сбить с то́лку — meaning in English
sbit s tolku
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English meaning
- baffle verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- discombobulate verb To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- obfuscate verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.
Senses
сбить 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.]
- discombobulate (transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- mess up (transitive, slang) To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
- obfuscate To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
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).