scattered account

[ˈskætərd əˈkaʊnt]

nounpl: scattered accounts

relato disperso; relação fragmentada

1. A disorganized or fragmented narrative or description lacking coherence and continuity

The witness provided a scattered account of the events that night, jumping between different details without clear order.

A testemunha forneceu um relato disperso dos eventos daquela noite, saltando entre diferentes detalhes sem ordem clara.

2. An incomplete or partial record or report of information

We only have scattered accounts of what happened during the historical period due to missing documents.

Temos apenas relatos fragmentados do que aconteceu durante o período histórico devido aos documentos perdidos.

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General Brazilian

relato disperso; depoimento fragmentado

Commonly used in legal and journalistic contexts

Portugal

relato disperso; testemunho desconexo

Formal usage in official documentation

all over the map

all over the place

rambling on

disjointed narrative

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