hämätä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- baffle verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
- confuse verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
- discombobulate verb To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- divert verb To change the direction or course of something.
- hoodwink verb To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
- hum verb To sing a tune with your lips closed, without forming words.
- jive noun A lively swing dance, or the jazz/swing music it's danced to.
- sandbag noun A sturdy bag filled with sand, used to build barriers against flooding or as protection from bullets and debris.
- throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
Senses
hämätä is used for these senses in English:
- baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
- beguile (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
- confuse (transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
- discombobulate (transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- divert (transitive) To distract.
- fob off (informal, transitive) To use lies, excuses, or deceit to satisfy (someone); to deceitfully appease someone by giving something that is spurious or inferior from what was wanted or expected.
- hoodwink To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
- hum (transitive, UK, dated, slang) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
baffle — full definition
- verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- verb To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
- verb Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing.
- verb To dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control (a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound).
beguile — full definition
- verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- verb To charm, delight or captivate.
- verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.