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смущать

confuse

Meaning of смущать

to make someone unable to understand clearly

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Russian[smʊˈɕːatʲ]
confuse
смущать - confuse
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смущать with English translation

смущать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The noise from the hall can confuse the students.

Шум из коридора может смущать учеников.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The instructions may confuse new students.

Эти инструкции могут смущать новых студентов.

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смущать belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

смущатьconfuse
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between смущать / путать / сбивать с толку / озадачивать / сбивать

🇷🇺Russian
смущать

confuse — to make someone unable to understand clearly

B1Often

The noise from the hall can confuse the students.

Шум из коридора может смущать учеников.

С
🇷🇺Russian
смущать

Neutral: to cause awkwardness, embarrassment, or confusion.

B1Very Often

His answer confused me.

Его ответ смутил меня.

П
🇷🇺Russian
путать

To make something unclear, mix things up, or cause muddle.

B1Often

Please don't confuse me.

Не путай меня, пожалуйста.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сбивать с толку

Stronger and more precise: to deprive someone of clear understanding, mislead them.

B1Often

The difficult text confuses people.

Сложный текст сбивает с толку.

О
🇷🇺Russian
озадачивать

To puzzle or perplex; sometimes it causes surprise rather than blocking understanding.

B1Often

His question puzzled me.

Его вопрос озадачил меня.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сбивать

In phrases like 'to throw off someone's train of thought' or 'to confuse', it interrupts clear thinking.

B1Often

The noise threw me off my train of thought.

Шум сбивал меня с мысли.

В
🇷🇺Russian
вносить путаницу

To create confusion and disrupt order or understanding in information, rules, or explanations.

B1Often

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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смущать meaning: what does it mean?

делать так, что человеку трудно понять что-то ясно

смущать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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The noise from the hall can confuse the students. Translation: Шум из коридора может смущать учеников.

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