scattered

scattered
adjective
verstreut; vereinzelt [Fälle, Anzeichen, Regenschauer]

thinly scattered population — verstreut lebende Bevölkerung

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adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) vereinzelt
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scat·tered
[ˈskætəd, AM -t̬ɚd]
adj
1. (strewn about) verstreut
beer cans were left \scattered on the grass Bierdosen lagen verstreut auf dem Rasen herum
my family is \scattered all over the world meine Familie ist über die ganze Welt verstreut
\scattered rays pl PHYS Streustrahlen pl
2. (far apart) weit verstreut
a few \scattered villages ein paar verstreute Dörfer
3. (sporadic) vereinzelt
\scattered showers vereinzelte Regenschauer
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['sktəd]
adj
population weitverstreut; objects, villages verstreut; trees einzeln stehend; clouds, showers, fighting vereinzelt

my 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

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scattered adj
1. ver-, zerstreut (liegend oder vorkommend etc)
2. vereinzelt (Regenschauer, Tumulte etc)
3. fig wirr, konfus (Gedanken, Geschichte etc)
4. PHYS diffus (Licht etc):
scattered light auch Streulicht n;
scattered radiation Streustrahlung f
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adjective
verstreut; vereinzelt [Fälle, Anzeichen, Regenschauer]

thinly scattered population — verstreut lebende Bevölkerung

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adj.
auseinander gejagt adj.
auseinandergejagt (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.
diffus (Licht) adj.
vereinzelt adj.
zerstreut adj.

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