embrouiller

ɑ̃bʁuje

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Definition of embrouiller - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

objetsmélanger des choses pour créer de la confusion

Il a embrouillé tous les fils électriques dans le placard.

confondre

mêler

personnetroubler quelqu'un et lui faire perdre ses idées

Ses explications compliquées ont embrouillé les élèves.

déconcerter

troubler

disputeschercher des ennuis à quelqu'un

Il passe son temps à embrouiller ses voisins.

chercher querelle

provoquer

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Expressions with embrouiller

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embrouiller l'esprit

troubler la capacité de réflexion de quelqu'un

Ces explications contradictoires embrouillent l'esprit des étudiants.

Origin of embrouiller

français, embrouiller (rendre confus)

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se mélanger

confusion

s'embrouiller ou faire des erreurs

mélanger

embrouiller

troubler quelqu'un en créant de la confusion

s'égarer dans

pensées

perdre le fil de sa pensée ou s'embrouiller dans quelque chose

obscurcir

embrouiller

rendre difficile à comprendre ou à voir clairement

parler chinois

confusion voulue

embrouiller volontairement son interlocuteur par ses propos

chicane

mauvaise foi

contestation mal fondée ou argument captieux pour embrouiller

emberlificoter

confusion

embrouiller ou embarrasser quelqu'un en le mettant dans la confusion

se barbouiller

parole

s'embrouiller en parlant de manière confuse

Examples of embrouiller in a sentence

Le vent a embrouillé les feuilles sur la table.
La discussion confuse a fini par embrouiller tout le monde.
Il essaie d'embrouiller ses collègues avec des détails inutiles.
Il essaie toujours d’embrouiller ses collègues au travail.
Certains élèves aiment embrouiller les surveillants pour s’amuser.

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English:jumble, confuse, ...
German:durcheinanderbringen, ärgern, ...
Italian:ingarbugliare, confondere, ...
Spanish:enredar, confundir, ...
Portuguese:embaralhar, baralhar, ...
Chinese:弄乱, 使...糊涂, ...
Japanese:絡ませる, 惑わせる, ...
Arabic:خلط, أربك, ...
Hebrew:לְסַבֵּךְ, לְבַלְבֵּל, ...
Russian:перепутать, путать, ...
Ukrainian:заплутувати, збивати з пантелику, ...
Catalan:embolicar, embrouillar, ...
Danish:rode sammen, forvirre, ...
Dutch:in de war brengen, verwarren, ...
Greek:μπερδεύω, μπλέκω, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យច្របូកច្របល់, ធ្វើឱ្យច្របូកច្របល់, ...
Korean:엉키게 하다, 혼란스럽게 하다, ...
Polish:poplątać, zdezorientować, ...
Portuguese (BR):embaralhar, deixar confuso, ...
Romanian:a încurca, a deruta, ...
Swedish:trassla till, förvirra, ...
Thai:ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง, ทำให้งง, ...
Turkish:dolaştırmak, kafasını karıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm rối, làm rối trí, ...

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