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1 scattered
adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) espalhado* * *scat.tered[sk'ætəd] adj espalhado, disperso. I saw a few scattered houses / vi algumas casas espalhadas. -
2 scattered
adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) disperso -
3 scatter
['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) espalhar(-se)2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) espalhar•- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained* * *scat.ter1[sk'ætə] n 1 ato de espalhar. 2 dispersão. • vt+vi 1 espalhar, esparramar. it was scattered to the wind / foi espalhado em todas as direções. 2 dispersar, debandar. 3 dispersar-se, dissipar. our hopes were scattered / frustraram-se as nossas esperanças.————————scat.ter2[sk'ætə] n sl 1 boteco, bar. 2 ponto de encontro de pessoas. -
4 scatter
['skætə]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.) espalhar•- scattering - scatterbrain - scatterbrained -
5 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por+art.3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (aí)4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em torno de3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) volver!* * *a.bout[əb'aut] adv 1 quase, aproximadamente, cerca de. I am about ready / estou quase pronto. it is about your size / é quase do seu tamanho. we walked about forty miles / caminhamos cerca de quarenta milhas. 2 em redor, em volta, por todos os lados. the fields about Cambridge / os campos ao redor de Cambridge. all the children were about their sick father / todas as crianças ficaram em redor de seu pai doente. 3 aqui e ali, para cá e para lá. they were walking about / eles estavam andando de lá para cá. 4 em direção contrária, em sentido oposto. the ship turned about and left / o navio mudou de rumo e partiu. • prep 1 acerca de, a respeito de, sobre, relativo a. his opinion about this topic is... / a sua opinião acerca deste assunto é... what is she talking about? / sobre o que ela está falando? 2 perto de, nas imediações de, junto a. I lost my wallet about here / perdi minha carteira nas imediações deste lugar. 3 em redor de, em volta de. she had her sweater about her shoulder / ela tinha a blusa em volta dos ombros. 4 prestes a, disposto a, a ponto de. he is about to go / ele está prestes a partir. 5 ocupado com, interessado em. while you are about the cooking, you can look after the baby / enquanto você está ocupado com a cozinha, pode tomar conta do bebê. about as high quase tão alto. all about em toda parte. do you know what you are about? você sabe o que pretende fazer? você conhece as dificuldades a enfrentar? go about your own business não se importe com as coisas alheias. how about a glass of wine? que tal um copo de vinho? I am about sick of it coll já estou farto disto! it is somewhere about the place está por aí. left about! meia-volta à esquerda! much noise about nothing muita gritaria por nada. right about! meia-volta à direita! she had no money about her ela não tinha dinheiro consigo. she is about the garden ela está em qualquer lugar do jardim. to be about something tratar de alguma coisa, fazer alguma coisa. to come about acontecer, realizar-se. to go about andar para lá e para cá, vaguear. to go about something ter a intenção de fazer alguma coisa. to hang about ficar à toa. to lie about estar espalhado, estar em desordem. to take turns about fazer alguma coisa por turno. -
6 around
1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) à volta2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) por ái2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) cerca de3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) ao contrário2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) por perto* * *a.round[ər'aund] adv 1 ao redor, em volta, em torno, em cerco. 2 em círculo, em circunferência, circularmente. 3 de todos os lados, por toda parte, em todas as direções. we could hear laughter all around / pudemos ouvir risadas por toda parte. 4 aqui e ali, para lá e para cá. 5 Amer coll perto, por aí, nas proximidades. I’ll be around / vou estar por aí. 6 em direção oposta, para trás. • prep 1 em redor de, em torno de. he put his arm around her shoulders / ele pôs o braço ao redor de seus ombros. 2 em volta de, junto de, em cerco de. 3 por todos os lados de. 4 aqui e ali, por toda parte. the books were scattered untidily around the room / os livros estavam espalhados desordenadamente pela sala. 5 Amer coll algures, perto de. 6 Amer coll bem próximo de (em importância ou quantidade), cerca de. 7 além de, depois de, no lado mais distante de. all around the world por todo o mundo. around Christmas por volta do Natal. around the corner ali na esquina, ali pertinho. the other way around ao contrário, vice-versa. to be around estar presente ou disponível. -
7 here and there
(in, or to, various places: Books were scattered here and there.) cá e lá* * *here and therecá e acolá, de vez em quando, às vezes.————————here and thereàs vezes, aqui e ali. -
8 litter
['litə(r)] 1. noun1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) lixo2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) palha3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) ninhada2. verb(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) espalhar* * *lit.ter[l'itə] n 1 liteira. 2 padiola, maca. 3 palha ou feno usados como cama para animais ou como cobertura para plantas. 4 ninhada. 5 desordem, confusão. 6 lixo, sujeira. 7 camada humífera (em floresta). • vt+vi 1 espalhar feno ou palha para fazer cama para animais. 2 dar à luz uma ninhada. 3 colocar em desordem ou confusão. 4 atirar lixo em lugares públicos. -
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noun (a small amount scattered here and there: a scattering of sugar.) quantidade espalhada* * *scat.ter.ing[sk'ætəriŋ] adj disperso, espalhado, distribuído. -
10 sctd
abbr scattered (espalhado, distribuído, disperso). -
11 sparse
(thinly scattered: sparse vegetation.) ralo- sparsely- sparseness* * *[spa:s] adj 1 esparso, espalhado, disperso. 2 escasso, raro. -
12 ashes
noun plural (the remains of a human body after cremation: Her ashes were scattered at sea.) cinzas -
13 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) aqui e ali, por3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (ali, aqui)4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em volta de3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) meia-volta -
14 ashes
noun plural (the remains of a human body after cremation: Her ashes were scattered at sea.) cinzas -
15 here and there
(in, or to, various places: Books were scattered here and there.) aqui e ali -
16 litter
['litə(r)] 1. noun1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) lixo2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) palha3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) ninhada2. verb(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) espalhar -
17 scattering
noun (a small amount scattered here and there: a scattering of sugar.) quantidade difusa -
18 sparse
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