English-Portuguese translations for scatter

  • espalharHá dois mil anos, este povo foi forçado a sair da sua pátria original e a espalhar-se pelo mundo. Two thousand years ago they were driven out of their original homeland and became scattered all over the world.
  • dispersarNa utilização do dinheiro, é positivo que o mesmo seja concentrado, porque dispersá-lo, seria como dispersar os pássaros nos céus. It is good that spending has become focused, as otherwise the buckshot gets scattered to the four winds. Desejaríamos que evitasse, por exemplo, dispersar-se no labirinto das zonas urbanas, relativamente às quais se veria condenada a efectuar uma pulverização de dotações ineficaz. The Community should for example avoid scattered efforts in the labyrinth of urban deprivation, where it will inevitably be no more than window dressing.

Definition of scatter

  • To separate and go in different directions; to disperse
  • To distribute loosely as by sprinkling
  • To deflect (radiation or particles
  • To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow
  • To be dispersed upon
  • The act of scattering or dispersing

Examples

  • The crowd scattered in terror.
  • Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.
  • to scatter hopes or plans
  • Desiccated stalks scattered the fields.

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