verwirrenden Daten waren darauf ausgelegt, diejenigen zu verwirren, die den Bericht untergraben wollten.

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