scattered

éparpillé, dispersé

Réparti dans différents endroits sans ordre précis, au lieu d’être regroupé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : scattered across something (Small villages are scattered across the valley.); scattered around something (Her clothes were scattered around the room.)

Synonymes : spread out, dispersed

Contraires : gathered, clustered

Expressions courantes : scattered toys, scattered villages, scattered around something, scattered across something

épars, localisé

Se dit de phénomènes météorologiques présents dans certaines parties d’une zone, sans toucher toute la zone.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : localized, patchy

Contraires : widespread

Expressions courantes : scattered showers, scattered thunderstorms, scattered snow showers

épars, fragmenté

Présent sous forme d’éléments isolés et sans lien, qui ne forment pas un ensemble.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : fragmented, disconnected, sporadic

Contraires : unified, continuous

Expressions courantes : scattered applause, scattered cheers, scattered memories, scattered fragments