scatter

se disperser, disperser

S’éloigner dans différentes directions, ou faire partir des personnes ou des choses ainsi.

En anglais simple : To move, or make people or things move, apart in different directions.

• The birds scattered when we approached.
• A sudden shout scattered the crowd.
• Everyone scattered in different directions to find shelter.

Comment l'utiliser : scatter in all directions (The birds scattered in all directions when the dog barked.)

Synonymes : disperse, spread out

Contraires : gather

Expressions courantes : scatter in panic, scatter the crowd, scatter in something

éparpiller, répandre

Répandre de petites choses sur une surface sans les disposer de manière ordonnée.

En anglais simple : To spread small things over an area without arranging them neatly.

• Scatter some cheese over the pasta.
• The wind scattered papers across the street.
• They scattered his ashes beside the lake.

Comment l'utiliser : scatter something over something (Scatter the seeds over the soil.); scatter something with something (She scattered the path with rose petals.)

Synonymes : sprinkle, strew

Contraires : collect

Expressions courantes : scatter seeds, scatter something over, scatter something across

anéantir, ruiner

Détruire des espoirs ou des projets, ou empêcher leur réalisation.

En anglais simple : To destroy hopes or plans, or prevent them from succeeding.

• The defeat scattered all their hopes.
• One unexpected letter scattered her plans for the future.
• The storm scattered their dreams of a safe return.

Synonymes : shatter, ruin, thwart

Expressions courantes : scatter someone's hopes, scatter someone's plans