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A n1 ( dissemination) (of disease, drugs) propagation f ; (of news, information) diffusion f ; (of democracy, infection, weapons) progression f ; ( of education) généralisation f ; the spread of sth to l'extension f de qch à [group, area, place] ;2 (extent, range) (of wings, branches) envergure f ; ( of arch) ouverture f, portée f ; (of products, services) éventail m ; the spread in terms of age in the class is quite wide les membres de la classe sont d'âge varié ; the spread of the festival is enormous le programme du festival est très étendu ; spread of sail ou canvas Naut déploiement m de voile ;4 Culin pâte f à tartiner ; chocolate spread pâte f à tartiner au chocolat ; salmon/shrimp spread beurre m de saumon/crevette ; low-fat spread ( margarine) margarine f allégée ; fruit spread confiture f à teneur en sucre réduite ;5 ( assortment of dishes) festin m ; they laid on a magnificent spread ils ont servi un véritable festin ;6 US Agric grand ranch m.1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; ( lay out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; ( put) mettre [cloth, sheet, newspaper] ; we spread dust sheets over the furniture nous avons mis des housses sur les meubles ; to spread a cloth on the table mettre une nappe sur la table ; she spread her arms wide in greeting elle a ouvert grand les bras en signe de bienvenue ; the peacock spread its tail/its wings le paon a fait la roue/a déployé ses ailes ; spread 'em ○ ! ( police command) écartez les bras et les jambes! ; ⇒ wing ;2 ( apply in layer) étaler [butter, jam, paste, glue] (on, over sur) ; spread the butter thinly on the bread étaler une mince couche de beurre sur le pain ;3 ( cover with layer) to spread some bread with jam tartiner du pain avec de la confiture ; to spread a surface with glue enduire une surface de colle ; a biscuit spread with honey un biscuit recouvert de miel ; the table was spread for lunch la table était mise pour le déjeuner ; the path had been spread with gravel le chemin avait été recouvert de gravillons ;4 ( distribute over area) disperser [forces, troops] ; étaler [cards, documents] ; épandre [fertilizer] ; répartir, partager [workload, responsibility] ; to spread grit ou sand sabler ; to spread mud everywhere mettre de la boue partout ; the resources must be evenly spread between the two projects les ressources doivent être réparties or partagées de façon égale entre les deux projets ; we have to spread our resources very thin(ly) nous devons ménager nos ressources ; my interests are spread over several historical periods je m'intéresse à plusieurs périodes historiques ;5 ( also spread out) (distribute in time, space out) étaler, échelonner [payments, meetings, visits, cost] (over sur) ; I'd like to spread the course (out) over two years j'aimerais étaler les cours sur deux ans ;6 (diffuse, cause to proliferate) propager [disease, infection, germs, fire] ; propager [religion] ; répandre, semer [fear, confusion, panic] ; faire courir, faire circuler [rumour, story, lie, scandal] ; a strong wind helped to spread the blaze un vent fort a contribué à propager l'incendie ; to spread sth to sb transmettre [qch] à qn [infection, news] ; wind spread the fire to neighbouring buildings le vent a poussé l'incendie vers les bâtiments voisins ; can you spread the word? tu peux faire passer? ; to spread the word that annoncer que ; word had been spread among the staff that le bruit courait parmi les membres du personnel que ; to spread the Word Relig prêcher la bonne parole.1 [butter, margarine, jam, glue] s'étaler ; ‘spreads straight from the fridge’ ‘s'étale facilement même au sortir du réfrigérateur’ ;2 (cover area or time, extend) [forest, desert, drought, network] s'étendre (over sur) ; [experience] s'étendre (over sur) ; training can spread over several months la formation peut s'étendre sur plusieurs mois ;3 (proliferate, become more widespread) [disease, infection, germs] se propager, gagner du terrain ; [fire] s'étendre, gagner du terrain ; [fear, confusion, panic] se propager ; [rumour, story, scandal] circuler, se répandre ; [stain] s'étaler ; [pain] se propager ; the rumour was spreading that le bruit courait que ; to spread over sth [epidemic, disease] se propager dans, s'étendre à [area] ; the news spread rapidly over the whole town la nouvelle s'est vite répandue dans toute la ville ; the stain/the damp has spread over the whole wall la tache/l'humidité s'est étalée sur tout le mur ; to spread to [fire, disease, rioting, strike] s'étendre à, gagner [building, region] ; the panic spread to the people in the street la panique a gagné les gens qui se trouvaient dans la rue ; the fire spread from one room to another l'incendie s'est propagé d'une pièce à l'autre ; the disease spread from the liver to the kidney la maladie s'est propagée du foie aux reins ; the weeds spread from the garden to the path les mauvaises herbes du jardin ont gagné le chemin ; rain will spread to the north/to most regions during the night la pluie va s'étendre vers le nord/à la plupart des régions pendant la nuit.E v refl ( prét, pp spread) to spread oneself ( take up space) prendre ses aises ; (talk, write at length) s'étendre ; he spread himself over the sofa il s'est étalé sur le canapé ; to spread oneself too thin fig faire trop de choses à la fois.■ spread around, spread about:▶ spread [sth] around faire circuler [rumour] ; he's been spreading it around that il a fait courir le bruit que.■ spread out:▶ spread out [group] se disperser (over sur) ; [wings, tail] se déployer ; [landscape, town, woods] s'étendre ; spread out! dispersez-vous! ;▶ spread [sth] out, spread out [sth]1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; (lay, flatten out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; she lay spread out on the carpet elle était étendue (de tout son long) sur la moquette ; the whole town was spread out below them la ville tout entière s'étendait à leurs pieds ;2 ( distribute over area) étaler [cards, maps, trinkets] ; disperser [forces, troops] ; the houses were spread out all over the valley les maisons étaient dispersées or disséminées dans toute la vallée ; you're too spread out, I can't get you all in the photo vous êtes trop éloignés les uns des autres, vous n'êtes pas tous dans le cadre. -
2 spread
I [spred]1) (of disease) diffusione f., trasmissione f.; (of drugs, weapons) diffusione f.; (of news, information) diffusione f., divulgazione f.; (of democracy) progresso m.the spread of sth. to — l'estensione di qcs. a [group, area]
2) (extent, range) (of wings, branches) apertura f.; (of arch) campata f., passata f.; (of products, services) gamma f.3) giorn.double-page spread — articolo o pubblicità su pagina doppia
4) gastr. pasta f. spalmabile5) (assortment of dishes) banchetto m., lauto pranzo m.6) AE grande fattoria f.II 1. [spred]2) (apply in layer) spalmare, stendere [jam, butter, glue] (on su); (cover with layer) ricoprire [ surface] ( with con, di)3) (distribute over area) distribuire, dislocare [ troops]; spargere, spandere [fertilizer, sand]; dividere, ripartire [workload, responsibility]4) (anche spread out) (space out) distribuire, scaglionare [ payments]; distanziare [ meetings]5) (diffuse) diffondere, propagare, trasmettere [ disease]; propagare [ fire]; diffondere, predicare [ religion]; seminare, disseminare [confusion, panic]; diffondere, divulgare [rumour, story]2.to spread sth. to sb. — comunicare qcs. a qcn. [ news]
1) [butter, glue] spalmarsi, stendersi2) (cover area or time) [forest, network] estendersi ( over su); [ drought] prolungarsi ( over per); [ experience] durare ( over per)3) (proliferate) [ disease] diffondersi, propagarsi, trasmettersi; [ fire] propagarsi; [ fear] disseminarsi, diffondersi; [rumour, story] diffondersi, divulgarsi; [ stain] spandersi, estendersi•••* * *past tense, past participle; see spread* * *spread (1) /sprɛd/n. [uc] (raramente al pl.)1 diffusione; espansione; propagazione; trasmissione; divulgazione, propalazione ( di una notizia, ecc.): the spread of Christianity, la diffusione del Cristianesimo; the spread of a city, l'espansione di una città2 ampiezza; estensione; larghezza; ( anche aeron.) apertura d'ala: The bird's wings had a spread of over three feet, le ali dell'uccello avevano un'apertura di quasi un metro5 (fam.) banchetto; festino; desinare; tavola imbandita: What a beautiful spread!, che bella tavola!6 (giorn.) servizio (o intestazione, avviso pubblicitario, ecc.) su due pagine contigue (o su due o più colonne)11 (econ., market.) utile lordo; ricarico12 (stat.) dispersione; scarto16 (rag.) registrazione analitica● cold spread, cena fredda.spread (2) /sprɛd/A pass. e p. p. di to spreadB a.1 sparso; diffuso2 disteso; allungato4 ( di mensa) apparecchiata; imbandita: a table spread with every luxury, una tavola imbandita con ogni ben di Dio● spread betting, spread betting (scommessa che riguarda il risultato di una gara o di un evento piuttosto che il vincitore) □ spread-out, distanziato, scaglionato, a intervalli, intervallato.♦ (to) spread /sprɛd/(pass. e p. p. spread)A v. t.1 spargere; diffondere; disseminare; propagare; propalare; trasmettere: to spread manure over a field, spargere concime su un campo; to spread salt on the roads, spargere il sale sulle strade; to spread rumours, diffondere voci; Malaria is spread by the anopheles mosquito, la malaria è trasmessa dalla zanzara anofele; to spread knowledge, diffondere il sapere; The anopheles spreads malaria, l'anofele trasmette la malaria; to spread news, propagare (o propalare) notizie2 ( spesso to spread out) stendere; spiegare; aprire: to spread a carpet, stendere un tappeto; to spread the sails, spiegare le vele; to spread out a newspaper, aprire (o spiegare) un giornale; to spread one's hands to the fire, stendere le mani al fuoco; The eagle spread its wings ready for flight, l'aquila ha spiegato le ali per volar via3 cospargere; spalmare: to spread jam on a slice of bread (o to spread a slice of bread with jam) spalmare marmellata su una fetta di pane; fields spread with flowers, campi cosparsi di fiori4 distribuire; scaglionare ( nel tempo); protrarre: The bank spread the payments over a year, la banca ha effettuato i pagamenti nel corso di un annoB v. i.1 spargersi; diffondersi; disseminarsi; propagarsi; sparpagliarsi: The news spread in no time, la notizia si sparse in un baleno; The settlers spread over a vast territory, i coloni si sono sparpagliati su un vasto territorio2 stendersi; estendersi; spaziare; aprirsi; spiegarsi: This margarine spreads easily, questa margarina si spalma bene; On every side spread the lonely ocean, da ogni lato si stendeva il mare deserto; A wonderful view spread ( out) before us, davanti a noi s'apriva un magnifico paesaggio● to spread the board, apparecchiare (la tavola) □ to spread oneself, distendersi; allungarsi; sdraiarsi; dilungarsi, diffondersi ( su un argomento); (fig.) lasciarsi andare; largheggiare; essere molto generoso; (fam.) darsi da fare; farsi in quattro (fam.) □ (fig.) to spread oneself ( too) thin, mettere troppa carne al fuoco □ to spread the table, apparecchiare (la tavola) □ ( detto da un poliziotto a un fermato) Spread them!, allarga le gambe! □ to spread the word, diffondere la notizia □ (fig.) to spread one's wings, spiccare il volo (fig.).* * *I [spred]1) (of disease) diffusione f., trasmissione f.; (of drugs, weapons) diffusione f.; (of news, information) diffusione f., divulgazione f.; (of democracy) progresso m.the spread of sth. to — l'estensione di qcs. a [group, area]
2) (extent, range) (of wings, branches) apertura f.; (of arch) campata f., passata f.; (of products, services) gamma f.3) giorn.double-page spread — articolo o pubblicità su pagina doppia
4) gastr. pasta f. spalmabile5) (assortment of dishes) banchetto m., lauto pranzo m.6) AE grande fattoria f.II 1. [spred]2) (apply in layer) spalmare, stendere [jam, butter, glue] (on su); (cover with layer) ricoprire [ surface] ( with con, di)3) (distribute over area) distribuire, dislocare [ troops]; spargere, spandere [fertilizer, sand]; dividere, ripartire [workload, responsibility]4) (anche spread out) (space out) distribuire, scaglionare [ payments]; distanziare [ meetings]5) (diffuse) diffondere, propagare, trasmettere [ disease]; propagare [ fire]; diffondere, predicare [ religion]; seminare, disseminare [confusion, panic]; diffondere, divulgare [rumour, story]2.to spread sth. to sb. — comunicare qcs. a qcn. [ news]
1) [butter, glue] spalmarsi, stendersi2) (cover area or time) [forest, network] estendersi ( over su); [ drought] prolungarsi ( over per); [ experience] durare ( over per)3) (proliferate) [ disease] diffondersi, propagarsi, trasmettersi; [ fire] propagarsi; [ fear] disseminarsi, diffondersi; [rumour, story] diffondersi, divulgarsi; [ stain] spandersi, estendersi••• -
3 over *****
['əʊvə(r)]1. adv1)over here — quiover there — laggiù, là
over against the wall — (lì or là) contro il muro
can you come over tonight? — puoi venire da me (or noi) stasera?
over to you! TV, Radio — a te (la linea)!
2)the world over — in tutto il mondo3)(indicating movement from one side to another, from upright position)
to turn sth over (and over) — girare (e rigirare) qc4) (finished) finito (-a)5)to tell over and over — dire mille volte6) (excessively) molto, troppo7) (remaining) rimasto (-a)8)persons of 21 and over — persone dai 21 anni in su9)over and out — passo e chiudo2. prep1) (on top of, above) su2)the pub over the road — il pub di frontethe ball went over the wall — la palla andò al di là del muro, la palla è andata oltre il muro
3)(everywhere in/on)
all over the world — in tutto il mondo4)over 200 — più di 200an increase of 5% over last year's total — un aumento del 5% rispetto al totale dell'anno scorso
5) (during) durante, nel corso diover the summer/winter — durante l'estate/l'inverno
6)I heard it over the radio — l'ho sentito alla radio7)(about, concerning)
they fell out over money — litigarono per una questione di denaro
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