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1 scattered
adjectiveverstreut; vereinzelt [Fälle, Anzeichen, Regenschauer]* * *adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) vereinzelt* * *scat·tered[ˈskætəd, AM -t̬ɚd]1. (strewn about) verstreutbeer cans were left \scattered on the grass Bierdosen lagen verstreut auf dem Rasen herummy family is \scattered all over the world meine Familie ist über die ganze Welt verstreut2. (far apart) weit verstreuta few \scattered villages ein paar verstreute Dörfer3. (sporadic) vereinzelt\scattered showers vereinzelte Regenschauer* * *['sktəd]adjpopulation weitverstreut; objects, villages verstreut; trees einzeln stehend; clouds, showers, fighting vereinzeltmy relatives are scattered all over the country — meine Verwandten sind über das ganze Land verstreut
the books were scattered (about) all over the room — die Bücher lagen im ganzen Zimmer herum or verstreut
a piano scattered with photographs — ein mit Fotos übersätes Klavier
* * *scattered adj2. vereinzelt (Regenschauer, Tumulte etc)3. fig wirr, konfus (Gedanken, Geschichte etc)4. PHYS diffus (Licht etc):scattered radiation Streustrahlung f* * *adjectiveverstreut; vereinzelt [Fälle, Anzeichen, Regenschauer]* * *adj.auseinander gejagt adj.auseinandergejagt (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.diffus (Licht) adj.vereinzelt adj.zerstreut adj. -
2 sparse
adjectivespärlich; dünn [Besiedlung]* * *(thinly scattered: sparse vegetation.) spärlich- academic.ru/91895/sparsely">sparsely- sparseness* * *[spɑ:s, AM spɑ:rs]1. (scattered) spärlichthe population of Greenland is \sparse Grönland ist nur dünn besiedelt2. (small) spärlich\sparse audience/crowd spärliches Publikum/spärliche Menge3. (meagre) information dünn, dürftig\sparse hair dünnes [o schütteres] Haar* * *[spAːs]adjspärlich; covering, vegetation also dünn; hair dünn, schütter; furnishings, data, resources dürftig* * *sparsely populated spärlich oder dünn besiedelt* * *adjectivespärlich; dünn [Besiedlung]* * *adj.wenig adj.
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thinly scattered — index scarce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Thinly — Thin ly, a. In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thinly — thin|ly [ θınli ] adverb 1. ) in a thin layer or piece: Spread the melted chocolate thinly over the cake. thinly sliced tomatoes 2. ) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other: thinly spread/scattered/sown: Quality… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thinly — UK [ˈθɪnlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a thin layer or piece Spread the melted chocolate thinly over the cake. thinly sliced tomatoes 2) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other thinly spread/scattered/sown: Quality programmes… … English dictionary
thinly — adverb 1 in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces: thinly sliced bread 2 scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between: Sow the radish seeds thinly. | thinly populated/settled etc: The … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thinly — thin|ly [ˈθınli] adv 1.) in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces ≠ ↑thickly ▪ thinly sliced bread 2.) scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between ▪ Sow the radish seeds thinly. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scattered — adj. VERBS ▪ be, lie ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ liberally ▪ Large vases of flowers were liberally scattered around the room … Collocations dictionary
thinly — adv. Thinly is used with these adjectives: ↑covered, ↑populated, ↑scattered Thinly is used with these verbs: ↑cut, ↑slice, ↑smile, ↑sow, ↑spread, ↑stretch … Collocations dictionary
thinly — adverb In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly … Wiktionary
America — • Consists of three main divisions: North America, Central America, and South America Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. America America … Catholic encyclopedia
arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… … Universalium