scramble

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskræmbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskræmbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skrambəl)

Inflections of 'scramble' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
scrambles
v 3rd person singular
scrambling
v pres p
scrambled
v past
scrambled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scramble [sth] vtr (eggs: whisk during cooking) (huevos)revolver vtr
 Tina cracked the eggs into the pan and scrambled them.
 Tina echó los huevos en la sartén y los revolvió.
scramble [sth] vtr (text: encrypt) (texto)codificar vtr
  encriptar vtr
  cifrar vtr
 Peter scrambled the text, in case the document was intercepted.
 Peter codificó el texto por si acaso era interceptado.
scramble vi (move using hands and feet) (hacia arriba)trepar vi
  gatear vi
 Sam scrambled across the rocks.
 Sam trepó por las rocas.
scramble vi (move rapidly)salir en desbandada loc verb
 The dog scrambled out of the door.
 El perro salió en desbandada de la puerta.
scramble to do [sth] v expr (move hastily)abrirse paso para loc verb
  (figurado)pelearse para v prnl + prep
 Daisy saw the tree falling and scrambled to get out of the way.
 Daisy vio que el árbol se caía y se abrió paso para salir de ahí.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
scramble n (rapid movement)barullo nm
  desbandada nf
  tumulto nm
  espantada nf
 When the bell rang, there was a scramble to get out of the classroom.
 Cuando sonó la campana, hubo un barullo para salir de la clase.
scramble vi (launch fighter aircraft)despegar vi
 The pilots received a signal to scramble.
 Los pilotos recibieron la orden para despegar.
scramble [sth] vtr (fighter aircraft: launch)enviar v tr
  despegar vi
 The military scrambled three fighter jets to deal with the possible terrorist threat.
 El ejército envió tres aviones de combate para responder a la posible amenaza terrorista.
scramble up [sth],
scramble [sth] up
vtr phrasal sep
(mix up)mezclar vtr
  desordenar vtr
 The teacher scrambled the words up and asked the children to put them in the correct order.
 La profesora mezcló las palabras y les pidió a los niños que las pusieran en orden.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
word scramble n (anagram game)anagrama nm
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Collocations: a [sudden, mad, violent, chaotic] scramble (for), made a scramble for the [door, exit], a scramble at the [gates, entrance, store, counter], more...

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