scatter

scatter
1. transitive verb
1) vertreiben; zerstreuen, auseinander treiben [Menge]
2) (distribute irregularly) verstreuen; ausstreuen [Samen]
2. intransitive verb
sich auflösen; [Menge:] sich zerstreuen; (in fear) auseinander stieben
* * *
['skætə]
verb
1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) zerstreuen
2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) verstreuen
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- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained
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scat·ter
[ˈskætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
I. vt
to \scatter sth etw verstreuen
I \scattered grass seed all over the lawn ich streute Grassamen über den ganzen Rasen
to \scatter sth with sth etw mit etw dat bestreuen; PHYS etw streuen
to be \scattered to the four winds (form) in alle Winde zerstreut sein
II. vi crowd, protesters sich akk zerstreuen
to \scatter to the four winds (form) sich akk in alle vier Himmelsrichtungen zerstreuen
III. n
1. (small amount) [vereinzeltes] Häufchen
a \scatter of hailstones still lay on the drive ein paar vereinzelte Hagelkörner lagen immer noch in der Einfahrt
2. no pl PHYS, COMPUT Streuung f
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['sktə(r)]
1. n
See:
= scattering
2. vt
1) (= distribute at random) verstreuen; seeds, gravel streuen (on, onto auf +acc); (PHYS) light streuen (on, onto auf +acc); money verschleudern; (= not group together) (unregelmäßig) verteilen; votes verteilen (between auf +acc)

to scatter sth around or about — etw überall umherstreuen or verstreuen

to scatter sth with sth —

she knocked the table over, scattering papers all over the room — sie stieß den Tisch um, und die Papiere flogen durch das ganze Zimmer

2) (= disperse) auseinandertreiben; demonstrators, crowd also zerstreuen → also scattered
See:
→ also scattered
3. vi
sich zerstreuen (to in +acc); (in a hurry, in fear) auseinanderlaufen
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scatter [ˈskætə(r)]
A v/t
1. auch scatter about (oder around) (aufs Geratewohl) ver-, herum-, ausstreuen:
be scattered all over the place überall herumliegen;
scatter money about fig mit Geld um sich werfen; abroad 3
2. die Menge etc zerstreuen, Vögel etc auseinanderscheuchen, den Nebel etc zerteilen:
be scattered to the four winds in alle Winde zerstreut werden oder sein
3. Gebäude etc verstreut anordnen:
the houses lie scattered in the valley die Häuser sind über das ganze Tal verstreut
4. Geld verzetteln:
scatter one’s strength fig seine Kräfte oder sich verzetteln
5. bestreuen (with mit)
6. PHYS Licht etc zerstreuen
B v/i
1. sich zerstreuen (Menge etc), auseinanderstieben (Vögel etc), sich zerteilen (Nebel etc)
2. (over über akk, in in dat)
a) sich verteilen oder verstreuen: abroad 3
b) verteilt oder verstreut sein
3. streuen (Gewehr, Schrotschuss, auch Radio etc)
C s
1. Ver-, Ausstreuen n
2. a scatter of houses vereinzelte oder verstreute Häuser;
there was a scatter of raindrops es hat ein bisschen getröpfelt
3. besonders PHYS, auch IT, RADIO, Statistik etc: Streuung f
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) vertreiben; zerstreuen, auseinander treiben [Menge]
2) (distribute irregularly) verstreuen; ausstreuen [Samen]
2. intransitive verb
sich auflösen; [Menge:] sich zerstreuen; (in fear) auseinander stieben
* * *
v.
auseinander jagen ausdr.
auseinanderjagen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.
sich zerstreuen v.
streuen v.
vergeuden v.
verstreuen v.
zerstreuen v.
zunichte machen ausdr.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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