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mix [mɪks] vb 1. (tr) to combine or blend (ingredients, liquids, objects, etc.) together into one mass 2. (intr) to become or have the capacity to become combined, joined, etc. some chemicals do not mix 3. (tr) to form (something) by combining two or more constituents to mix cement 4. (tr; often foll by in or into) to add as an additional part or element (to a mass or compound) to mix flour into a batter 5. (tr) to do at the same time; combine to mix study and pleasure 6. (tr) to consume (drinks or foods) in close succession 7. to come or cause to come into association socially Pauline has never mixed well 8. (intr; often foll by with) to go together; complement 9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to crossbreed (differing strains of plants or breeds of livestock), esp more or less at random 10. (Electronics) (tr) Electronics to combine (two or more signals) 11. (Electronics) Music a. (in sound recording) to balance and adjust (the recorded tracks) on a multitrack tape machine b. (in live performance) to balance and adjust (the output levels from microphones and pick-ups) 12. (Performing Arts) (tr) to merge (two lengths of film) so that the effect is imperceptible mix it Informal a. to cause mischief or trouble, often for a person named she tried to mix it for John b. to fight n
1. the act or an instance of mixing 2. the result of mixing; mixture 3. (Cookery) a mixture of ingredients, esp one commercially prepared for making a cake, bread, etc. 4. (Electronics) Music the sound obtained by mixing 5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Building trades civil engineering the proportions of cement, sand, and aggregate in mortar, plaster, or concrete 6. Informal a state of confusion, bewilderment See also mix-up [back formation from mixt mixed, via Old French from Latin mixtus, from miscēre to mix] mixable adj mixability n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
mix verb 1. combine, blend, merge, unite, join, cross, compound, incorporate, put together, fuse, mingle, jumble, alloy, amalgamate, interweave, coalesce, intermingle, meld, commingle, commix Oil and water don't mix. Mix the cinnamon with the sugar. 2. go together, combine, be compatible, fit together, be in harmony Politics and sport don't mix. 3. socialize, associate, hang out (informal), mingle, circulate, come together, consort, hobnob, fraternize, rub elbows (informal) He mixes with people younger than himself. noun 1. mixture, combination, blend, fusion, compound, jumble, assortment, alloy, medley, concoction, amalgam, mixed bag (informal), meld, melange, miscellany a magical mix of fantasy and reality mix someone up bewilder, upset, confuse, disturb, puzzle, muddle, perplex, unnerve, fluster, throw into confusion You're not helping at all, you're just mixing me up even more. mix someone up in something (usually passive) entangle, involve, implicate, embroil, rope in He could have got mixed up in the murder. mix something or someone up mistake for, confuse, take for, muddle someone or something up People often mix me up with other actors. mix something up Translations mix [mɪks] A. VT 1. [+ ingredients, colours, liquids] → mezclar; [+ concrete, plaster, cocktail] → preparar; [+ salad] → remover mix all the ingredients together → mezcle todos los ingredientes never mix your drinks! → ¡no mezcle nunca bebidas! mix the eggs into the sugar → añada los huevos al azúcar y mézclelos to mix and match sth → combinar algo mix to a smooth paste → mezcle hasta que se forme una pasta sin grumos to mix sth with or and sth → mezclar algo con algo mix the cinnamon with the sugar → mezcle la canela con el azúcar to mix business and or with pleasure → mezclar los negocios con el placer to mix it (with sb) (Brit) → buscar camorra(con algn) 2. [+ recording, sound] → mezclar B. VI 1. [things] 2. [people] (= socialize) → alternar to mix in high society → alternar con la alta sociedad she mixes with all kinds of people → se mezcla con toda clase de gente C. N 1. (= combination) → mezcla f there was a good mix of people at the party → había una mezcla variada or una buena variedad de gente en la fiesta 2. (= ingredients) → mezcla f; (commercially prepared) → preparado m a cake mix → un preparado para pasteles 3. [of recording, sound] → mezcla f mix in VT + ADV (= add) [+ ingredients] → añadir; (= intersperse) → mezclar pieces of grit mixed in with the rice → piedrecitas mezcladas con el arroz mix up VT + ADV 1. (= prepare) [+ paint, paste] → preparar 2. (= combine) [+ ingredients] → mezclar 3. (= jumble up) → mezclar don't mix up your clothes with mine → no mezcles tu ropa con la mía the letter got mixed up with my things → la carta se mezcló con mis cosas 4. (= confuse) [+ person] → confundir you've got me all mixed up → me has confundido, me has hecho un lío 5. (= mistake) [+ names, dates, person] → confundir she tends to mix up her words → tiende a equivocar las palabras al hablar we got the dates mixed up → confundimos las fechas I'm mixing you up with somebody else → te estoy confundiendo con otra persona 6. (= involve) to be/get mixed up in sth → estar metido/meterse en algo are you mixed up in this? → ¿tú andas metido en esto?, ¿tú tienes que ver con esto? how could David be mixed up in a murder? → ¿cómo puede David estar involucrado en un asesinato? he's got mixed up with a bad crowd → se ha mezclado con mala gente, anda con malas compañías why did I ever get mixed up with you? → ¿cómo acabé relacionándome contigo?, ¿cómo acabé liada contigo? to mix sb up in sth → meter or mezclar a algn en algo mix [ˈmɪks] vt [+ ingredients] → mélanger Mix the ingredients → Mélangez les ingrédients. to mix sth with sth → mélanger qch à qch Mix the flour with the sugar → Mélangez la farine au sucre. (= prepare) [+ cake] → préparer; [+ cement, paste] → mélanger to mix sb a drink → préparer un verre à qn Can I mix you a drink? BUT Qu'est-ce que je te prépare?. [+ tracks] → mixer [+ disparate things] → mélanger don't mix your drinks → ne faites pas de mélange to mix business with pleasure → mélanger les affaires et le plaisir He's mixing business with pleasure → Il mélange les affaires et le plaisir. vi [disparate things] → se mélanger Oil and water don't mix → L'huile et l'eau ne se mélangent pas. politics and sport don't mix → la politique et le sport ne vont pas ensemble (= meet people) → rencontrer des gens He doesn't mix much BUT Il ne voit pas beaucoup de monde. to mix with sb → fréquenter qn n (= combination) → mélange m It's a mix of science fiction and comedy → C'est un mélange de science-fiction et de comédie. (= variety) → mélange m mix in vt sep → incorporerMix in the salmon and serve → Incorporez le saumon et servez. mix up vt sep (= combine) → mélanger (= get wrong) → confondre The travel agent mixed up the bookings → L'agent de voyage a confondu les réservations. mix n → Mischung f; a real mix of people → eine bunte Mischung von Menschen; a good social mix at the gala performance → ein gut gemischtes Publikum auf der Galavorstellung; a broad racial mix → ein breites Spektrum verschiedener Rassen; product mix → Produktspanne f; cement mix → Zementmischung f; a wool mix pullover → ein Pullover m → aus verschiedenen Fasern vt (= combine) → (ver)mischen; drinks (= prepare) → mischen, mixen; (Cook) ingredients → verrühren; dough → zubereiten; salad → untermengen, wenden; you shouldn’t mix your drinks → man sollte nicht mehrere Sachen durcheinandertrinken; to mix something into something → etw unter etw (acc) → mengen or mischen; I never mix business with or and pleasure → ich vermische nie Geschäftliches und Privates (= confuse) → durcheinanderbringen; to mix somebody/something with somebody/something → jdn/etw mit jdm/etw verwechseln vi (= go together) → zusammenpassen; business and pleasure don’t mix → Arbeit und Vergnügen lassen sich nicht verbinden (people) (= get on) → miteinander auskommen; (= mingle) → sich vermischen; (= associate) → miteinander verkehren; to mix with somebody → mit jdm auskommen, sich unter jdn mischen, mit jdm verkehren; he finds it hard to mix → er ist nicht sehr gesellig or kontaktfreudig; to mix well → kontaktfreudig or gesellig sein; he mixes in high society → er verkehrt in den besseren Kreisen mix [mɪks] 1. n → mescolanza the school has a good social mix → gli studenti di questa scuola provengono da diverse classi sociali 2. vt → mescolare; (cocktail, sauce) → preparare (mescolando) mix to a smooth paste → mescolare fino ad ottenere una pasta omogenea to mix sth with sth → mischiare qc a qc to mix business with pleasure → unire l'utile al dilettevole 3. vi → mescolarsi he doesn't mix well → non riesce a legare he mixes with all sorts of people → ha a che fare con persone di ogni tipo they just don't mix (people) → non legano fra di loro (patterns) → non stanno bene insieme mix in vt + adv (eggs) → incorporare mix together vt + adv → mescolare mix up vt + adv a. (prepare, drink, medicine) → preparare b. (get in a muddle, documents) → confondere, mescolare; (confuse) to mix sb/sth up (with) → scambiare qn/qc (per) c. to mix sb up in sth (involve) → coinvolgere or immischiare qn in qc to be mixed up in sth → essere coinvolto/a in qc she got herself mixed up with some shady characters → ha avuto a che fare con dei tipi loschi mix [mɪks] 1. n → mescolanza the school has a good social mix → gli studenti di questa scuola provengono da diverse classi sociali 2. vt → mescolare; (cocktail, sauce) → preparare (mescolando) mix to a smooth paste → mescolare fino ad ottenere una pasta omogenea to mix sth with sth → mischiare qc a qc to mix business with pleasure → unire l'utile al dilettevole 3. vi → mescolarsi he doesn't mix well → non riesce a legare he mixes with all sorts of people → ha a che fare con persone di ogni tipo they just don't mix (people) → non legano fra di loro (patterns) → non stanno bene insieme mix in vt + adv (eggs) → incorporare mix together vt + adv → mescolare mix up vt + adv a. (prepare, drink, medicine) → preparare b. (get in a muddle, documents) → confondere, mescolare; (confuse) to mix sb/sth up (with) → scambiare qn/qc (per) c. to mix sb up in sth (involve) → coinvolgere or immischiare qn in qc to be mixed up in sth → essere coinvolto/a in qc she got herself mixed up with some shady characters → ha avuto a che fare con dei tipi loschi v mix [miks] 1 to put or blend together to form one mass She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint. meng يَمْزِج смесвам (s)míchat blande mischen ανακατεύω, αναμειγνύω mezclar segama مخلوط کردن sekoittaa mélanger לְעַרבֵּב मिश्रण करना pomiješati (össze)kever mencampur blanda mescolare, mischiare 混ぜる ...을 섞다 (su)maišyti []jaukt mencampur mengen blande zmieszać misturar a amesteca; a combina смешивать (z)miešať zmešati pomešati blanda ผสม karıştırmak 混合 змішувати ایک دوسرے میں ملانا pha lẫn 混合 2 to prepare or make by doing this She mixed the cement in a bucket. meng يَخلُط приготвям namíchat blande; tilberede; mikse anrühren ανακατεύω mezclar segama در هم کردن sekoittaa préparer לְעַרבֵּב मिलाना miješati összekever mencampur blanda, laga impastare 混ぜ合わせる 섞어서 만들다 užmaišyti pagatavot iejaucot mencampurkan mengen blande sammen, mikse wymieszać misturar a pregăti замешивать namiešať pripraviti pomešati blanda till รวมกัน karıştırarak hazırlamak 攙和 замішувати ملا کر تیار کرنا trộn 搀和 3 to go together or blend successfully to form one mass Oil and water don't mix. meng يَمْتَزِج комбинирам mísit passe sammen sich mischen lassen αναμειγνύομαι, συνδυάζομαι mezclar, amasar segunema مخلوط کردن sekoittua se mélanger לְהִתעַרבֵּב घुलना izmiješati keveredik bercampur blandast mescolarsi 混ざり合う 섞이다 maišytis sajaukties bercampur zich vermengen blande seg łączyć/mieszać się misturar a amesteca смешиваться zmiešať mešati (se) mešati se blanda sig ทำให้รวมตัวกัน karışmak 溶合 змішуватися ایک دوسرے میں تحلیل ہونا hoà nhập 溶合 4 to go together socially People of different races were mixing together happily. meng يَمْتَزِج، يَخْتَلِط смесвам се stýkat se komme sammen sich mischen αναμειγνύομαι, συναναστρέφομαι mezclarse, juntarse seltsima قاتی شدن seurustella se mêler לְהִתחָבֵר घुलना-मिलना slagati se barátkozik bergaul samlagast familiarizzare, mescolarsi 交わる 사귀다 bendrauti, sugyventi saprasties bergaul met elkaar omgaan komme sammen, omgås obcować, współżyć misturar-se a avea relaţii (sociale) общаться stýkať sa mešati se mešati se umgås เข้าสังคม karışmak 交往 водитися, знатися ربط ضبط ہونا hòa hợp 结合 n 1 the result of mixing things or people together London has an interesting racial mix. mengsel خَليط من الناس смесване směs blanding; miks die Mischung μείγμα, κράμα mezcla segu ترکیب sekoitus mélange תַּמהִיל मिश्रण, घोल mješavina keverék campuran blanda mescolanza, commistione 混合物 혼합 mišinys sajaukums; maisījums campuran mengsel blanding mieszanka mistura amestec смесь, мешанина zmes mešanica mešavina blandning, mix สิ่งที่ได้จากการผสม karışım 混合 суміш جمگھٹا sự hòa hợp 混合 2 a collection of ingredients used to make something (a) cake-mix. mengsel مَزيج، خَليط съставки přípravek, směs miks; -miks die Mischung μείγμα mezcla segu ترکیبات seos préparation אַבקָה לְהֲכָנָה מְהִירָה किसी चीज के निर्माण के लिए अवयवों का संग्रह mješavina keverék campuran blanda miscela 調合した材料 혼합물 mišinys sagatave; maisījums campuran beslag blanding, røre mieszanka mistura amestec de mai multe ingrediente смесь zmes sestavine smesa blandning, mix ส่วนผสม karışım, harman 調制食品 суміш اجزاء ترکیب hỗn hợp 调制食品 adj mixed 1 consisting of different kinds I have mixed feelings about leaving home; mixed races; a mixed population. gemengde مُخْتَلَط противоречив smíšený blandet gemischt ανάμεικτος, ανομοιογενής variado segane, sega- در هم sekava, sekalainen mélangé, mêlé מְעוֹרָב मिश्र, मिला हुआ miješan kevert campuran blandaður misto; confuso 混ざった 혼합된 mišrus, įvairus []jaukts; []maisīts campuran gemengd blandet, sammensatt mieszany misto amestecat; contradictoriu смешанный zmiešaný mešan mešani blandad หลากหลาย karışık 混合的 змішаний; різнорідний مخلوط lẫn lộn 混合的 2 done, used etc by people of different sexes mixed tennis. gemengde مُخْتَلَط، من النَّوْعَيْن смесен (спорт) smíšený blandet; fælles gemischt μεικτός, με άτομα και των δύο φύλων mixto sega-, ühis- مختلط molempia sukupuolia koskeva mixte מְעוֹרָב युगल miješan vegyes campuran blandaður misto 男女混合の 남녀 혼합의 mišrus jaukts campuran gemengd felles-, for både damer og herrer mieszany misto mixt смешанный zmiešaný mešan mešani med både damer och herrar, mixed ที่ปนเปกัน karma 男女混合的 змішаний; призначений для осіб обох статей مختلف جنسوں کے افراد کے ذریعہ مشترکہ طور پر انجام دیا جانے والا عمل cho cả nam lẫn nữ 男女混合的 n mixer a person or thing that mixes; a thing which is used for mixing an electric food-mixer. menger خَلّاطَه، جَبّالَه миксер mixér; míchač(ka) mikser; røremaskine der Mixer μίξερ mezclador mikser, segisti مخلوط کن sekoitin, vatkain mélangeur מְעַרבֵּל मिक्सर, मिश्र करने वाला यंत्र miješač keverő(gép); (háztartási) robotgép pencampur hrærivél; félagslyndur maður miscelatore; frullatore ミキサー 혼합하는 사람(기계), 믹서 mikseris, maišytuvas mikseris pembancuh mixer omgjengelig/sosial person; miksmaster mieszadło, mikser misturador mixer тот, кто смешивает;миксер miešač, miešačka mešalec mikser blandare, mixer เครื่องผสม karıştırıcı, mikser 混合者,攪拌器 товариська людина; змішувач پھینٹنے کا آلہ người trộn; máy trộn 混合者,搅拌器,混频器 n mixture [ˈmikstʃə] 1 the result of mixing things or people together a mixture of eggs, flour and milk. mengsel مَزيج، خَليط смесица směs(ice) blanding; -blanding die Mischung μείγμα mezcla segu مخلوط sekoitus mélange תַעֲרוֹבֶת मिश्रण, घोल mješavina keverék campuran blanda miscuglio, miscela 混合物 혼합 mišinys maisījums campuran mengsel røre, blanding mieszanina mistura amestec смесь zmes mešanica smesa blandning ส่วนผสม karışım 混合物 суміш آمیزہ ، مرکب hỗn hợp 混合物 2 a number of things mixed together and used for a given purpose The doctor gave the baby some cough mixture. mengsel, stroop مَزيج неща обединени от обща цел směs mikstur die Mixtur μείγμα mezcla, preparado mikstuur ترکیب mikstuura préparation תַעֲרוֹבֶת मिश्रण smjesa keverék; kanalas orvosság campuran mixtúra mistura, sciroppo 混合物 혼합물, 혼합약 mikstūra mikstūra campuran mengsel mikstur mikstura mistura poţiune микстура zmes mešanica sirup mixtur, medicin ปริมาณของสิ่งที่ถูกรวมเข้าด้วยกันและมีจุดประสงค์ไว้เพื่อให้ karışım; ... şurubu 混合劑 мікстура کسی مقصد کے لئے مختلف اجزا کی آمیزش hỗn dược 混合剂 3 the act of mixing. meng مَزْج، خَلْط смесване míchání blanding das Mischen ανάμειξη, ανακάτεμα mezcla segamine ترکیب کردن sekoitus mélange עִרבּוּב मिलाने की क्रिया miješati keverés pencampuran blöndun mescolanza 混ぜること 섞기 maišymas maisīšana percampuran het mengen blanding mieszanie mistura amestecare смешивание miešanie mešanje mešanje blandning, blandande การรวมกัน karışma 混合 змішування ملانے کا عمل việc trộn lẫn 混合 n mix-up a confused situation etc a mix-up over the concert tickets. misverstand تَشَوُّش، وَضْع مُشَوَّش объркване zmatek forvirring das Durcheinander μπέρδεμα confusión segadus در هم وبر هم sekaannus confusion מְבוּלבַּל असमंजस में पड़ना zbrka zűrzavar kekacauan ruglingur confusione 混乱状態 혼란, 분규 nesusipratimas juceklis; neskaidrība kekeliruan verwarring rot, forvirring zamieszanie confusão încurcătură, harababură путаница zmätok zmeda zbrka förväxling, förvirring สถานการณ์สับสนวุ่นวาย (เพราะตัดสินใจหรือทำผิดพลาด) karışıklık 混亂 плутанина, безладдя گڑبڑ tình trạng lộn xộn 搞混 be mixed up to be involved He was mixed up in that burglary / with some drug-takers. deurmekaar مُتَوَرِّط замесен съм být zapleten (do) indblandet i verwickelt sein (in) είμαι αναμεμειγμένος estar envuelto segatud olema درگیر شدن sekaantua être mêlé (à) לִהיוֹת מְעוֹרָב संलिप्त होना smušenost belekeveredik vmibe terlibat vera flæktur í essere invischiato/implicato かかわり合いになる 연루되다 būti įpainiotam, susidėti (su) iejaukts; iepīts terlibat betrokken bij rote seg opp i, bli innblandet i być wplątanym envolver a fi amestecat în быть замешанным (в чём-л.) byť zapletený (do) biti vpleten biti umešan vara inblandad i เกี่ยวข้องกับ karışmak 與某事有牽連 заплутаний شامل ہونا được trộn lẫn 与某事有牵连 mix up 1 to blend together I need to mix up another tin of paint. meng يَمْزِج، يَخْلُط разбърквам namíchat opblande zusammenmischen ανακατεύω mezclar kokku segama مخلوط کردن sekoittaa mélanger לְעַרבֵּב खिचड़ी, घालमेल pomiješati összekever mencampur blanda saman mescolare 混ぜ合わす 섞다 (su)maišyti sajaukt mencampurkan mengen blande sammen (wy-/roz-/z-)mieszać misturar încurcătură, harababură перемешивать namiešať zamešati izmešati blanda [] ผสม karıştırmak 拌和 змішувати ایک ساتھ ملانا trộn lên 拌和 2 to confuse or muddle I'm always mixing the twins up. verwar يَخْلُط ما بيْن إثْنَيْن бъркам plést si blande sammen verwechseln μπερδεύω confundir segi ajama در هم کردن sekoittaa toisiinsa confondre לְבָלבֵּל उलझन, गड़बड़ zbrkati összetéveszt bingung rugla saman confondere 混同する 혼동하다 painioti sajaukt; saputrot keliru verwarren forveksle, blande sammen mylić confundir a confunda перепутать pliesť si zamenjati pomešati förväxla ทำให้สับสน karıştırmak 混淆 переплутувати تمیز میں غلطی کرنا làm ai bối rối 混淆 3 to confuse or upset You've mixed me up completely with all this information. verwar, deurmekaarmaak يُرْبِك، يُشَوِّش обърквам zmást forvirre völlig durcheinanderbringen μπερδεύω, αναστατώνω κπ. confundir segadusse ajama قاتی کردن hämmentää embrouiller לְבָלבֵּל मिश्रण zbuniti összezavar membingungkan rugla, setja úr jafnvægi confondere 混乱させる 혼란스럽게 하다 supainioti, sugluminti sajaukt galvu, apmulsināt mengelirukan verwarren forvirre, være ute av seg oszołomić, skonfundować baralhar a zăpăci запутать zmiasť zmešati zbuniti göra förvirrad, röra till det för ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง şaşırmış 搞糊塗 заплутувати غلط فہمی کا شکار ہونا làm ai phiền lòng 搞糊涂 mix → مزيج, يمزج směs, smísit blande, blanding mischen, Mischung αναμιγνύω, μείγμα mezcla, mezclar sekoittaa, sekoitus mélange, mélanger miješati, mješavina mescolare, miscela 混ぜる, 混合物 ...을 섞다, 혼합 mengsel, mixen blande, blanding mieszanina, wymieszać mistura, misturar смешивание, смешивать blanda, blandning การผสม, ผสม karışık, karıştırmak hoà trộn, sự hoà trộn 混合 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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But her plans for this glamourous and promising new job didn't foresee getting mixed up with the spoiled teenage millionaire TV star Cassandra Cass He seems to believe in neither God nor absolute and universal moral laws, and ends up getting mixed up in the problem of human free will--the existence of which he denies. The fact that their belongings keep getting mixed up and delivered to the wrong apartment is a sign of a more significant intermingling to come. |
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