смущать
confuse
to make someone unable to understand clearly
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смущать with English translation
смущать usage examples
The noise from the hall can confuse the students.
Шум из коридора может смущать учеников.
The instructions may confuse new students.
Эти инструкции могут смущать новых студентов.
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смущать synonyms
What's the difference between смущать / путать / сбивать с толку / озадачивать / сбивать
confuse — to make someone unable to understand clearly
The noise from the hall can confuse the students.
Шум из коридора может смущать учеников.
Neutral: to cause awkwardness, embarrassment, or confusion.
His answer confused me.
Его ответ смутил меня.
To make something unclear, mix things up, or cause muddle.
Please don't confuse me.
Не путай меня, пожалуйста.
Stronger and more precise: to deprive someone of clear understanding, mislead them.
The difficult text confuses people.
Сложный текст сбивает с толку.
To puzzle or perplex; sometimes it causes surprise rather than blocking understanding.
His question puzzled me.
Его вопрос озадачил меня.
In phrases like 'to throw off someone's train of thought' or 'to confuse', it interrupts clear thinking.
The noise threw me off my train of thought.
Шум сбивал меня с мысли.
To create confusion and disrupt order or understanding in information, rules, or explanations.
The error in the report caused confusion.
Ошибка в отчёте внесла путаницу.
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How to pronounce смущать and what this word means
смущать translation: confuse. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce смущать
[smʊˈɕːatʲ]
смущать translation
confuse
смущать examples
The noise from the hall can confuse the students.
смущать transcription
[smʊˈɕːatʲ]
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Questions about this word
смущать meaning: what does it mean?
делать так, что человеку трудно понять что-то ясно
смущать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
смущать is pronounced as [smʊˈɕːatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
смущать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The noise from the hall can confuse the students. Translation: Шум из коридора может смущать учеников.
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