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audio spread (sprd)

tr. spread, spread·ing
  1. (to stretch) extender
    to spread the tablecloth extender el mantel
  2. (to move further apart) separar
  3. (to extend outward) abrir (brazos, piernas)
  4. (to apply) extender (pintura)
  5. (to cover with a layer) untar
    to spread butter on bread untar mantequilla en el pan
  6. (to propagate) propagar
    to spread religion propagar una religión
  7. (to distribute) sembrar (pánico, destrucción)
  8. (to set) poner
    to spread the table poner la mesa
  9. (to serve) servir (la mesa)

expresiones idiomáticas:
to spread oneself thin
dedicarse a muchas actividades
to spread out
esparcir, extender
intr.
  1. (to expand) esparcirse
  2. (to extend) extenderse
  3. (to be distributed) propagarse
    the disease spread rapidly la enfermedad se propagó rápidamente
  4. (to become known) difundirse, propagarse (noticias, ideas)
  5. (to move apart) separarse
  6. (to be put on as a layer) untarse (mantequilla, mermelada)

expresión idiomática:
to spread out
  1. (to stretch) extenderse
  2. (to develop) desarrollarse
  3. (to get wider) ensancharse
s.
  1. (diffusion) difusión f., propagación (de enfermedad, ideas) f.
  2. (expanse) extensión (de terreno, zona) f.
  3. (ranch) rancho
  4. (range) gama
  5. (bedspread) colcha
  6. (tablecloth) mantel m.
  7. (food to be spread) comida (para untar)
  8. familiar (meal) comida (sobre la mesa)
  9. imprenta (facing pages) página doble
  10. (story, advertisement) artículo o anuncio a dos o más columnas
  11. comercio (difference) diferencia (entre precios, cifras)
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