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Meaning of Garble | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɡɑː(ɹ)bəl

Definitions

  1. Confused or unintelligible speech.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Refuse; rubbish.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  3. Mutilation.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  4. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية غربل
Čeština poplést
Deutsch Verstümmeln
Ελληνικά διαστρέφω
Suomi vääristellä vinouttaa
Français brouiller déformer
Македонски изврти изопачи искриви
Nederlands knoeien met verkeerd voorstellen
Русский искажать исказить исковеркать искриви́ть искривля́ть коверкать
Українська викривля́ти перекру́чувати спотворювати

Examples

“The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.”
“Did not the lady smile upon the garble”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Garbled garbledness garblement Garbler Garbles garblessness

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