spread

spread
spread [spred]
(verb: preterite, past participle spread)
1. noun
   a. [of fire, disease] propagation f ; [of nuclear weapons] prolifération f ; [of idea, knowledge] diffusion f
   b. ( = edible paste) pâte f (à tartiner)
• cheese spread fromage m à tartiner
   c. ( = meal) (inf) festin m
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = spread out) [+ sheet, map, rug] étendre (on sth sur qch ) ; [+ wings, sails] déployer ; [+ net] tendre ; [+ fingers, arms] écarter
• the peacock spread its tail le paon a fait la roue
• to spread one's wings élargir son horizon
   b. [+ bread] tartiner (with de ) ; [+ butter, face cream] étaler
• spread glue on both surfaces enduisez les deux surfaces de colle
• to spread butter on a slice of bread beurrer une tartine
   c. ( = 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 colline
• the wind spread the flames le vent a propagé les flammes
   d. ( = 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
• he spread his degree out over five years il a étalé ses études de licence sur cinq 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 efforts
• she asked me to spread the word elle m'a demandé de faire passer l'information
3. intransitive verb
   a. ( = widen) [river] s'élargir ; [oil slick, weeds, fire, disease] s'étendre ; [news, rumour] se répandre ; [panic, indignation] se propager
   b. ( = extend) s'étendre (over sur)
• the desert spreads over 500 square miles le désert s'étend sur 500 miles carrés
   c. [butter, paste] s'étaler
► spread out
1. intransitive verb
   a. [people, animals] se disperser
• spread out! dispersez-vous !
   b. ( = open out) [wings] se déployer ; [valley] s'élargir
2. separable transitive verb
• the valley lay spread out before him la vallée s'étendait à ses pieds
• he was spread out on the floor il était étendu de tout son long par terre
* * *
[spred] 1.
noun
1) (dissemination) (of disease, drugs) propagation f; (of news, information) diffusion f; (of democracy, infection, weapons) progression f

the 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 m
3) (in newspaper)

double-page spread — page f double

4) Culinary pâte f à tartiner
5) (assortment of dishes) festin m
6) US Agriculture grand ranch m
2.
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]

spread the butter thinly on the bread — étaler une mince couche de beurre sur le pain

3) (distribute over area) disperser [forces, troops]; étaler [cards, documents]; épandre [fertilizer]; répartir [workload, responsibility]

to spread grit ou sand — sabler

we have to spread our resources very thin(ly) — nous devons ménager nos ressources

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]

to spread something to somebody — transmettre [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [infection, news]

to spread the word that — dire à tout le monde que

3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp spread)
1) [butter, glue] s'étaler
2) (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'étaler

the rumour was spreading that — le bruit courait que

to spread to — [fire, disease, strike] s'étendre à, gagner [building, region]

the disease spread from the liver to the kidney — la maladie s'est propagée du foie aux reins

rain will spread to most regions — la pluie va s'étendre à la plupart des régions

Phrasal Verbs:
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to spread oneself too thin — fig faire trop de choses à la fois


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