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1 scatter
['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) išblaškyti/pabirti į visas puses2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) išbirti•- scattering
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2 disperse
[di'spə:s]1) (to (cause to) scatter in all directions: Some seeds are dispersed by the wind.) išsklaidyti, išnešioti2) (to (cause to) spread (news etc): Information is dispersed by volunteers who distribute leaflets.) platinti, skleisti, sklisti3) (to (cause to) vanish: By this time the crowd had dispersed.) iš(si)skirstyti• -
3 sow
I [səu] past tense - sowed; verb1) (to scatter over, or put in, the ground: I sowed lettuce in this part of the garden.) (pa)sėti2) (to plant seed over: This field has been sown with wheat.) apsėtiII noun(a female pig.) kiaulė -
4 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) driektis2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) paskleisti3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) išsiskirstyti -
5 sprinkle
['spriŋkl](to scatter something over something else in small drops or bits: He sprinkled salt over his food; He sprinkled the roses with water.) apibarstyti, apšlakstyti- sprinkling -
6 strew
[stru:]past tense - strewed; verb(to scatter: Rubbish was strewn about on the ground; The ground was strewn with rubbish.) (ið)mëtyti, nukloti
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