baffle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbæfəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbæfəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bafəl)

Inflections of 'baffle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
baffles
v 3rd person singular
baffling
v pres p
baffled
v past
baffled
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
baffle [sb] vtr (confuse, mystify)confundir vtr
  desconcertar vtr
 I thought Evan really wanted to take the class; it baffles me that he didn't.
 Creí que Evan de verdad quería recibir la clase; me confunde que no lo hiciera.
baffle n (device that stops liquids, etc.)deflector nm
 The flow of the hydraulic fluid through the line is restricted by a baffle.
 El flujo del fluido hidráulico a través de la línea está restringido por un deflector.
baffle n (part of a speaker for a radio, etc.)bafle nm
 A baffle can improve a speaker's sound quality.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
baffle n technical (part of a heat exchanger)bafle nm
  deflector nm
 The baffle directs the flow of gas.
baffle [sth] vtr (sound, light, etc.: reduce) (luz, sonido)amortiguar vtr
  (líquido)contener vtr
  regular vtr
 The heavily insulated walls are meant to baffle the noise from the nearby highway.
 Estas paredes con alto nivel de insonorización están diseñadas para amortiguar el ruido procedente de la autopista cercana.
baffle vtr (thwart plans or efforts)frustrar vtr
 The children baffled the evil magician's plan by creating a diversion.
 Los niños frustraron el plan del malvado mago creando una distracción.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'baffle' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: [noise, light, gas, liquid] -reduction baffle, a baffle to reduce [noise], [install, add, incorporate] baffles, more...

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