Betydelse av scrambled på svenska

• 0 past simple and past participle of scramble

• 1 to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you:

  • She scrambled up the steep hillside and over the rocks.

  • He scrambled into his clothes (= put them on quickly) and raced to get help.

  • As the burning plane landed, the terrified passengers scrambled for the door (= tried to reach the door quickly).

  • [ + to infinitive ] People are scrambling to buy property before prices rise even further.

• 2 to put things such as words or letters in the wrong order so that they do not make sense:

  • He had a habit of scrambling his words when excited.

• 3 to change a radio or phone signal so that it can only be understood using a special device

• 4 to (cause a plane to) take off very quickly:

  • A helicopter was scrambled within minutes of the news.