What does brouiller in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word brouiller in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brouiller in French.

The word brouiller in French means scramble, blur, quarrel, quarrel with, become blurred, cloud over, turn against, cover, scramble, ruin for, confuse the issue, confuse the reader. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brouiller

scramble

verbe transitif (perturber, déranger)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Un orage peut brouiller la réception d'une radio. Ce petit boîtier permet de brouiller les ondes.
With this little box you can interfere with radio waves.

blur

verbe transitif (rendre moins net)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La fumée brouillait ma vision.

quarrel

verbe pronominal (se fâcher)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les deux amies se sont brouillées à cause d'un garçon.
The two friends quarrelled over a boy.

quarrel with

(se fâcher avec)

Je me suis brouillée avec ma meilleure amie pour une histoire bête.
I fell out with my best friend over something stupid.

become blurred

verbe pronominal (devenir moins net) (eyesight)

Avec l'âge, la vue se brouille.
With age, one's eyesight becomes blurred.

cloud over

verbe pronominal (temps : se couvrir)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Le temps se brouille, il va pleuvoir.
The weather's clouding over; it's going to rain.

turn against

verbe transitif (fâcher)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Cette fille l'a brouillé avec son frère.
That girl came between him and his brother.

cover

verbe transitif (mélanger pour tromper) (tracks)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les meurtriers tentent souvent de brouiller les pistes.
Murderers often try to cover their tracks.

scramble

verbe transitif (mélanger, remuer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il ne sait toujours pas brouiller les œufs.
He still doesn't know how to scramble eggs.

ruin for

verbe transitif (fâcher)

Mon prof de maths sadique m'a à jamais brouillé avec les maths.
My sadistic maths teacher turned me off maths forever.

confuse the issue

locution verbale (mélanger les indices)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

confuse the reader

locution verbale (compliquer les choses) (book)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

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