disconcert

[US]/ˌdɪskən'sɜːt/
[UK]/'dɪskən'sɝt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. a deranja, a îmbulbi, a tulbura, a pune într-o situație dificilă.
Word Forms
Present Participledisconcerting
Past Tensedisconcerted
Third Person Singulardisconcerts
Past Participledisconcerted

Phrases & Collocations

feel disconcerted

a se simți derutat

slightly disconcerting

ușor derutant

disconcerting news

știri derutante

disconcerting behavior

comportament derutant

Example Sentences

be disconcerted by a sudden attack

să fie derutat de o atac brusc

a brief disconcert of the whole gay company

o scurtă tulburare a întregii companii gay

Bright light disconcerted her.

Lumina strălucitoare a derutat-o.

the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.

schimbarea bruscă de subiect a tulburat-o.

with disconcerting formality the brothers shook hands.

cu o formalitate deranjantă, frații s-au strâns în mână.

gazing into her face with disconcerting intensity.

privind în fața ei cu o intensitate deranjantă.

Forgetting his speech disconcerted the speaker.

A uita discursul a derutat vorbitorul.

is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks;

este derutat de comentarii sarcastice;

he had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties.

avea un obicei deranjant de a oferi locuri de muncă oamenilor pe care îi întâlnea la petrecerile de cină.

The young madam was disconcerted to discover that she was being watched.

Tinerele doamne au fost tulburate să descopere că cineva o urmărea.

The two women looked on without uttering a word, without a gesture, without a look which could disconcert the Bishop.

Cele două femei au privit fără să spună o singură vorbă, fără un gest, fără o privire care ar putea deruta Episcopul.

It does not become disconcerted, but adjusts to its divine work the man who has bestridden the Alps, and the good old tottering invalid of Father Elysee.

Nu se derutează, ci se adaptează la munca sa divină omul care a traversat Alpii, și bătrânul bun invalid tot călătorind al lui tatăl Elysee.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

Real-world Examples

Even Xue found that a bit disconcerting.

Chiar și Xue a găsit asta puțin derutant.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American December 2021 Collection

Poor Stroeve gave me a troubled look, but I was not disconcerted by so little.

Pauvre Stroeve mi-a dat o privire îngrijorată, dar nu m-am derutat atât de puțin.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

The inquiry, though a simple one, was plainly disconcerting, and he sat down before replying.

Întrebarea, deși simplă, era clar derutantă, iar el s-a așezat înainte de a răspunde.

Source: Returning Home

And it was just that which had most disconcerted me in my dealings with him.

Și tocmai asta m-a derutat cel mai mult în interacțiunile mele cu el.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

" About what" ? he asked, so innocently that Wolf Larsen was disconcerted, while the others smiled.

"Despre ce?" a întrebat, atât de inocent încât Wolf Larsen a fost derutat, în timp ce ceilalți au zâmbit.

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

" I—what? " said Harry, disconcerted. " You mean the Minister of Magic? "

"Eu—ce?" a spus Harry, derutat. "Vrei să spui Ministrul Magiei?"

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

He had a disconcerting habit of seeing through her and laughing rudely.

Avea o obicei derutant de a o vedea prin ea și de a râde grosolan.

Source: Gone with the Wind

She looked around at all the faces upturned to her, rather disconcerted.

A privit în jur la toate chipurile așezate spre ea, fiind destul de derutată.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

It disconcerted me, but I did my best not to show it.

M-a derutat, dar am făcut tot posibilul să nu-l arăt.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

“No—I—of course not, ” said Harry, disconcerted by this sudden change of subject.

„Nu—eu—desigur nu, „ a spus Harry, derutat de această schimbare bruscă de subiect.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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