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scatteredverb
scattered
Past Simple
scattered
Past Participle
Inflected verb form: simple past tense and past participle of the verb 'scatter'.
Translations
disperséForme de passé simple et de participe passé de « scatter ».
The children scattered the petals along the path.
Les enfants ont dispersé les pétales le long du sentier.
Definitions
Simple past tense and past participle of scatter.
The children scattered the petals along the path.
Synonyms
disperse
spread
strew
distribute
disseminate
sprinkle
diffuse
dissipate
scatter about
fan out
break up
sow
scatteredadjective
more scattered
Comp.
most scattered
Super.
UK
/ˈskæt.əd/
US
/ˈskæt̬.ɚd/
Translations
disperséSens général : réparti sur une vaste zone ou en plusieurs points.
The scattered toys made it difficult to walk through the living room.
Les jouets dispersés rendaient difficile le passage dans le salon.
éparsSurtout pour des éléments présents par endroits, de manière non continue.
There were scattered showers throughout the region, making it hard to predict the weather.
Il y avait des averses éparses dans toute la région, ce qui rendait la météo difficile à prévoir.
désordonnéSens figuré : qui manque d’organisation ou de cohérence.
Her scattered thoughts made it hard for her to focus on the task at hand.
Ses pensées désordonnées l’empêchaient de se concentrer sur la tâche à accomplir.
Definitions
Distributed or spread over a wide area.
The scattered toys made it difficult to walk through the living room.
Occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together.
There were scattered showers throughout the region, making it hard to predict the weather.
Lacking organization or order; disorganized.
Her scattered thoughts made it hard for her to focus on the task at hand.
Synonyms
dispersed
spread out
disseminated
distributed
stray
dislocated
separated
Antonyms
concentrated
scatterverb

scattered

Past Simple

scattered
Past Simple
scattered
Past Participle
scattering
ing-form
UK
/ˈskæt.ə/
US
/ˈskæt.ɚ/
Translations
The farmer scattered seeds across the field.
Le fermier a éparpillé des graines dans le champ.
The loud noise scattered the birds from the tree.
Le bruit assourdissant a dispersé les oiseaux de l’arbre.
Additional translations
disséminerSurtout quand il s’agit de répartir des éléments sur une zone.
Definitions
To throw or spread things in different directions.
The farmer scattered seeds across the field.
To cause a group of people or animals to move quickly in different directions.
The loud noise scattered the birds from the tree.
To disperse or distribute something over an area.
The wind scattered the leaves all over the yard.
To separate and move apart in different directions.
The crowd began to scatter when the rain started.
Synonyms
disperse
disseminate
spread
strew
sow
disband
diffuse
distribute
Antonyms
gather
collect
scatternoun
Definitions
A small, dispersed amount or number of something.
There was a scatter of toys across the living room floor.
The act of spreading or dispersing something over an area.
The scatter of seeds in the garden was done by hand.
A pattern or distribution of points or objects that are spread out irregularly.
The scatter of stars in the night sky was breathtaking.
The physical phenomenon in which radiation, particles, or waves are deflected or diffused in many directions.
X-ray scatter can significantly reduce the clarity of the image.
In statistics, the degree to which data points are spread out or dispersed.
A large scatter in the data indicated significant experimental error.
scatteradjective
Definitions
Intended to be dispersed loosely or placed here and there; decorative or spare.
She added a few scatter cushions to brighten the sofa.
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