What does mezclar in Spanish mean?

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

The word mezclar in Spanish means mix, blend, mix, involve, mix, intermarry with, merge into, blend into, blend in with, compare apples and oranges. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mezclar

mix, blend

verbo transitivo (juntar varias cosas)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mezcla todos los ingredientes hasta conseguir una masa homogénea.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She mixed (or: blended) the red and yellow tints to make orange dye.

mix

verbo transitivo (desordenar objetos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No mezcles la ropa sucia con la limpia.
Don't mix the dirty clothes with the clean ones.

involve

verbo transitivo (persona: involucrar en algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No mezcles a tu hermana en este asunto porque solo lograrás complicarle la vida.
Don't involve your sister in this business, because you'll only complicate her life.

mix

verbo pronominal (juntarse, combinarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El agua y el aceite no se mezclan.
Water and oil don't mix.

intermarry with

(grupos, procedencias)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Los colonos se mezclaron con los nativos al llegar a América.
The colonists intermarried with the natives upon their arrival in America.

merge into, blend into

(meterse entre otros)

Juan se mezcló con la multitud y lo perdí de vista.
Juan merged (or: blended) into the crowd and I lost sight of him.

blend in with

(infiltrarse en un grupo) (informal)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Para poder acabar con el grupo criminal, los agentes se mezclaron con sus integrantes.
In order to put an end to the criminal association, the agents blended in with their members.

compare apples and oranges

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (confundir cosas distintas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No mezcles las churras con las meninas, eso es cosa del pasado.

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