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mêler

Pronunciation: /mɛ.le/

“mêler” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to mix
  2. to meddle in, to interfere in, to get mixed up in
  3. to shuffle

In French

  1. Mettre ensemble des choses et les confondre.
  2. Brouiller, fr les choses de telle sorte qu’on ne puisse pas aisément les dévider ou les séparer.
  3. Introduire de façon inextricable, fr.
  4. Devenir moins pur.
  5. Participer à une chose, intervenir dans une affaire.
  6. S’occuper d’une chose étrangère à sa profession, à ses habitudes, à ses talents, à ses affaires.
  7. Embrouiller une personne, la rendre confuse.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French mesler, from Old French mesler, from Early Medieval Latin misculāre, derived from Latin miscēre.

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