сбива́ть с то́лку — meaning in English
sbivat s tolku
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English meaning
- baffle verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
- befuddle verb To make someone feel confused or unable to think straight.
- bewilder verb To make someone feel confused, especially when faced with lots of options.
- confound verb To completely puzzle or baffle someone.
- obfuscate verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.
Senses
сбива́ть с то́лку is used for these senses in English:
- baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
- befuddle (transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
- confound To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- obfuscate To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
baffle — full definition
- verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
- verb To stop someone's plans or efforts from succeeding.
- verb (nautical) Of wind or weather, to make it difficult for a ship to make headway.
- verb To slow down or control the flow of a liquid, gas, light or sound.
befuddle — full definition
- verb To make someone feel confused or unable to think straight.
- verb To make someone dazed or unsteady, especially through drink.
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