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confusione

confusion

noun kohn-foo-ZYOH-neh Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

noise

Usage Note

Confusione is mental confusion but very commonly means a noisy mess or commotion, so fare confusione can mean 'to make a racket' or 'to muddle things up'. C'è troppa confusione often just means 'it's too noisy'. The 's' between vowels is voiced, like a 'z'.

Examples

"C'è troppa confusione in classe."

Natural Translation

There is too much noise in the classroom.

Literal Translation

There-is too-much confusion in classroom.

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