Was heißt »zerstreut« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv zerstreut lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Sie wurden in alle Richtungen zerstreut.: They were scattered in all directions.
Zeitungen lagen überall auf dem Fußboden zerstreut.: Newspapers lay scattered all over the floor.
Er ist zerstreut.: He's absent-minded.
Eigentlich wollte ich schreiben, aber es gelang mir nicht, meine Gedanken zerstreuten sich.: I really wanted to write, but I couldn't manage to get my scattered thoughts down.; I really wanted to write, but I didn't succeed in getting my scattered thoughts down.
Es heißt, du seiest zerstreut.: They tell me that you're absent-minded.
Tom ist zerstreut geworden.: Tom has become absent-minded.
Tom wurde zerstreut.: Tom became absent-minded.

While we were distracted, Peter just legged it. We noticed when we heard his car driving away outside.
Most people rarely think about the factors that influence social progress because they are too distracted by everyday trivialities.
I got distracted and walked in the wrong direction.
Tom gets distracted easily.
He's easily distracted. He can never focus his attention on anything.
Tom easily gets distracted.
He's easily distracted.
He is easily distracted.
He looks like he's distracted.
Tom might have avoided the deer if he had not been distracted.
Tom got very distracted.
I have been a bit distracted this morning.
I'll try to keep her distracted.
I'll try to keep him distracted.
I was distracted for a moment.
Tom was distracted.
Tom is easily distracted.
Tom was distracted and fidgety and Mary knew there was something bothering him.
Tom was too distracted by her beauty to answer the question.
While she distracted Tom, her boyfriend stole his wallet.