bestrew
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be·strew
(bĭ-strū') 
tr.v., -strewed, -strewed, or -strewn (-strūn'), -strew·ing, -strews.
tr.v., -strewed, -strewed, or -strewn (-strūn'), -strew·ing, -strews.
- To strew (a surface) with things so as to cover it: The crowd bestrewed the streets with confetti.
- To lie scattered over or about: Books and papers bestrewed the desk.
[Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrēowian : be-, be- + strēowian, to strew; see strew.]
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Bestrew
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bestrø
Nederlands (Dutch)
bestrooien, bedekken
Français (French)
v. tr. - joncher, parsemer de
Deutsch (German)
v. - bestreuen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατασκορπίζω, κατασπείρω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - espalhar, estar espalhado
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sembrar, cubrir, esparcir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - beströ, ligga kringströdd på
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
撒布, 布满
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 撒布, 佈滿
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 살포하다, ~을 뒤덮다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 表面にまきちらす, 点々とおおう
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) نثر, بذر
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - זרה, פיזר
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