her relatives are scattered about the world — la sua famiglia è sparsa per il mondo
toys were scattered everywhere — c'erano giocattoli sparsi dappertutto
the crowd scattered — la folla si disperse
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
scat´ter|er — scat|ter «SKAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to throw here and there; sprinkle: »The farmer scattered corn for the chickens. Scatter ashes on the icy sidewalk. SYNONYM(S): strew, sow. 2. to distribute here and there: »So long as works of art are… … Useful english dictionary
scat|ter — «SKAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to throw here and there; sprinkle: »The farmer scattered corn for the chickens. Scatter ashes on the icy sidewalk. SYNONYM(S): strew, sow. 2. to distribute here and there: »So long as works of art are scattered… … Useful english dictionary
scat|ter|shot — scatter shot, 1. = buckshot. (Cf. ↑buckshot) 2. the spread of small shot from a shotgun. scat|ter|shot «SKAT uhr SHOT», adjective, noun. –adj. spreading widely like the burst of shot from a shotgun. –n. = scatter shot. (Cf. ↑scatter shot) … Useful english dictionary
scat|ter|gram — «SKAT uhr gram», noun. = scatter diagram. (Cf. ↑scatter diagram) … Useful english dictionary
scat|ter|om|e|ter — «SKAT uh ROM uh tuhr», noun. a radarlike instrument equipped with several aerials for directing microwaves over a wide area and recording the returned signal at all angles: »The…scatterometer will use radar techniques to penetrate cloud cover… … Useful english dictionary
be|scat|ter — «bih SKAT uhr», transitive verb. 1. to scatter over something. 2. to bestrew, as with things scattered; besprinkle … Useful english dictionary
Scatter — Scat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scattering}.] [OE. scateren. See {Shatter}.] 1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scatter — scat‧ter [ˈskætə ǁ ər] noun [uncountable] MARKETING used to talk about advertising that is spread over a wide range of television or radio programmes according to what is available, rather than done by selecting particular programmes to sponsor:… … Financial and business terms
Scatter — Scat ter, v. i. To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scatter — scat•ter [[t]ˈskæt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to throw loosely about: to scatter seeds[/ex] 2) to cause to disperse: to scatter a crowd[/ex] 3) phs to diffuse or deflect (a wave or beam of radiation) by collision with particles of the medium it traverses… … From formal English to slang
scatter — scat|ter [ˈskætə US ər] v [I and T] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from shatter] 1.) if someone scatters a lot of things, or if they scatter, they are thrown or dropped over a wide area in an irregular way scatter (sth) over/around/across etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
