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Meanings of baffle in anglès

portuguès
atordoar

Be a mystery or bewildering to.

Related terms
atordoar
portuguès
contrariar
català
desbaratar
espanyol
frustrar

To hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

Related terms
desbaratar
català
regular
espanyol
regular

Check the emission of (sound)

regular

A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy.

Sinònims
Examples for "regulate"
Examples for "regulate"
1
One way to regulate a company is through competition, through government regulation.
Wired
2
Late last year, a proposal to regulate bank fees hit local markets.
Reuters
3
The paragraph says national governments will continue to regulate domestic arms sales.
Reuters
4
Principles regulate ranges of events, but particular and unpredictable events make history.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
5
Mr Davies said: I do not trust this industry to regulate itself.
BBC
Usage of baffle in anglès
1
Barbara did not sulk; when one tried to baffle her she fought.
Lister's Great Adventure
2
The appearance of Marouane Fellaini in a United shirt continues to baffle.
The Guardian
3
And so two people will maneuver and wander and baffle each other.
Men, Women, and God / A Discussion of Sex Questions from the Chr...
4
It was dug out merely to baffle robbers, and it concealed nothing.
Salammbo
5
The motivations and instincts of our continental partners sometimes baffle us Brits.
The Irish Times
6
What I hate to feel is, the others plotted to baffle me.
The Buccaneer Farmer / Published in England under the Title "Ask...
7
Him I can baffle, but under their frown the strongest monarch fails.
Beatrix of Clare
8
Hitherto, Mompesson had contrived entirely to baffle the vigilance of his foe.
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 2
9
Do not ride upon the track-youmay baffle him-leavehim to himself.
The Boy Hunters
10
Jude was quite content with a baffle from his ever evasive companion.
Jude the Obscure
11
And yet here, as usual, my sceptical doubts pursue and baffle me.
The Eclipse of Faith; Or, A Visit to a Religious Sceptic
12
That seemed to baffle her, as if I had to be teasing.
Axiomatic
13
I will presently, however, by my training and might, baffle his purpose.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
14
What could thus baffle matter and traverse space but love and soul?
A Strange Story — Volume 06
15
The writer had penned them in Old Speech to baffle unschooled eyes.
The last page
16
Ah, Violante, lady of few words, you know how to baffle argument.
King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays
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Translations for baffle
Baffle through the time
Baffle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common