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ils confondent

confuse, mix up

→ confondre
confond confuse + ent they present indicative/subjunctive
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #43,845
confuse, mix up
FR: Ils confondent souvent le sel et le sucre.
EN: They often confuse salt and sugar.
Conjugation of confondre
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First confonds —
Second confonds —
Third confond confondent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third — confondent

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)

Non, coiffeur, mais beaucoup de gens confondent.

No, hairdresser, but many people get confused.

— Rushmore (1998)

Ils confondent la réalité et son ombre.

They confuse reality with its shadow.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Les gens confondent souvent dispute et débat.

People often confuse argument with debate.