No. 2,551 in Portuguese
espalhadas
"Espalhadas" means "scattered" or "spread out" in English.
In a sentence
As folhas estão espalhadas no chão.
The leaves are scattered on the ground.
Here, 'espalhadas' describes the position of the leaves, indicating that they are distributed or scattered over an area.
Informações falsas foram espalhadas pelas redes sociais.
False information was spread through social media.
In this sentence, 'espalhadas' pertains to the dissemination or spreading of information across a medium.
As crianças deixaram os brinquedos espalhados pela casa.
The children left the toys scattered around the house.
Here, 'espalhadas' refers to the toys being distributed in various places of the house, generally without order.
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