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garble

/ˈɡɑːbəl/

/ˈɡɑrbəl/

garbleverb

garbled

Past Simple

garbled

Past Participle

garbling

Gerund

/ˈɡɑː.bəl/

/ˈɡɑr.bəl/

Translations

искажать

The message was garbled during transmission.

Сообщение было искажено во время передачи.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

mix up

garblenoun

garbles

/ˈɡɑːbəl/

/ˈɡɑrbəl/

Translations

путаница

The garble in the message made it difficult to understand.

Путаница в сообщении затрудняла его понимание.

Additional translations

искажение

перепутывание

Definitions

A distorted or confused version of something, often due to miscommunication or misinterpretation.

The message was a garble of words that made no sense to anyone.

Synonyms