confound

Mr President, Prime Minister, time and time again, the European Union has confounded the most sceptical critics with bold, resolute initiatives.
Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Premier Ministre, à de nombreuses reprises par le passé, l'Union européenne a apporté un démenti aux observateurs les plus sceptiques en prenant des initiatives courageuses et résolues.
She hasn't shown any gratitude for what we did. Her arrogant attitude has confounded us all.
Elle n’a montré aucune gratitude pour ce que nous avons fait. Son attitude arrogante nous a tous déconcertés.
However, history has confounded the sceptics.
Pourtant, l'histoire a donné tort aux sceptiques.
A new technology has confounded radio men and movie moguls and they're quite certain that television is about to do them in.
Les hommes de radio et les magnats du cinéma sont confondus par une nouvelle technologie et ils sont plutôt certains que la télévision va avoir leur peau.
It has confounded the pundits who said it would never survive without the Czech Republic, and today I proudly salute their combined cooperation with the Allies in Kuwait, where they are providing chemical warfare decontamination expertise.
Il a confondu les experts qui affirmaient qu'il ne survivrait jamais sans la république tchèque et, aujourd'hui, je salue fièrement sa coopération combinée avec les alliés au Koweït, où il fournit son expérience en matière de décontamination des armes chimiques.
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