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scat·tered [ˈskætəd, Am -t̬ɚd] ADJ

1. scattered (strewn about):

scattered
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. scattered (far apart):

scattered
weit verstreut
a few scattered villages
ein paar verstreute Dörfer

3. scattered (sporadic):

scattered
vereinzelt
scattered showers
vereinzelte Regenschauer
OpenDict entry

scattered ADJ

scattered
[unregelmäßig] verteilt

scattered settlement N

scattered settlement
Streusiedlung

I. scat·ter [ˈskætəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB trans

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
to scatter sth with sth PHYS
etw streuen
to be scattered to the four winds form
in alle Winde zerstreut sein

II. scat·ter [ˈskætəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

scatter crowd, protesters:

scatter
sich acc zerstreuen
to scatter to the four winds form
sich acc in alle vier Himmelsrichtungen zerstreuen

III. scat·ter [ˈskætəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

1. scatter (small amount):

scatter
[vereinzeltes] Häufchen
a scatter of hailstones still lay on the drive
ein paar vereinzelte Hagelkörner lagen immer noch in der Einfahrt

2. scatter no pl PHYS, COMPUT:

scatter
Streuung f <-, -en>

scatter about, scatter around VB trans

to scatter sth about [or around]
etw [überall] verstreuen
to be scattered about [or around]
[überall] verstreut sein

ˈscat·ter cush·ion N Brit, Aus

scatter cushion
Sofakissen nt <-s, ->

ˈscat·ter dia·gram N FIN, MATH

scatter diagram
Streudiagramm nt <-s, -e>

ˈscat·ter rug N

scatter rug
[kleiner] Teppich

scatter diagram N CTRL

scatter diagram (Präsentationsgrafik in der Statistik)
Streudiagramm nt
Present
Iscatter
youscatter
he/she/itscatters
wescatter
youscatter
theyscatter
Past
Iscattered
youscattered
he/she/itscattered
wescattered
youscattered
theyscattered
Present Perfect
Ihavescattered
youhavescattered
he/she/ithasscattered
wehavescattered
youhavescattered
theyhavescattered
Past Perfect
Ihadscattered
youhadscattered
he/she/ithadscattered
wehadscattered
youhadscattered
theyhadscattered
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