Strewn

/strun/ verb

Definition

Scattered or spread loosely across a surface, or past participle of 'strew'.

Etymology

From Old English 'strewian' (to scatter), related to German 'streuen', Germanic root meaning to spread something widely.

Kelly Says

Flower petals strewn at weddings became popular from Victorian symbolism, but the practice actually traces back to ancient Rome where scattered flowers symbolized blessings and prosperity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በርካታ (berkata)
ber-ka-ta
ARالعربية
متفرق (mutafarraq)
mu-ta-far-raq
BNবাংলা
বিস্তারিত (bistari)
bi-sta-ri
CACatalà
escampats
es-cam-pats
CSČeština
rozptýlené
roz-p-ty-le-ne
DADansk
fordelt
for-delt
DEDeutsch
verstreut
ver-sh-troo-t
ELΕλληνικά
διασκορπισμένα (diaskorpismena)
dee-as-kor-pis-me-na
ESEspañol
dispersos
dis-per-sos
FAفارسی
پراکنده (parakandeh)
pa-ra-kan-deh
FISuomi
hajonnut
ha-jon-nut
FRFrançais
éparpillés
e-par-pee-lay
GUGU
ખેંચાયેલું (khenchaylelu)
khen-cha-yle-lu
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
פזורים (pazur)
pa-zur
HIहिन्दी
बिखरे हुए (bikhre hue)
bi-khre hue
HUMagyar
szétszórt
she-ts-sort
IDBahasa Indonesia
tersebar
ter-se-bar
IGIG
gbagbu
gba-gbu
ITItaliano
dispersi
dis-per-see
JA日本語
散らばる (chirarabaru)
chi-ra-ba-ru
KKKK
бөлшекте (bölşekte)
bo-l-shek-te
KMKM
រក្សា (rokseah)
rok-se-ah
KO한국어
흩어져 있다 (hwi-eo-jeo-ida)
hwi-eo-jeo-i-da
MRMR
फेकलेले (fekelele)
fe-ke-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
tersebar
ter-se-bar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန့်နေ (pyan-ne)
pyan-ne
NLNederlands
verspreid
ver-sh-preyd
NONorsk
fordelt
for-delt
PAPA
scattered (scattered)
scat-tered
PLPolski
rozrzucone
roz-zh-u-ko-ne
PTPortuguês
espalhados
es-pah-a-dohs
RORomână
răsfrânt
rash-frants
RUРусский
разбросаны (razbrosany)
raz-bro-sa-ny
SVSvenska
spridda
sprid-da
SWKiswahili
mechanganywa
me-chan-ga-ny-wa
TAதமிழ்
விடப்பட்ட (vidappatta)
vi-da-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
పర biri
pa-ra bi-ri
THไทย
กระจัดกระจาย (kra-chat kra-chai)
kra-chat kra-chai
TLTL
ipinagkalat
i-pi-na-ga-kalat
TRTürkçe
dağınık
da-gin-ik
UKУкраїнська
розкидані (rozkydanı)
roz-ki-da-ni
URاردو
پھیلے ہوئے (pheele hue)
phe-le hue
VITiếng Việt
phân tán
phan-tan
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
散落 (sànluò)
san-luo
ZUZU
qashwa
qash-wa

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