spread out

étaler, espacer

Placer des choses plus loin les unes des autres pour couvrir une plus grande surface.

En anglais simple : To put things farther apart so they cover a larger area.

• Spread out the cards on the table.
• He spread his tools out across the floor.
• Can you spread these papers out so we can see them?

Comment l'utiliser : spread something out on something (She spread the photos out on the floor.)

Synonymes : lay out, distribute, separate

Contraires : gather, pile up

Expressions courantes : spread out something, spread something out

se disperser, s’écarter

S’éloigner les uns des autres et occuper davantage d’espace.

En anglais simple : To move away from each other and cover more space.

• The players spread out across the field.
• We spread out to look for the missing dog.
• Please spread out so everyone has enough room.

Comment l'utiliser : spread out across/over something (The children spread out across the field.)

Synonymes : scatter, disperse, separate

Contraires : gather, converge

Expressions courantes : spread out across something, spread out to search

dispersé, espacé

Avec de grandes distances entre les personnes ou les choses, ou de longs intervalles entre les événements.

En anglais simple : With large gaps between people or things, or between events.

• The houses are quite spread out.
• Our appointments are spread out over several weeks.
• Are the seats too spread out for everyone to hear?

Comment l'utiliser : be spread out across/over something (The houses are spread out across the valley.)

Synonymes : scattered, widely spaced

Contraires : clustered, close

Expressions courantes : spread out houses, spread out over time

étendu, étalé

Qui couvre une grande surface ou se déroule sur une longue période.

En anglais simple : Covering a large area or continuing across a long period of time.

• The town is spread out along the coast.
• The festival is spread out over a whole month.
• Their farms are spread out across a large region.

Comment l'utiliser : be spread out over something (The costs are spread out over ten years.)

Synonymes : extensive, far-reaching

Contraires : compact

Expressions courantes : spread out over something, spread out across something