What does mélanger in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word mélanger in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mélanger in French.

The word mélanger in French means mix, mix up, mix up, muddle up, mix, intermix, mix, blend, combine, merge, mix, blend, get mixed up, get muddled up, Everyone needs to know their place, get mixed up, get in a muddle, get muddled up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mélanger

mix

verbe transitif (mêler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je mélange les fruits et le sucre pour faire des confitures.
I mix the fruit with the sugar to make jam.

mix up

verbe transitif (mettre en désordre)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il a encore mélangé toutes les chaussettes de son tiroir.
He has mixed up all the socks in his drawer again.

mix up, muddle up

verbe transitif (confondre des choses)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il a mélangé les heures de départ et d'arrivée.
He muddled up the arrival and departure times.

mix, intermix

verbe transitif (rassembler ensemble)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il aime bien mélanger des personnes d'opinions diverses.
He really likes mixing people with diverse opinions.

mix, blend, combine

verbe transitif (combiner)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle décore sa maison en mélangeant les styles.
She decorates her house by combining different styles.

merge, mix, blend

verbe pronominal (se fondre, se mêler)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La couleur du ciel et de la mer se mélangent sur l'horizon.
The colour of the sky and the sea merge at the horizon.

get mixed up, get muddled up

verbe pronominal (se confondre)

Après toutes ces explications, tout se mélangeait dans mon esprit.
After all these explanations, everything's got mixed up in my head.

Everyone needs to know their place

(chacun doit rester à sa place)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La femme de ménage, vexée de ne pas avoir été invitée à la fête donnée par les directeurs, expliqua à son mari : « Je comprends bien : on ne mélange pas les torchons et les serviettes. »
The cleaner, annoyed at not having been invited to the party management was throwing, explained to her husband, "I get it; it's their way of saying 'Don't get ideas above your station.'"

get mixed up, get in a muddle, get muddled up

(familier (se tromper, confondre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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