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garbled

UK
/ˈɡɑː.bəld/
US
/ˈɡɑr.bəld/

Translations

garbledadjective
UK
/ˈɡɑːbld/
US
/ˈɡɑrbəld/
The garbled message was difficult to understand, leaving everyone puzzled about the instructions.
Le message inintelligible était difficile à comprendre, laissant tout le monde perplexe au sujet des instructions.
Additional translations
incohérentS’emploie surtout pour un discours, un texte ou des informations dont le sens est brouillé.
Synonyms
confused
jumbled
mixed-up
muddled
disordered
unclear
indistinct
Antonyms
clear
articulate
coherent
garbleverb

garbled

Past Simple

garbled
Past Simple
garbled
Past Participle
garbling
Gerund
UK
/ˈɡɑː.bəl/
US
/ˈɡɑr.bəl/
brouillerEn parlant d’un message, d’un son ou d’une transmission.
The poor phone connection garbled his words, making it difficult to understand him.
La mauvaise connexion téléphonique a brouillé ses paroles, ce qui le rendait difficile à comprendre.
Additional translations
déformerEn rendant un message, un son ou une transmission de façon confuse.
tamisserEmploi archaïque, pour nettoyer des produits en séparant les impuretés.
Synonyms
distort
confuse
jumble
misinterpret
muddle
mix up

Definitions

garbledadjective
Confused or distorted; lacking clarity or coherence.
The garbled message was difficult to understand, leaving everyone puzzled about the instructions.
garbleverb
To reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way.
The poor phone connection garbled his words, making it difficult to understand him.
(archaic) To sift or sort impurities from (goods such as spices); to clean by separating out refuse.
In the old spice markets, workers would garble the imported peppercorns before sale.
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