desorientar

v.

1 to disorientate, to mislead.

2 to confuse.

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desorientar

► verbo transitivo

1 to disorientate

2 figurado (confundir) to confuse

► verbo pronominal desorientarse

1 to lose one's bearings, lose one's sense of direction, get lost

2 figurado (confundirse) to get confused

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1. VT

1) (=extraviar)

desorientar a algn — to disorientate sb, disorient sb ( esp EEUU)

me desorientó el nuevo edificio de la esquina — the new building on the corner made me lose my bearings o disorientated me

2) (=despistar) to lead astray

3) (=confundir) to confuse

2.

See:

desorientarse

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1.

verbo transitivo to confuse

pistas falsas para desorientar a la policía — false clues to throw the police off the trail

2.

desorientarse v pron to lose one's bearings, become disoriented

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= delude, disorient, disorientate.

Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.

Ex. The author illustrates a method of organising the hypertext files so as to prevent the user from becoming disoriented in the system.

Ex. Being disorientated or lost is one of the fundamental difficulties which users experience when trying to navigate within hypertext systems.

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* desorientarse = disorient, disorientate, lose + Posesivo + bearings, become + disoriented.

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1.

verbo transitivo to confuse

pistas falsas para desorientar a la policía — false clues to throw the police off the trail

2.

desorientarse v pron to lose one's bearings, become disoriented

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= delude, disorient, disorientate.

Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.

Ex: The author illustrates a method of organising the hypertext files so as to prevent the user from becoming disoriented in the system.

Ex: Being disorientated or lost is one of the fundamental difficulties which users experience when trying to navigate within hypertext systems.

* desorientarse = disorient, disorientate, lose + Posesivo + bearings, become + disoriented.

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desorientar [A1 ]

vt

to confuse

dejó pistas falsas para desorientar a la policía she left false clues so as to throw the police off the trail

tanta señalización me ha desorientado all these road signs have confused me

■ desorientarse

v pron

to lose one's bearings, become disoriented, become disorientated (BrE)

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desorientar (conjugate desorientar) verbo transitivo
to confuse
desorientarse verbo pronominal
to lose one's bearings, become disoriented
desorientar verbo transitivo to disorientate
'desorientar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pantalla
- despistar
English:
disorient
- disorientate

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desorientar

♦ vt

1. [en el espacio] to disorient, to disorientate, to mislead;

sus indicaciones me desorientaron aún más his directions got me even more confused;

consiguió desorientar a sus perseguidores he managed to throw his pursuers off the scent o trail

2. [confundir] to confuse

♦ See also the pronominal verb desorientarse

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desorientar

v/t disorient; (confundir) confuse

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desorientar vt

: to disorient, to mislead, to confuse

♦ See also the reflexive verb desorientarse

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desorientar vb to confuse