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sparse
sparse
Italian
Italian
English
English
I. sparso [ˈsparso] VB pp
sparso → spargere
II. sparso [ˈsparso] ADJ
1. sparso (sparpagliato):
sparso case, fogli, libri, persone
scattered
piogge sparse METEO
occasional or scattered showers
c'erano case, persone sparse qua e là
there were houses, people dotted around
in ordine sparso
dispersedly
in ordine sparso MIL
in open order
avanzare in ordine sparso
to advance in scattered formation
2. sparso (versato):
sparso sangue
shed
sparso sangue
spilled
3. sparso (sciolto):
sparso capelli, fogli
loose
I. spargere [ˈspardʒere] VB trans
1. spargere (spandere):
spargere semi
to scatter
spargere sabbia, terra
to spread
spargere fiori, paglia
to strew
spargere della ghiaia lungo un viale
to gravel a path, to spread a path with gravel
spargere il sale su una strada
to put salt on a road, to salt a road
spargere le proprie cose per tutta la casa
to scatter one's things all around the house
2. spargere (versare):
spargere lacrime
to shed
spargere sangue
to spill blood
3. spargere (emanare):
spargere
to give off
spargere calore
to emit
4. spargere (diffondere):
spargere calunnie
to spread
spargere la voce
to spread the news
II. spargersi VB refl
1. spargersi (sparpagliarsi):
spargersi persone, animali:
to scatter
2. spargersi (diffondersi):
spargersi notizia:
to get about
spargersi notizia:
to travel
si è sparsa la notizia che …
it got about that …
III. spargere [ˈspardʒere]
spargere qc ai quattro venti
to spread sth far and wide
I. spargere [ˈspardʒere] VB trans
1. spargere (spandere):
spargere semi
to scatter
spargere sabbia, terra
to spread
spargere fiori, paglia
to strew
spargere della ghiaia lungo un viale
to gravel a path, to spread a path with gravel
spargere il sale su una strada
to put salt on a road, to salt a road
spargere le proprie cose per tutta la casa
to scatter one's things all around the house
2. spargere (versare):
spargere lacrime
to shed
spargere sangue
to spill blood
3. spargere (emanare):
spargere
to give off
spargere calore
to emit
4. spargere (diffondere):
spargere calunnie
to spread
spargere la voce
to spread the news
II. spargersi VB refl
1. spargersi (sparpagliarsi):
spargersi persone, animali:
to scatter
2. spargersi (diffondersi):
spargersi notizia:
to get about
spargersi notizia:
to travel
si è sparsa la notizia che …
it got about that …
III. spargere [ˈspardʒere]
spargere qc ai quattro venti
to spread sth far and wide
English
English
Italian
Italian
scattered houses, villages, trees, population, clouds
sparso (qua e là)
scattered books, litter
sparso, sparpagliato
the village is scattered
le case del paese sono sparse qua e là
scattered showers
piogge sparse
patchy cloud
nuvole sparse
a straggling village, suburb
un villaggio, un sobborgo di case sparse
occasional showers METEO
piogge sparse
dispersedly
in ordine sparso
bruit
spargere, diffondere
sparse population
sparso
lie about lie around object:
essere sparso qua e là
Italian
Italian
English
English
I. sparso (-a) [ˈspar·so] VB
sparso pp di spargere
II. sparso (-a) [ˈspar·so] ADJ (non ordinato)
sparso (-a)
scattered
in ordine sparso
in open order
I. spargere <spargo, sparsi, sparso> [ˈspar·dʒe·re] VB trans
1. spargere (semi, fiori):
spargere
to scatter
2. spargere (luce, calore, notizia):
spargere
to spread
3. spargere:
spargere (liquidi)
to spill
spargere (lacrime, sangue)
to shed
II. spargere <spargo, sparsi, sparso> [ˈspar·dʒe·re] VB refl spargersi
1. spargere (persone, animali):
spargersi
to scatter
2. spargere (notizie, dicerie):
spargersi
to spread
I. spargere <spargo, sparsi, sparso> [ˈspar·dʒe·re] VB trans
1. spargere (semi, fiori):
spargere
to scatter
2. spargere (luce, calore, notizia):
spargere
to spread
3. spargere:
spargere (liquidi)
to spill
spargere (lacrime, sangue)
to shed
II. spargere <spargo, sparsi, sparso> [ˈspar·dʒe·re] VB refl spargersi
1. spargere (persone, animali):
spargersi
to scatter
2. spargere (notizie, dicerie):
spargersi
to spread
spargere una notizia ai quattro -i fig
to tell a piece of news to anyone and everyone
English
English
Italian
Italian
scattered
sparso, -a
sprinkle
spargere
crop-duster
aereo per spargere di pesticidi
peddle
spargere
to grit a road
spargere sabbia sulla strada
shed blood, tears
spargere
sand
spargere sabbia su
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
spargere una notizia ai quattro -i fig
to tell a piece of news to anyone and everyone
in ordine sparso
in open order
in ordine sparso
a few at a time
to sit around the room
sedersi in modo sparso in una stanza
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
I due binari ferroviari sono alloggiati all'interno dell'impalcato (come se fossero in galleria) conferendo così una maggior sicurezza nei confronti del vento.
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In distribuzione al personale d'ogni grado, una comoda giacca a vento con sovrapantalone, dotata di cappuccio e un "liner" denominato corpetto autoportante.
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A un matrimonio una raffica di vento rovina ogni cosa.
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Tuttavia non viene registrato come tale perché la velocità del vento (+2.2 mps) era superiore al massimo consentito (+2.0 mps).
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I venti sono deboli ed è paradossalmente il periodo più caldo dell'anno.
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