scatter

scatter
'skætə
verb
1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) dispersar(se)
2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) esparcirse, desparramarse
- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained

scatter vb
1. esparcir
they scattered the floor with roses esparcieron rosas por el suelo
2. dispersarse
the demonstrators scattered when the police arrived los manifestantes se dispersaron cuando llegó la policía
scatter
tr['skætəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 (crowd, birds) dispersar
2 (papers, cushions, etc) esparcir, desparramar; (ashes) esparcir; (seeds) sembrar a voleo, esparcir; (money) desparramar, derrochar
intransitive verb
1 (crowd, birds) dispersarse; (small things) desparramarse, derramarse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
a scatter of unos,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as
scatter ['skæt̬ər] vt
: esparcir, desparramar
scatter vi
disperse: dispersarse
scatter
n.
dispersión s.f.
v.
derramar v.
desparramar v.
desperdigar v.
diseminar v.
dispersar v.
espaciar v.
esparcir v.
sembrar v.
'skætər, 'skætə(r)
1.
transitive verb
1) \<\<salt/grit\>\> esparcir*; \<\<seeds\>\> sembrar* (a voleo)

to scatter something OVER/ON something: clothes lay scattered all over the room había ropa desparramada or tirada por toda la habitación; we scattered the ashes on the garden — esparcimos las cenizas por el jardín

2) (disperse) \<\<crowd/group\>\> dispersar

the gunfire scattered the birds — el tiro desperdigó a los pájaros

they are now scattered all over the country — ahora están desperdigados or diseminados por todo el país


2.
vi \<\<crowd/light\>\> dispersarse
['skætǝ(r)]
1. VT
1) (=strew around) [+ crumbs, papers etc] esparcir, desparramar; [+ seeds] sembrar a voleo, esparcir

the flowers were scattered about on the floor — las flores estaban desparramadas por el suelo

the floor was scattered with flowers — en el suelo había flores desparramadas

2) (=disperse) [+ clouds] dispersar; [+ crowd] dispersar

her relatives are scattered about the world — sus familiares se encuentran dispersos por el mundo

2.
VI [crowd] dispersarse

the family scattered to distant parts — la familia se dispersó por lugares alejados

3.
N (Math, Tech) dispersión f

a scatter of houses — unas casas dispersas

a scatter of raindrops — unas gotas dispersas de lluvia

4.
CPD

scatter cushions NPL — almohadones mpl

* * *
['skætər, 'skætə(r)]
1.
transitive verb
1) \<\<salt/grit\>\> esparcir*; \<\<seeds\>\> sembrar* (a voleo)

to scatter something OVER/ON something: clothes lay scattered all over the room había ropa desparramada or tirada por toda la habitación; we scattered the ashes on the garden — esparcimos las cenizas por el jardín

2) (disperse) \<\<crowd/group\>\> dispersar

the gunfire scattered the birds — el tiro desperdigó a los pájaros

they are now scattered all over the country — ahora están desperdigados or diseminados por todo el país


2.
vi \<\<crowd/light\>\> dispersarse

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