éparpiller
French → English
verb/e.paʁ.pi.je/
(Action) Scatter: to spread light or small objects across a wide area; to strew
Le vent a fait éparpiller les feuilles mortes dans le jardin.
(English) The wind scattered the dead leaves in the garden.
Il a éparpillé ses papiers sur toute la table.
(English) He scattered his papers all over the table.
verb/e.paʁ.pi.je/
(Abstract) Disperse: to spread one's attention or forces too thin across many things
Il ne faut pas éparpiller ses efforts sur trop de projets.
(English) One must not disperse one's efforts over too many projects.
Ses pensées s’éparpillent et il a du mal à se concentrer.
(English) His thoughts are wandering and he has trouble concentrating.
Entry ID: fr:en:éparpiller · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary