scatter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskætər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskætɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skatər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scatter vi (go in all directions)desperdigarse v prnl
  dispersarse v prnl
  desparramarse v prnl
 The tailor dropped his box of pins and they scattered everywhere.
 Al sastre se le cayó la caja con las agujas y estas acabaron desperdigadas por todas partes.
scatter [sth] across [sth],
scatter [sth] over [sth],
scatter [sth] on [sth]
vtr + prep
(sprinkle, strew)esparcir vtr
 I scattered a few rose petals across her pillow while she was in the bathroom.
 Esparcí unos pétalos de rosa sobre su almohada mientras ella estaba en el baño.
  dispersar vtr
 Dispersé unos pétalos de rosa sobre su almohada mientras ella estaba en el baño.
  desparramar vtr
 Desparramé unos pétalos de rosa sobre su almohada mientras ella estaba en el baño.
scatter vi (people: disperse)dispersarse v prnl
  (multitud: figurado)diluirse v prnl
 When the police arrived, the crowd scattered.
 Cuando llegó la policía, la gente empezó a dispersarse.
scatter [sth] vtr (group of people: disperse)dispersar vtr
 The police scattered the crowd.
 La policía dispersó a la multitud.
scatter across [sth] vi + prep (people: disperse over area)desperdigarse v prnl
 Neanderthals gradually scattered across virtually the whole of Europe.
 Poco a poco, los Neanderthales se desperdigaron prácticamente por toda Europa.
  dispersarse por v prnl + prep
  desparramarse por v prnl + prep
 Poco a poco, los Neanderthales se dispersaron prácticamente por toda Europa.
  esparcirse v prnl
 Poco a poco, los Neanderthales se esparcieron prácticamente por toda Europa.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
scatter art n (form of installation art)arte conceptual loc nom m
scatter diagram (statistics)diagrama de dispersión nm + loc adj
scatter plot,
scatter graph
n
(graph showing values as points) (estadística)diagrama de dispersión loc nom m
 The scatter plot shows the highest and lowest temperatures for each day of the week.
scatter rug n (small carpet)tapete nm
  alfombrilla nf
throw pillow (US),
scatter cushion (UK)
n
often plural (small cushion)almohadón pequeño, cojín pequeño, almohadín decorativo, cojín decorativo nm + adj
  almohadín, cojín nm
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Collocations: the [crowd, children, people, thieves] scattered, the police scattered the [crowd], made the [crowd] scatter, more...

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