scatter

• Nom désignant l'action ou l'état de disperser ou de répandre sur une surface, ainsi qu'une petite quantité ou un nombre d'objets répartis de manière irrégulière.

A noun referring to the act or state of being spread out or dispersed over an area, or a small, irregularly distributed amount or number of things.

1. DispersionB2formal

   The act of spreading things over a wide area.

   dispersion

   • The scatter of seeds across the field was done by hand.
   • A scatter of papers covered the desk.
   • The scatter of the crowd after the concert was chaotic.

   Synonymesdiffusiondispersaldispersiondisseminationdissipationdistributionscatteringspreading

   Antonymesaccumulationcollectionconcentrationgathering

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de jeter ou de répartir des objets dans différentes directions, ou pour faire en sorte qu'un groupe se sépare et s'éparpille.

A verb used to indicate the act of throwing or distributing things in various directions, or to cause a group to separate and move apart.

1. Throw or spread looselyB1formal

   To throw or drop things in different directions over an area.

   Éparpiller, disperser

   • The farmer scattered seeds across the field.
   • She scattered rose petals along the aisle.
   • He scattered the papers on the desk in frustration.

   Synonymesbroadcastdispersesowspreadsprinklestrew

   Antonymesaccumulatecollectgather

2. Disperse or separateB1formal

   To move or cause to move in different directions; to break up a group.

   Disperser, éparpiller

   • The crowd scattered when the rain started.
   • Police ordered the protesters to scatter.
   • The children scattered to find hiding places.

   Synonymesbreak updiffusedisbanddispeldispersedissipateseparatesplitspread

   Antonymesassemblecollectcongregateconvergegatherunite