ils confondent

confuse, mistake for

→ confondre
confond confuse + ent 3rd-person plural present ending
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #49,866
confuse, mistake for
FR: Ils confondent souvent le beurre et la margarine.
EN: They often confuse butter and margarine.
Conjugation of confondre
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First confonds —
Second confonds —
Third confond confondent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third — confondent

Les gens confondent souvent dispute et débat.

People often confuse argument with debate.

Ils confondent la réalité et son ombre.

They confuse reality with its shadow.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Non, coiffeur, mais beaucoup de gens confondent.

No, hairdresser, but many people get confused.

— Rushmore (1998)

Ces prisonniers se croient libres, mais ils confondent les ombres et la réalité.

These prisoners believe themselves to be free, but they confuse shadows with reality.

— Le Conformiste (1971)