scattered

verstreut, verteilt

Ohne erkennbare Ordnung an verschiedenen Orten verteilt, statt zusammen an einem Ort.

In einfachem Englisch: Found in different places without any clear order, rather than all together.

• The toys were scattered on the floor.
• We passed scattered houses along the road.
• Scattered papers covered his desk.

So benutzt man es: scattered across something (Small villages are scattered across the valley.); scattered around something (Her clothes were scattered around the room.)

Synonyme: spread out, dispersed

Gegenteile: gathered, clustered

Häufige Wendungen: scattered toys, scattered villages, scattered around something, scattered across something

vereinzelt, örtlich

Bei Wettererscheinungen: nur in manchen Teilen eines Gebiets auftretend, nicht überall.

In einfachem Englisch: Weather happening in some parts of an area, rather than everywhere.

• Scattered showers are expected today.
• The forecast mentioned scattered thunderstorms this evening.
• We drove through scattered snow showers in the mountains.

Synonyme: localized, patchy

Gegenteile: widespread

Häufige Wendungen: scattered showers, scattered thunderstorms, scattered snow showers

vereinzelt, zusammenhanglos

In einzelnen, unverbundenen Teilen auftretend, ohne ein Ganzes zu bilden.

In einfachem Englisch: Occurring in separate, unconnected bits rather than forming a whole.

• There was only scattered applause.
• Scattered cheers came from the back of the hall.
• Her scattered memories did not form a complete story.

Synonyme: fragmented, disconnected, sporadic

Gegenteile: unified, continuous

Häufige Wendungen: scattered applause, scattered cheers, scattered memories, scattered fragments