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scat·ter·brain
(skăt′ər-brān′)n.
A person regarded as flighty, thoughtless, or disorganized.
scat′ter·brained′ adj.
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scatterbrain
(ˈskætəˌbreɪn)n
a person who is incapable of serious thought or concentration
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scat•ter•brain
(ˈskæt ərˌbreɪn)n.
a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
[1780–90]
scat′ter•brained`, adj.
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Noun 1. [画像:scatterbrain - a flighty and disorganized person]scatterbrain - a flighty and disorganized person
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Translations
شَخْص كَثير النِسْيان وغَيْر مَوْثوق
-kazmatkář
forvirret person
szórakozott ember
moîhaus
zmätkár
unutkan kimse
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scatterbrain
[ˈskætəˌbreɪn] n (fam) → sventato/a, sbadato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scatter
(ˈskӕtə) verb1. to (make) go or rush in different directions. The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded. uitmekaarspat يَنتَشِر пръскам (се) espalhar(-se) rozptýlit (se) zerstreuen sprede; sprede sig σκορπίζω dispersar laiali ajama, hajuma متفرق شدن hajottaa disperser לְהִתפַּזֵר तितर-बितर करना rastjerati (szét)szór; szétoszlik membubarkan tvístra; dreifa disperdere, disperdersi 散らばる 쫓아버리다 išblaškyti/pabirti į visas puses izklīst (uz visām pusēm); izkliedēt bertempiaran uiteenjagen, uiteengaan spre rozproszyć (się) پاشل، تيتول، شيندل، خپرول، espalhar(-se) a (se) risipi, a (se) dispersa разгонять, рассеивать rozptýliť (sa), rozpŕchnuť sa razgnati, razbežati se rasterati skingra[s] กระจัดกระจาย rastgele dağıtmak/dağılmak (使)散開,驅散 розбігатися, кидатися врозтіч بکھیر دینا làm cho chạy tán loạn 使消散,驱散,散开
2. to throw loosely in different directions. The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road. uitmekaargooi يَنْثُر разпръсквам (се) espalhar rozházet verstreuen sprede διασκορπίζω esparcirse, desparramarse laiali puistama پراكنده شدن sirottaa éparpiller לְפַזֵר तितर-बितर raspršiti szétszór menyebarkan dreifast; tvístrast sparpagliare, disseminare 散らばす 흩어지게 하다 išbirti izmētāt; izsvaidīt bertaburan verstrooien strø rozsypać شيندل espalhar a (se) împrăştia разбрасывать rozhádzať raztresti rasuti strö (sprida) ut เกลื่อนกลาด saçmak 撒 розкидати, розсипати منتشر کر دینا tung, rải , rắc , gieo 撒
ˈscattered adjective occasional; not close together. Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered. versprei مُتَقَطِّع، من حينٍ إلى آخَر разпокъсан espalhado rozptýlený vereinzelt spredt σκόρπιος, διάσπαρτος, αραιός disperso aeg-ajaline, hajali پراكنده hajanainen épars פְּזוּרִים विकीर्ण, बिखराव raspršen, rastrkan szétszórt jarang dreifður sparso まばらな 드문드문 한 išsibarstęs, pabiras izmētāts; attāls; atsevišķs di sana-sini verspreid spredt, strødd rozproszony, przelotny پاشل espalhado răzleţ разбросанный rozptýlený; roztrúsený razpršen rasut spridd, strödd กระจัดกระจาย; ไม่อยู่ใกล้กัน seyrek, dağınık, dağılmış 分散的 окремий; розкиданий منتشر lác đác, lưa thưa 分散的
ˈscattering noun a small amount scattered here and there. a scattering of sugar. strooisel كمِّيَّةٌ مُتناثِرَه разпръскване quantidade espalhada hrstka das Verstreute spredt bunke μικρή ποσότητα από κτ. που βρίσκεται σκόρπια εδώ κι εκεί un poco de... aquí y allá raasuke پخش و پلا شدگی sirottelu petite quantité פיזור छितराव, बिखराव raspršenost, raštrkanost szétszóródás penyebaran slæðingur, reitingur (piccola quantità) 少量 산재 žiupsnis, truputis neliels skaits/daudzums; saujiņa taburan dun laagje spredning, strøing odrobina, garstka پاشل quantidade espalhada dram небольшое количество pár, trocha; roztrúsenie ščepec gomilica spridning, stänk สิ่งที่อยู่กระจัดกระจาย döküntü, serpinti 零零落落 розсип بکھراؤ số lượng những thứ được tung rắc 零零落落
ˈscatterbrain noun a forgetful or unreliable person. vergeetagtige persoon شَخْص كَثير النِسْيان وغَيْر مَوْثوق развейпрах doidivanas zmatkář, -ka der Wirrkopf forvirret person άνθρωπος ελαφρόμυαλος, επιπόλαιος cabeza de chorlito hajameelne inimene آدم هواس پرت höppänä écervelé/-ée מפוזר अविवेकी, ओछा व्यक्ति, चंचल व्यक्ति zaboravljiva i nepouzdana osoba szórakozott ember orang pelupa moðhaus scervellato うかつな人 주의가 산만한 사람 išsiblaškėlis vieglprātis; auša orang yang pelupa warhoofd vims trzpiot(ka) چرتی سری doidivanas zăpăcit вертопрах zmätkár, -ka raztresenec smetenjak virrpanna คนที่ประมาท unutkan kimse 健忘或不可靠的人 вітрогон, легковажна людина فکری انتشار کا شکار، بھلکّڑ người đãng trí 注意力不集中的人
ˈscatterbrained adjective vergeetagtig مُشَتَّت الفِكْر، مُتَناثِر التَّفْكير вятърничав leviano roztržitý wirrköpfig forvirret ελαφρόμυαλος, επιπόλαιος ligero de cascos hajameelne حواس پرت hajamielinen écervelé מפוזר अविवेकी nepouzdan hebehurgya pelupa óskÿr í hugsun scervellato うかつな 주의가 산만한 išsiblaškęs vieglprātīgs; gaisīgs pelupa warhoofdig vimsete, tankeløs roztrzepany چرتی leviano zăpăcit ветреный, легкомысленный roztržitý raztresen smeten virrig, tanklös ประมาท; เลินเล่อ unutkan 健忘的 легковажний پراگندہ دماغ đãng trí 不专注的
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