scattered

sparso, disperso

Distribuito in luoghi diversi senza un ordine preciso, anziché raccolto tutto insieme.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: scattered across something (Small villages are scattered across the valley.); scattered around something (Her clothes were scattered around the room.)

Sinonimi: spread out, dispersed

Contrari: gathered, clustered

Espressioni comuni: scattered toys, scattered villages, scattered around something, scattered across something

sparso, isolato

Detto di fenomeni meteorologici presenti solo in alcune parti di una zona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: localized, patchy

Contrari: widespread

Espressioni comuni: scattered showers, scattered thunderstorms, scattered snow showers

sparso, frammentario

Che compare in parti separate e scollegate, senza formare un insieme.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fragmented, disconnected, sporadic

Contrari: unified, continuous

Espressioni comuni: scattered applause, scattered cheers, scattered memories, scattered fragments