get confused

[/ɡɛt kənˈfjuːzd/]

verb phrase

ficar confuso/confusa

1. to become bewildered or perplexed; to lose clarity of understanding

I get confused when there are too many instructions at once.

Fico confuso quando há muitas instruções de uma vez.

2. to mix up or mistake one thing for another

Don't get confused between these two similar products.

Não confunda estes dois produtos semelhantes.

NYC Slang

get all twisted up, lose the plot

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

ficar confuso/confusa

most common usage in Brazil

São Paulo

ficar confuso/se confundir

both forms widely used

Rio de Janeiro

ficar confuso/ficar perdido

'ficar perdido' also commonly used colloquially

Portugal

ficar confuso/ficar perdido

both expressions used; 'ficar perdido' more colloquial

get your wires crossed

be at sixes and sevens

lose the plot

cruzar os fios (PT/BR)

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