dispersar

v.

1 to scatter (esparcir) (objetos).

2 to disperse (disolver) (gentío).

El aparato dispersa el sonido The apparatus disperses sound.

El sonido dispersa ratones That sound disperses mice.

3 to dispel, to dissipate.

Su confianza dispersa los temores Her confidence dispels fears.

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dispersar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to disperse, scatter

2 (manifestantes) to break up

3 figurado (esfuerzos, atención, etc) to spread, divide

4 MILITAR to disperse, rout

► verbo pronominal dispersarse

1 (gen) to disperse, scatter

2 (manifestantes) to disperse, break up

3 MILITAR to spread out

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verb

to scatter, disperse

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1.

VT [+ multitud, grupo] to disperse, scatter; [+ manifestación] to break up; [+ enemigo] to rout

2.

See:

dispersarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <manifestantes> to disperse; <manifestación/multitud> to disperse, break up; <enemigo> to disperse, rout

b) <rayos> to scatter, diffuse; <niebla/humo> to clear, disperse

2.

dispersarse v pron

a) manifestantes/manifestación/multitud to disperse

b) rayos to diffuse, scatter; niebla/humo to disperse, clear

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= disperse, dissipate, clear out, spread out, scatter.

Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.

Ex. Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.

Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.

Ex. Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <manifestantes> to disperse; <manifestación/multitud> to disperse, break up; <enemigo> to disperse, rout

b) <rayos> to scatter, diffuse; <niebla/humo> to clear, disperse

2.

dispersarse v pron

a) manifestantes/manifestación/multitud to disperse

b) rayos to diffuse, scatter; niebla/humo to disperse, clear

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= disperse, dissipate, clear out, spread out, scatter.

Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.

Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.

Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.

Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.

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dispersar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹manifestantes› to disperse; ‹manifestación/multitud› to disperse, break up; ‹enemigo› to disperse, rout

2 ‹rayos› to scatter, diffuse; ‹niebla/humo› to clear, disperse

3 ‹esfuerzos/energías›

concéntrate en una tarea en lugar de dispersar tus energías concentrate on one task instead of trying to do several things at once

■ dispersarse

v pron

1 «manifestantes» to disperse; «manifestación/multitud» to disperse, break up

2 «rayos» to diffuse, scatter; «niebla/humo» to disperse, clear

3 «persona» to lose concentration

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dispersar (conjugate dispersar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹manifestantes/multitud/enemigo› to disperse

b) ‹rayos› to scatter, diffuse;

‹niebla/humo› to clear, disperse
dispersarse verbo pronominal

a) [manifestantes/manifestación/multitud] to disperse

b) [rayos] to diffuse, scatter;

[niebla/humo] to disperse, clear
dispersar verbo transitivo
1 (a un grupo, la niebla) to disperse
2 (desperdigar) to scatter
'dispersar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disolver
English:
disperse
- scatter

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dispersar

♦ vt

1. [objetos] to scatter;

[luz, sonido, ondas] to scatter, to disperse; [niebla, humo] to disperse

2. [gentío] to disperse;

[manifestación] to break up, to disperse; [tropas enemigas, manada] to disperse, to scatter

3. [esfuerzos] to dissipate

♦ See also the pronominal verb dispersarse

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dispersar

v/t disperse

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dispersar vt

desperdigar: to disperse, to scatter