muddle

muddle
1. verb
(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) confundir

2. noun
(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) confusión
- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
- muddle up
muddle n lío / confusión / desorden
muddle
tr['mʌdəl]
noun
1 (mess) desorden nombre masculino
■ everything's in a muddle todo está en desorden
2 (confusion, mix-up) confusión nombre femenino, embrollo, lío
■ I'm in a muddle estoy hecho un lío
transitive verb (Also to muddle up)
1 (untidy) revolver, desordenar
■ who's muddled up my papers? ¿quién ha desordenado mis papeles?
1 (confuse mentally) liar, confundir, embarullar
■ don't muddle me! ¡no me lies!
1 (confuse, mix up) confundir
■ people always muddle me up with my cousin la gente siempre me confunde con mi primo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to get in a muddle hacerse un lío, embarullarse
■ she got in a muddle with the order se hizo un lío con el pedido
to get muddled liarse, enredarse, embarullarse
muddle ['mʌdəl] v, -dled ; -dling vt
1) confuse: confundir
2) bungle: echar a perder, malograr
muddle vi
: andar confundido
to muddle through: arreglárselas
muddle n
: confusión f, embrollo m, lío m
muddle
n.
• chabacanería s.f.
• confusión s.f.
• embrollo s.m.
• enredo s.m.
• lío s.m.
v.
• atontar v.
• aturdir v.
• embarullar v.
• embrollar v.
• enturbiar v.
• ofuscar v.

I 'mʌdḷ
noun lío m, follón m (Esp fam)

to be in a muddle — \<\<papers\>\> estar* (todo) revuelto or desordenado; \<\<person\>\> estar* liado or hecho un lío (fam)

to get into a muddle — \<\<person\>\> armarse or hacerse* un lío (fam)


II
transitive verb muddle up
Phrasal Verbs:
['mʌdl]
1.
N (untidy) desorden m , lío * m ; (=tricky situation) lío * m , follón m (Sp) *; (=mix-up) confusión f

what a muddle! — (looking at mess) ¡qué desorden!, ¡qué lío!; (situation) ¡qué lío! *, ¡qué follón! (Sp) *

there's been a muddle over the seats — ha habido una confusión con las localidades

• to be in a muddle — [room, books] estar en desorden, estar revuelto, estar hecho un desbarajuste *; [person] estar confuso, estar hecho un lío *

the arrangements are all in a muddle — hay un verdadero lío con los preparativos *

• to get into a muddle — [things] desordenarse, revolverse; [person] hacerse un lío *

• to get sth into a muddle — desordenar algo, revolver algo

2. VT
(also: muddle up)
1) (=jumble) [+ photos, papers] revolver, desordenar

you've muddled (up) all my papers! — ¡has revuelto or desordenado todos mis papeles!

she'd got all the papers muddled (up) — había revuelto todos los papeles

• to get muddled (up) — [things] desordenarse, revolverse

2) (=confuse) [+ person, details] confundir

• to get muddled (up) — [person] confundirse, hacerse un lío *, liarse *

muddle up
* * *

I ['mʌdḷ]
noun lío m, follón m (Esp fam)

to be in a muddle — \<\<papers\>\> estar* (todo) revuelto or desordenado; \<\<person\>\> estar* liado or hecho un lío (fam)

to get into a muddle — \<\<person\>\> armarse or hacerse* un lío (fam)


II
transitive verb muddle up
Phrasal Verbs:

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