кове́ркать — meaning in English

English meaning

• garble verb To choose only parts of a text so as to twist its original meaning.
• smatter verb To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.

Senses

кове́ркать is used for these senses in English:

• garble To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
• smatter (transitive) To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge.

garble — full definition

1. verb To choose only parts of a text so as to twist its original meaning.
2. verb To alter a message so that it becomes untrue.
3. verb To jumble a message so badly that it cannot be understood.
4. verb To sift something so as to separate the good parts from waste or dirt.

smatter — full definition

1. verb To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.
2. verb To throw drops of liquid onto someone or something.
3. verb To learn or study a subject only a little, without going deep.
4. verb To speak a language badly, knowing only a little of it.

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