Definition
Third person singular present tense of 'garble'; distorts or confuses information.
Etymology
From 'garble' with third-person singular '-s' suffix. See 'garble' for full etymology.
Kelly Says
When we say 'the telephone game garbles the message,' we're using a verb form that traces back through Italian, Arabic, and into ancient Mediterranean trade routes where inspecting goods was serious business!
Translations
ARالعربية
تشويش
tash-wiysh
CACatalà
baralles
ba-ra-les
CSČeština
zmatení
z-ma-te-ni
DADansk
forvirring
for-vir-ring
DEDeutsch
Verwirrungen
fer-vīr-uŋ-guŋ
ELΕλληνικά
περαιτέρω
per-a-i-te-ro
ESEspañol
garabatos
gah-rah-bah-tohss
FAفارسی
سرگردان
sar-gar-dan
FISuomi
sekaannous
se-ka-an-nous
FRFrançais
déformations
deh-form-ah-syohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
acak-acakan
a-cak-a-ca-kan
ITItaliano
inciamature
in-cha-mah-too-reh
JA日本語
ぐちゃぐちゃ
gu-cha-gu-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
keliru
keh-lee-roo
NLNederlands
verwarring
ver-war-ring
NONorsk
forvirring
for-vir-ring
PLPolski
zamieszanie
za-me-she-nya-nie
PTPortuguês
bagunças
bah-goohn-sahs
RORomână
împăticit
im-pat-i-cit
RUРусский
перепутано
per-e-pyu-tah-noh
SVSvenska
förvirring
för-vir-ring
SWKiswahili
kashfa
ka-sh-fa
TAதமிழ்
கலப்பட
ka-la-pa-da
TRTürkçe
karışıklıklar
kar-i-shik-lik-lar
UKУкраїнська
змішування
zmi-shu-va-ny-a
VITiếng Việt
lộn xộn
lộn-xộn
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa