B1 — Intermediateverb
confondere
to confuse / to mix up
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
scambiaremescolaredisorientareingarbugliare
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
chiariredistinguereseparareordinare
Usage note
'Scambiare' = to mix up two specific things. 'Disorientare' = to disorient. 'Confondersi' = to get confused. 'Ingarbugliare' = to tangle up (mess).
Example
"Confondo sempre 'ma' e 'però' — sembrano uguali ma non lo sono."
"I always mix up 'ma' and 'però' — they seem the same but they're not."
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