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spread [spred](verb: preterite, past participle spread)1. nouna. [of fire, disease] propagation f ; [of nuclear weapons] prolifération f ; [of idea, knowledge] diffusion fb. ( = edible paste) pâte f (à tartiner)a. ( = spread out) [+ sheet, map, rug] étendre ( on sth sur qch ) ; [+ wings, sails] déployer ; [+ net] tendre ; [+ fingers, arms] écarterc. ( = distribute) [+ sand] répandre (on, over sur ) ; [+ fertilizer] épandre (over, on sur ) ; ( = spread out) [+ objects, cards] étaler (on sur ) ; [+ soldiers] disposer• there were policemen spread out all over the hillside des policiers étaient postés sur toute la collined. ( = diffuse) [+ disease] propager ; [+ germs] disséminer ; [+ wealth] distribuer ; [+ rumours] faire courir ; [+ news] faire circuler ; [+ knowledge] diffuser ; [+ fear, indignation] semer ; (in time = spread out) [+ payment, studies] étaler ( over sur)• his visits were spread out over three years ses visites se sont étalées sur une période de trois ans• our resources are spread very thinly nous n'avons plus aucune marge dans l'emploi de nos ressources• to spread o.s. too thin trop disperser ses effortsa. ( = widen) [river] s'élargir ; [oil slick, weeds, fire, disease] s'étendre ; [news, rumour] se répandre ; [panic, indignation] se propagerc. [butter, paste] s'étalera. [people, animals] se disperser• spread out! dispersez-vous !b. ( = open out) [wings] se déployer ; [valley] s'élargir* * *[spred] 1.1) ( dissemination) (of disease, drugs) propagation f; (of news, information) diffusion f; (of democracy, infection, weapons) progression fthe spread of something to — l'extension f de quelque chose à [group, area]
2) (extent, range) (of wings, branches) envergure f; ( of arch) portée f; (of products, services) éventail m3) ( in newspaper)double-page spread — page f double
4) Culinary pâte f à tartiner5) ( assortment of dishes) festin m6) US Agriculture grand ranch m2.transitive verb (prét, pp spread)1) ( unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug]; ( lay out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map]; ( put) mettre [cloth, newspaper]; [bird] déployer [wings]to spread a cloth on the table — mettre une nappe sur la table; wing
2) ( apply in layer) étaler [butter, jam, glue]3) ( distribute over area) disperser [forces, troops]; étaler [cards, documents]; épandre [fertilizer]; répartir [workload, responsibility]to spread grit ou sand — sabler
4) (also spread out) ( space out) étaler, échelonner [payments, meetings, cost] ( over sur)5) (diffuse, cause to proliferate) propager [disease, fire]; semer [confusion, panic]; faire circuler [rumour, story, lie]3.to spread something to somebody — transmettre [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [infection, news]
intransitive verb (prét, pp spread)1) [butter, glue] s'étaler2) (cover area or time, extend) [forest, drought, network] s'étendre ( over sur); [experience, training] s'étendre ( over sur)3) ( proliferate) [disease, fear, fire] se propager; [rumour, story] circuler; [stain] s'étalerto spread to — [fire, disease, strike] s'étendre à, gagner [building, region]
•Phrasal Verbs:••to spread oneself too thin — fig faire trop de choses à la fois
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