spreading in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spreading in the English»French Dictionary

I.spread around VB [Brit sprɛd -, Am sprɛd -], spread about VB (spread [sth] around)

spread around rumour:

spread around

faire circuler

he's been spreading it around that …

il a fait courir le bruit que …

I.spread [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd] N

1. spread (dissemination):

spread (of disease, drugs)

propagation f

spread (of news, information)

diffusion f

spread (of democracy, infection, weapons)

progression f

spread (of education)

généralisation f

the spread of sth to group, area, place

l'extension f de qc à

2. spread (extent, range):

spread (of wings, branches)

envergure f

spread (of arch)

ouverture f

spread (of arch)

portée f

spread (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 or canvas NAUT

déploiement m de voile

3. spread JOURN:

a three-column spread

trois colonnes fpl

4. spread FOOD:

spread

pâte f à tartiner

salmon/shrimp spread

beurre m de saumon/crevette

fruit spread

confiture f à teneur en sucre réduite

5. spread (assortment of dishes):

spread

festin m

they laid on a magnificent spread

ils ont servi un véritable festin

6. spread Am FARM:

spread

grand ranch m

II.spread [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd] ADJ LING

spread lips

rétracté

III.spread <pret, pp spread> [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd] VB trans

1. spread:

spread (open out, unfold) cloth, map, rug, newspaper

étendre (on, over sur)

spread (lay out) cloth, newspaper, map

étaler (on, over sur)

spread (put) cloth, sheet, newspaper

mettre

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 inf! (police command)

écartez les bras et les jambes!

2. spread (apply in layer):

spread butter, jam, paste, glue

étaler (on, over sur)

spread the butter thinly on the bread

étaler une mince couche de beurre sur le pain

3. spread (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. spread (distribute over area):

spread forces, troops

disperser

spread cards, documents

étaler

spread fertilizer

épandre

spread workload, responsibility

répartir, partager

to spread grit or 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. spread:

spread, a. spread out (distribute in time, space out) payments, meetings, visits, cost

étaler, échelonner (over sur)

I'd like to spread the course (out) over two years

j'aimerais étaler les cours sur deux ans

6. spread (diffuse, cause to proliferate):

spread disease, infection, germs, fire

propager

spread religion

propager

spread fear, confusion, panic

répandre, semer

spread rumour, story, lie, scandal

faire courir, faire circuler

a strong wind helped to spread the blaze

un vent fort a contribué à propager l'incendie

to spread sth to sb infection, news

transmettre [qc] à qn

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 REL

prêcher la bonne parole

IV.spread <pret, pp spread> [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd] VB intr

1. spread butter, margarine, jam, glue:

spread

s'étaler

‘spreads straight from the fridge’

‘s'étale facilement même au sortir du réfrigérateur’

2. spread (cover area or time, extend):

spread forest, desert, drought, network:

s'étendre (over sur)

spread experience:

s'étendre (over sur)

training can spread over several months

la formation peut s'étendre sur plusieurs mois

3. spread (proliferate, become more widespread):

spread disease, infection, germs:

se propager, gagner du terrain

spread fire:

s'étendre, gagner du terrain

spread fear, confusion, panic:

se propager

spread rumour, story, scandal:

circuler, se répandre

spread stain:

s'étaler

spread pain:

se propager

the rumour was spreading that …

le bruit courait que …

to spread over sth epidemic, disease: area

se propager dans, s'étendre à

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: building, region

s'étendre à, gagner

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

V.to spread oneself VB refl

to spread oneself < pret, pp spread>:

to spread oneself (take up space)

prendre ses aises

to spread oneself (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

See also wing

I.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ] N

1. wing ZOOL (of bird, insect):

wing

aile f

to be on the wing

être en vol

to catch insects on the wing

attraper des insectes au vol

2. wing:

wing (of building, plane, car)

aile f

wing (of armchair)

oreille f

3. wing:

wing MIL, POL (of army, party)

aile f

wing (unit in air force)

escadre f

4. wing SPORTS:

wing (player)

ailier m

wing (side of pitch)

aile f

wing (side of pitch)

côté m

to play on the right wing

être ailier droit

5. wing (on sanitary towel):

wing

ailette f

wing

clip m

II.wings N npl

1. wings THEAT:

the wings

les coulisses fpl

to be waiting in the wings THEAT

attendre dans les coulisses

to be waiting in the wings fig

attendre son heure

2. wings AVIAT:

to get one's wings

obtenir l'insigne de pilote

III.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ] VB trans

1. wing:

to wing one's way to plane, passenger, letter:

voler vers

2. wing (injure):

wing bullet:

érafler

IV.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ] VB intr (fly)

wing

voler

the geese are winging into the estuary/back to their winter home

les oies volent vers l'estuaire/repartent pour l'hiver

V.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ]

to clip sb's wings

rogner les ailes à qn

to spread one's wings (entering adult life)

voler de ses propres ailes

to spread one's wings (entering wider career)

voir autre chose

to take sb under one's wings

prendre qn sous son aile

to take wing liter thoughts:

s'envoler

to wing it inf Am

improviser

cheese spread N

cheese spread

fromage m à tartiner

centre spread N JOURN

centre spread

double page f du milieu

chocolate spread N U

chocolate spread

pâte f à tartiner au chocolat

spread-eagled ADJ

spread-eagled

étendu de tout son long

I.spread out VB [Brit sprɛd -, Am sprɛd -] (spread out)

spread out group:

se disperser (over sur)

spread out wings, tail:

se déployer

spread out landscape, town, woods:

s'étendre

spread out!

dispersez-vous!

II.spread out VB [Brit sprɛd -, Am sprɛd -] (spread [sth] out, spread out [sth])

1. spread out:

spread out (open out, unfold) cloth, map, rug, newspaper

étendre (on, over sur)

spread out (lay, flatten out) cloth, newspaper, map

étaler (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. spread out (distribute over area):

spread out cards, maps, trinkets

étaler

spread out forces, troops

disperser

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

spread eagle N HERALD

spread eagle

aigle f éployée

double spread N JOURN

double spread

article m sur double page

double spread

publicité f sur double page

Translations for spreading in the French»English Dictionary

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essaimage

spreading

spreading in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spreading in the English»French Dictionary

I.spread [spred] N

1. spread (act of spreading):

spread

déploiement m

2. spread (range):

spread

gamme f

spread of opinion

diffusion f

3. spread (article):

spread

publication f

4. spread Am → ranch

5. spread Aus, Brit inf (meal):

spread

banquet m

II.spread <spread, spread> [spred] VB intr

1. spread (propagate):

spread

se propager

to spread like wildfire

se répandre comme une traînée de poudre

2. spread (stretch):

spread

s'étirer

3. spread (cover a surface):

spread

s'étendre (sur)

III.spread <spread, spread> [spred] VB trans

1. spread (cause to expand):

spread

déployer

spread one's legs

allonger

spread a virus, disease

répandre

spread panic

semer

spread a culture

développer

2. spread (cover with a spread):

spread

étaler

to spread a toast with jam

tartiner un toast avec de la confiture

3. spread (distribute):

spread

distribuer

4. spread (tell others):

spread

répandre

spread the word

faire passer

Phrases:

to spread one's wings

faire ses premières armes

See also ranch

ranch <-es> [rɑ:ntʃ, Am ræntʃ] N

ranch

ranch m

Translations for spreading in the French»English Dictionary

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étalement de papiers

spreading

étalement d'une opération, d'un paiement

spreading

propagation d'une idée, nouvelle

spreading

déploiement d'une aile

spreading

épandage

spreading

diffusion d'un poison, gaz

spreading

extension d'un incendie, d'une épidémie

spreading

prendre de l'extension incendie, épidémie, grève

to spread

propager idée, nouvelle

to spread

se propager

to spread

tartiner

to spread

(s')ébruiter

to spread

spreading Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to prevent a disease from spreading/a bomb from exploding

éviter que la maladie ne se propage/qu'une bombe n'explose (subj)

to spread a toast with jam

tartiner un toast avec de la confiture

to spread things over the shelves

répartir des choses sur les étagères

to spread sth over the body/the whole week

répartir qc sur le corps/sur toute la semaine

the work is spread out over two years

les travaux sont répartis sur deux ans

to spread the rumour that sb's dead

faire courir le bruit que qn est mort

to be spread out over two years

s'échelonner sur deux ans

to spread spending over several months

ventiler des dépenses sur plusieurs mois

to spread sth on the ground/the table

répandre qc par terre/sur la table

to be spread out over time

s'étaler dans le temps

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Early projects involved runoff retention and surface spreading, channel modification, and infiltration wells.

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Our study sheds light on how cancer cells unstick themselves from healthy tissue, and it could help pick out women at high risk of their cancer spreading and becoming fatal.

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The top of the wall is prevented from spreading by means of a tension band which opposes the force of the roof ribs.

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It is an annual herb taking an erect or spreading form up to half a meter long or forming a mat or dense tangle.

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Yards away from the spreading fire was an area of the plant where flammable chemicals were stored in mass quantities.

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Examples of workplace incivility include insulting comments, denigration of the target's work, spreading false rumors, and social isolation.

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Due to the lack of water, crops were destroyed and famine is spreading.

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Growing to, it has a spreading habit, with stalkless toothed leaves and bright purple or magenta, scented flowers in summer.

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It has also been spreading through Central America in recent years.

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The trees are tall with a cylindrical bole and spreading crown.

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