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I ['skætə(r)]1) (of houses, stars, papers) sparpagliamento m.2) statist. dispersione f.II 1. ['skætə(r)]1) (anche scatter around, scatter about) (throw around) spargere, disseminare [seeds, earth]; sparpagliare, disseminare [books, papers, clothes]; disperdere [ debris]to be scattered around o about essere sparpagliato qua e là; to be scattered with sth. — essere disseminato di qcs
2) (cause to disperse) disperdere, mettere in fuga [crowd, birds, crowd]2.verbo intransitivo [people, animals, birds] disperdersi, sparpagliarsi* * *['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) disperdere, disperdersi2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) sparpagliare, disseminare•- scattering
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- scatterbrained* * *scatter /ˈskætə(r)/n.1 spargimento; sparpagliamento3 (fam.) piccola quantità; numero ridotto; manciata; pugno: a scatter of phone calls in the morning, telefonate sparse nella mattinata● ( radio, TV) scatter band, banda di dispersione □ (stat.) scatter chart, nube di punti □ scatter cushion, cuscino decorativo □ (stat.) scatter diagram, diagramma a dispersione (o a nube di punti) □ ( USA) scatter gun, fucile a pallettoni □ scatter rug, plaid decorativo □ scatter plot = scatter diagram ► sopra.(to) scatter /ˈskætə(r)/A v. t.1 cospargere; spargere; sparpagliare; gettare; diffondere; disseminare: to scatter salt on a road in winter, spargere sale su una strada d'inverno; to scatter seed, gettare il seme; to scatter the fields with seed, cospargere i campi di semente; to scatter light, diffondere la luce2 disperdere; sbaragliare; mettere in fuga: The mounted police scattered the demonstrators, la polizia a cavallo disperse i dimostranti; The shouts scattered the birds, le grida hanno messo in fuga gli uccelliB v. i.1 disperdersi; sparpagliarsi: The threatening clouds are scattering, le nubi minacciose si disperdono2 disperdersi; dividersi: The escaped prisoners scattered at the crossroads, all'incrocio gli evasi si sono divisi● to scatter money about, spendere e spandere □ to scatter to the four winds, gettare (o volare) da tutte le parti.* * *I ['skætə(r)]1) (of houses, stars, papers) sparpagliamento m.2) statist. dispersione f.II 1. ['skætə(r)]1) (anche scatter around, scatter about) (throw around) spargere, disseminare [seeds, earth]; sparpagliare, disseminare [books, papers, clothes]; disperdere [ debris]to be scattered around o about essere sparpagliato qua e là; to be scattered with sth. — essere disseminato di qcs
2) (cause to disperse) disperdere, mettere in fuga [crowd, birds, crowd]2.verbo intransitivo [people, animals, birds] disperdersi, sparpagliarsi -
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3 strew
[struː]verbo transitivo (pass. strewed; p.pass. strewed, strewn) sparpagliare [clothes, litter, paper] (on, over su); spargere [straw, flowers] (on, over su); disseminare [ wreckage] (on, over su)* * *[stru:]past tense - strewed; verb(to scatter: Rubbish was strewn about on the ground; The ground was strewn with rubbish.) spargere, disseminare* * *[struː] [struːn](scatter: sand, straw, wreckage) spargereto strew (with) — ricoprire (di)* * *[struː]
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Scatter — Scat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scattering}.] [OE. scateren. See {Shatter}.] 1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scatter — scat‧ter [ˈskætə ǁ ər] noun [uncountable] MARKETING used to talk about advertising that is spread over a wide range of television or radio programmes according to what is available, rather than done by selecting particular programmes to sponsor:… … Financial and business terms
scatter — [skat′ər] vt. [ME skateren, ult. < IE * sked , to split, disperse < base * sek , to cut > L secare] 1. a) to throw here and there or strew loosely; sprinkle b) to sprinkle over (with) something 2. to separate and drive in many… … English World dictionary
scatter — scatterable, adj. scatterer, n. scatteringly, adv. /skat euhr/, v.t. 1. to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds. 2. to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse: to scatter a crowd. 3. Physics. a.… … Universalium
scatter — scat•ter [[t]ˈskæt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to throw loosely about: to scatter seeds[/ex] 2) to cause to disperse: to scatter a crowd[/ex] 3) phs to diffuse or deflect (a wave or beam of radiation) by collision with particles of the medium it traverses… … From formal English to slang
scatter — verb 1) the papers were scattered by the sudden breeze scatter the seeds as evenly as possible Syn: throw, strew, toss, fling; sprinkle, spread, distribute, sow, broadcast, disseminate; literary bestrew Ant: gather … Thesaurus of popular words
scatter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English scateren, schateren to disperse, break up, destroy; akin to Middle Dutch schaderen to scatter Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to separate widely b. to cause to vanish 2. archaic to fling away… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scatter — /ˈskætə / (say skatuh) verb (t) 1. to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals. 2. to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse. 3. Physics as in an interaction with matter, to deflect (any beam of radiation),… …
scatter — scat·ter || skætÉ™(r) n. sprinkle, dissipation; diffusing, throwing loosely about; small quantity; (Slang) time slots for television commercials that remain unsold after the initial pre season sales v. sprinkle, disseminate; spread, disperse;… … English contemporary dictionary
scatter — I. v. a. 1. Strew, sprinkle, throw about loosely. 2. Sprinkle on, besprinkle. 3. Dissipate, disperse, separate, spread. 4. Disunite, distract, confound, harass. 5. Dispel, frustrate, disappoint, overthrow. II. v. n. Disperse, straggle, go at… … New dictionary of synonyms
scatter rug — /ˈskætə rʌg/ (say skatuh rug) noun a rug small enough that several can be scattered about a room as partial floor covering …
