éparpille

/epaʁpij/éparpiller
1.
verbInd, Imp, Sub1stPresSing1,3,2

scatter; disperse (objects, people)

spread out

Il éparpille ses fringues partout dans sa chambre.

He scatters his clothes all over his room.

2.
verb (pronominal)Ind, Sub1stPresSing3,1

be scattered; spread oneself too thin; lose focus (s'éparpiller)

En travaillant sur dix trucs à la fois, il s'éparpille et n'avance sur rien.

By working on ten things at once, he spreads himself too thin and gets nowhere.