► 動詞
紛れる [(3)まぎれる] [気が紛れる] meaning: distract rank: 2
☆ 風邪で寝込んだ時にあのドラマを見たら気が紛れて良かった ⇨ I watched that drama when I was down with a cold, and it gave me a very good distraction
紛らわす [(4)まぎらわす] [気を紛らわす] meaning: distract rank: 2
☆ 彼は気を紛らわすために散歩に出かけた ⇨ He went out for a walk to distract myself
紛れ込む [(4)まぎれこむ] meaning: hide rank: 2
☆ 犯人は人混みに紛れ込んだ ⇨ The suspect disappeared into a crowd (☛ Camouflage among many of similar things)
紛れる [(3)まぎれる] meaning: hide rank: 2
☆ 虎の毛皮の模様は茂みに紛れるのに適している ⇨ Tigers fur patterns are suitable to camouflage in bushes (☛ Camouflage among many of similar things)
紛れる [(3)まぎれる] meaning: mix rank: 2
☆ 大切な書類が他の書類に紛れてしまって見つからない ⇨ The important document got mixed up with other documents and I can’t find it
紛れ込む [(4)まぎれこむ] meaning: mix rank: 2
☆ 大きさの違うネジが他のネジに紛れ込んでしまった ⇨ Screws with different size got mixed up with other screws (☛ An alternative, accentuated form of 紛れる)
紛らわす [(4)まぎらわす] meaning: disguise rank: 4
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紛らす [(3)まぎらす] meaning: distract rank: 4
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紛う [(2)まがう] [liter] meaning: mistake rank: 5
☆ 昨日は真夏と紛うような暑さだった ⇨ Yesterday was so hot it could’ve been mistaken for summer
► 名詞
紛れ [(1)まぐれ] [coll] meaning: luck rank: 2
☆ 勘が紛れ当たりした ⇨ My wild guess was correct by luck
☆ 目を閉じてバットを振ったら紛れでホームランを打ってしまった ⇨ I swung my bat with my eyes closed and hit home run by pure luck (☛ A coincidental success. A beginner’s luck)
紛い物 [まがいもの] meaning: fake rank: 3
☆ ブランド品の紛い物 ⇨ A fake of a brand-name product
► 形容詞
紛らわしい [(5)まぎらわしい] meaning: confuse rank: 2
☆ 誤解を招くような紛らわしいことを言うな ⇨ Don’t say ambiguous things that invite misunderstanding
☆ 審判の笛と紛らわしい笛を吹くことは禁止されている ⇨ It is prohibited to blow a whistle that can be confused with the referee’s whistle (☛ Confusingly similar)