disperser

disperser [dispεʀse]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ papiers, feuilles, foule, cendres de qn] to scatter ; [+ brouillard] to disperse ; [+ collection] to break up

   b. disperser ses forces to spread oneself too thin

• disperser son attention to lack concentration

• il ne faut pas disperser tes efforts you shouldn't spread yourself too thin

2. reflexive verb

► se disperser [foule] to scatter ; [élève, artiste] to overdiversify

• ne vous dispersez pas trop ! don't attempt to do too many things at once!

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dispɛʀse
1.

verbe transitif to scatter [objets, famille]; to disperse [foule, fumée]; to break up [rassemblement, collection]

disperser ses efforts — to spread oneself too thin

2.

se disperser verbe pronominal [famille, fumée] to disperse; [foule, manifestants] (volontairement) to disperse; (par nécessité) to scatter; [rassemblement] to break up

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dispɛʀse vt

1) [objets, débris] to scatter

2)

disperser ses efforts — to spread o.s. thin

disperser son attention — to divide one's attention

3) [manifestants, foule] to disperse

La police a dispersé les manifestants. — The police dispersed the demonstrators.

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disperser verb table: aimer

A vtr to scatter [objets, documents, cendres, famille]; to disperse [foule, manifestants, fumée]; to break up [rassemblement, collection]; disperser ses efforts or forces to spread oneself too thinly; disperser son attention to lack concentration.

B se disperser vpr [famille] to disperse, to scatter; [foule, manifestants] (volontairement) to disperse; (par nécessité) to scatter; [fumée] to disperse; [rassemblement] to break up; [attention, esprit] to wander; nos efforts se sont trop dispersés, nous nous sommes trop dispersés we spread ourselves too thinly.

[dispɛrse] verbe transitif

1. [répandre - cendres, graines] to scatter

2. [brume, brouillard] to disperse, to lift

3. [efforts] to dissipate

[attention] to divide

4. [foule, manifestants] to disperse, to break up (separable), to scatter

[collection] to break up, to scatter

5. [troupes] to spread out (separable)

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se disperser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [brume, brouillard] to lift, to disperse

2. [manifestation, foule] to disperse, to break up

3. [dans son travail] to tackle too many things at once

la production s'est (trop) dispersée the firm has overdiversified