distribute

distribuer, répartir

Donner des choses à plusieurs personnes, souvent en les partageant.

En anglais simple : To give things to several people, often by sharing them into parts.

• They distribute food to families.
• The teacher distributed copies of the poem.
• Please distribute the money equally among the children.

Comment l'utiliser : distribute something to someone (Volunteers distributed blankets to the visitors.); distribute something among people (We distributed the work among five helpers.)

Synonymes : give out, hand out, share out

Contraires : collect

Expressions courantes : distribute food, distribute something equally, distribute flyers, distribute copies

distribuer

Fournir des marchandises aux magasins pour qu’ils les vendent.

En anglais simple : To supply goods to shops so they can sell them.

• We distribute books to local shops.
• The company distributes fresh milk across the region.
• Who distributes this brand in Europe?

Comment l'utiliser : distribute something to shops (They distribute bread to supermarkets.)

Synonymes : supply

Expressions courantes : distribute newspapers, distribute products