disperdere

disperse

energie, sostanze squander

non disperdere nell'ambiente please dispose of carefully

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disperdere v.tr.

1 to disperse, to scatter; to dispel: i poliziotti dispersero i dimostranti, the police dispersed the demonstrators; disperdere un esercito, to disperse (o to rout) an army; disperdere una folla, to disperse (o to break up) a crowd; disperdere le nubi, to disperse (o to scatter) the clouds

2 (consumare, sciupare) to waste, to dissipate: disperdere i propri sforzi, to dissipate one's efforts; disperdere la propria energia, to waste one's energy; disperdere tutto il proprio denaro, to squander (o to fritter away) all one's money // disperdere i voti elettorali, to waste votes

3 (fis.) to disperse.

◘ disperdersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 to disperse, to scatter, to be scattered: la folla ben presto si disperse, the crowd very soon dispersed

2 (estens.) to disperse, to be dissipated: il fumo si disperdeva lentamente, the smoke dispersed slowly; i loro tentativi erano isolati e si disperdevano inutilmente, their attempts were both isolated and dispersive; il calore si disperdeva, the heat was dissipated

3 (fig.) to disperse oneself: disperdere in dettagli inutili, to lose oneself in useless details.

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1. [dis'pɛrdere]

vb irreg vt

(folla) to disperse, (nemico) to scatter, (fig : energia, sostanze) to waste, squander

la polizia ha disperso la folla — the police dispersed the crowd

"non disperdere nell'ambiente" — (vetro, lattine) "please recycle", (pile, batterie) "please dispose of carefully"

2. vip (disperdersi)

(folla) to disperse, (nemico) to scatter, (energia, sostanze) to be wasted, (calore) to be lost

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[dis'pɛrdere] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (sparpagliare) to clear, to disperse, to scatter [folla]; to break* up [dimostranti]; to scatter [animali]

2) fig. (sprecare) to blow* [soldi]

3) fis. to disperse [calore, energia]

2.

verbo pronominale disperdersi [folla] to disperse, to scatter, to break* up; [animali] to scatter

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disperdere

/dis'pεrdere/ [68]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (sparpagliare) to clear, to disperse, to scatter [folla]; to break* up [dimostranti]; to scatter [animali]

 2 fig. (sprecare) to blow* [soldi]

 3 fis. to disperse [calore, energia]

II disperdersi verbo pronominale

 [folla] to disperse, to scatter, to break* up; [animali] to scatter.