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Meanings of scatter in English

Catalan
dispersió
Spanish
dispersión

The act of scattering.

        dispersió
        Portuguese
        dispersar
        Catalan
        estendre
        Spanish
        extender

        To cause to separate and go in different directions.

              dispersar
              Portuguese
              espalhar
              Catalan
              esquitxar
              Spanish
              salpicar

              Distribute loosely.

                    espalhar
                    Catalan
                    propagació

                    A haphazard distribution in all directions.

                          propagació
                          Usage of scatter in English
                          1
                          The scatter shot reform of the global transport fuels market is underway.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Some scatter-brains of great houses were mixed up in the affair; MM.
                          A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
                          3
                          Reality TV is more scatter-dash throughout as there is no real arc.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          Cut the butter in little bits, and scatter them over the top.
                          Dr. Allinson's cookery book / Comprising many valuable vegetaria...
                          5
                          Place in a large mixing bowl and scatter the sea salt over.
                          The Irish Times
                          6
                          Much of Mulligan's idealized music product already exists, albeit in scatter-shot fashion.
                          Wired
                          7
                          Take the juice of a lemon and scatter it at the clams.
                          The Silly Syclopedia / A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literar...
                          8
                          Young males usually scatter, while females stick around to help their mothers.
                          BBC
                          9
                          They pile up the wood and the women scatter flowers upon it.
                          The Wagner Story Book: Firelight Tales of the Great Music Dramas
                          10
                          The water droplets scatter the beam of light, further impairing night-time visibility.
                          Jamaica Observer
                          11
                          Away the chips would scatter, tinkling over the surface of the glacier.
                          The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
                          12
                          However, when Ryan and Lori Pinkerton saunter by, the crows scatter noisily.
                          Strange Sweet Song
                          13
                          The trainees scatter among the debris and hide as best they can.
                          The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
                          14
                          I stay just long enough to see them scatter, then keep walking.
                          Allegiant
                          15
                          The following liniment is also good to scatter and dissipate the milk.
                          The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher / Containing his C...
                          16
                          When they turn away, or scatter, come back, and I'll be waiting.
                          Iron Council
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                          Scatter through the time
                          Scatter across language varieties
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                          Common
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                          Common
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                          Common
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