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смущать

confuse

Meaning of смущать

to make someone unable to understand clearly

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Russian[smʊˈɕːatʲ]
Chinese pronunciation in Latin lettersshǐ kùnhuò
confuse
смущать - confuse
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смущать with Chinese translation

смущать usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇷🇺Russian

这个问题有点难,别把我使困惑。

Этот вопрос немного трудный, не запутывай меня.

🇨🇳Chinese🇷🇺Russian

新规则可能会使困惑很多学生。

Новые правила могут запутать многих учеников.

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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.

смущать使困惑
готовить做饭
менять
завязывать
следовать遵循
убирать移除
ощущаться感觉

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

С
🇷🇺Russian
смущать

Neutral: to cause awkwardness, embarrassment, or confusion.

B1Very Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
путать

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

B1Often
С
🇷🇺Russian
сбивать с толку

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

B1Often
О
🇷🇺Russian
озадачивать

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

B1Often
С
🇷🇺Russian
сбивать

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

B1Often
В
🇷🇺Russian
вносить путаницу

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

B1Often

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How to pronounce смущать and what this word means

смущать means confuse. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce смущать

[smʊˈɕːatʲ]

смущать translation

confuse

смущать examples

Die vielen Regeln verwirren mich.

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?

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?

Die vielen Regeln verwirren mich. Translation: Множество правил меня путает.

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