spread

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spread
[spred]
sustantivo
1envergadura (f) (of wings, sails)
2(of products, ages)
    gama (f)
3difusión (f) (of doctrine); propagación (f) (of disease)
4banquete (m) comilona (f) (familiar) (big meal)
5(in newspaper)
  • a full-page spread -> una plana entera
  • a two-page spread -> una página doble
6(paste)
  • cheese spread -> queso (m) para untar
  • chocolate spread -> crema (f) de cacao
verbo transitivo (pt & pp spread)
7(extend)
  • to spread one's arms/legs -> extender los brazos/las piernas
  • to spread one's wings (sentido figurado) -> emprender el vuelo
8extender, esparcir (distribute) (sand, straw); sembrar (terror); propagar (disease); difundir (news, lies)
  • to spread work/payments over several months -> distribuir el trabajo/los pagos a lo largo de varios meses
9untar (apply) (butter, ointment)
  • to spread a surface with something -> untar algo en una superficie
verbo intransitivo
10extenderse (forest); difundirse (news); propagarse (disease)

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spread [spred][spred]
participio pasivo
1SPREAD).
2Tender, extender, alargar, desplegar, engrandecer la superficie de algo; desenvolver.
3Esparcir, divulgar, difundir o extender noticias, doctrinas, etc.; publicar, diseminar, propagar.
4Esparcir o difundir luz, olor, etc. 4.
5Desplegar a la vista, exhibir.
6Pertrechar, equipar a propósito con cosas arregladas en orden.
7Tender, alejar, forzar más a parte, a mayor distancia una cosa de otra.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
8Extenderse, alargarse, desplegarse. (n)
9Esparcirse, difundirse. (n)
10Desarrollarse, propagarse, exhalarse. (n)
11Alejarse por fuerz (n)
adjetivo
  • To spread abroad -> esparcir, divulgar, hacer una cosa pública, y también susurrarse, correr o saberse una cosa que estaba secreta
  • To spread over -> cubrir una cosa con otra extendiéndola por toda su superficie
  • To spread the cloth -> poner la mesa
  • The fire spread rapidly -> el fuego se expandió rápidamente
Envolver, cubrir de una capa delgada.
sustantivo
1Extensión, dilatación, amplitud.
2Expansión, dilatación.
3Ambito.
4Desarrollo; propagación.
5Colcha de cama; tapete de mesa, mantel.
6Festío, banquete. (Familiar) (m)

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spread [spred] spread (past)
noun
1 (propagation) [of infection, disease, fire] propagación; (f) [of idea, information] difusión; (f) divulgación; (f) [of crime] aumento; (m) proliferación; (f) [of education] extensión; (f) generalización; (f) [of nuclear weapons] proliferación; (f)
the spread of education the spread of nuclear weapons attempts to stop the spread of the fire were hampered by strong winds Many people died as a result of \the spread of fire\ the spread of the Christian religions throughout the world
2 (extent) (gen) extensión; (f) [of wings, sails] envergadura; (f)
of hips, waist what is quite amazing is the geographical spread of the minerals all over Tibet Labour can not abide the popularity of shareholdings and such a wide spread of wealth
middle-age spread gordura de la mediana edad; (f)
3 (range)
there is a broad spread of interest and opinion represented on the committee hay una gran diversidad de intereses y opiniones representados en el comité
\the spread of abilities\ is represented in the school the spread between the conditions of rich and poor the link between IT and IQ seems to hold true for a diversity of groups with a wide spread of intelligence
4 (informal) (meal) comilona; (informal) (f) banquetazo; (informal) (m)
they laid on a huge spread ofrecieron una espléndida comilona un banquetazo espléndido;or (informal)
it wasn't much of a spread
5 (cover) (for bed) cubrecama; (m) sobrecama; (m) (f)
Cover the bedsheets with a waterproof spread He jerked the spread off the bed by one corner
6 (Cookery) (for bread) pasta para untar; (f)
she keeps the spreads in the fridge so they won't go off chick peas are often used in spreads and patés like the Greek hummus
cheese spread queso para untar; (m)
7 (Press) (Tip)
a full-page spread una plana entera; a two-page double-page spreador una página doble; una doble plana
one newspaper devoted a two-page spread to coal's place in English literature
8 (Economics) diferencial; (m)
the spread between the offer and the bid price of shares the banker pays the depositor less interest that he receives from the borrower.The difference between the two interest rates, known as the spread, pays the wages, provides the reserves, and makes the profit Standard practice in the market has been for banks to deal in parcels of pounds 10m on a five-point spread. For instance a bank would quote a spread of dollars 1.9700 to dollars 1.9705
9 (US) (informal) (ranch) finca; (f) hacienda; (f) (LAm) estancia; (f) (Arg) (Uru) fundo; (m) (Chile)
We were on our way to visit his spread in Kansas. a spread is a particular arrangement of tarot cards as laid by the tarot reader
verb:transitive
1 (also spread out) (lay or open out) [+tablecloth, blanket] extender; tender; [+map] extender; desplegar; [+arms, fingers, legs] extender; [+banner, sails, wings] desplegar; [+net] tender
she lay spread out on the floor estaba tendida en el suelo; the peacock spread its tail el pavo real hizo la rueda
she spread a towel on the sand he spread the map on the table Their clothing was spread across the bushes to dry Jack lay with his arms spread Keep your arms straight and your hands resting by your sides, and spread your fingers She spread her arms wide like a bird spreading her wings Lean back and spread your legs a little bit
he spread his hands in a gesture of resignation/helplessness extendió los brazos en ademán de resignación/impotencia; I like to be able to spread myself me gusta tener mucho espacio
I can really spread [myself] in this flat
to spread one's wings desplegar las alas
Suddenly the eagle spread its magnificent wings and flapped away I've always had a very strong creative side and in advertising I was able to really flourish and spread my wingsI've always had a very strong creative side and
2 (scatter) esparcir; desparramar
her clothes were spread all over the floor su ropa estaba esparcida desparramada por todo el suelo;or
he opened the envelope and spread the contents on the table spread over the bed were open suitcases with clothes scattered about she trod with care, so as not to spread the dirt
3 (apply) [+butter] untar
to spread butter on one's breadon untar mantequilla en el pan; untar el pan con mantequilla
to spread cream on one's face untarse ponerse crema en la cara;or
Spread the mixture in the cake tin and bake for 30 minutes Liz was spreading marmalade on a piece of toast Squeeze out some of the lotion, and then spread it on your forearms A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface She spread treacle over the door handles as a joke
4 (cover)
tables spread with foodwith mesas llenas repletas de comida;or
she spread her bread with honey puso miel en el pan; untó el pan con miel; the floors are spread with sand los suelos están cubiertos de arena
5 (distribute) distribuir
you are advised to spread the workload le aconsejamos que se distribuya el trabajo
repayments will be spread over 18 monthsrepayments los pagos se efectuarán a lo largo de 18 meses
the police were spread (out) along the route the course is spread over a 6 month period the cost will be spread over a number of years It seems to make little difference whether you eat all your calorie allowance in one go, or spread it over the day The challenge to the government is to spread the wealth it creates more widely Alopecia areata usually starts with a tiny bald patch. Sometimes it becomes diffuse alopecia, spread over the entire scalp A breakthrough necessitated a heavy concentration of the guns at the point of the main thrust. They were instead spread over the entire front How could it have been otherwise, with Spanish manpower so thinly spread over so vast an area?
don't spread yourself too thin no intentes abarcar más de la cuenta
6 (disseminate) [+news, information] divulgar; difundir; [+rumour] hacer correr; difundir; [+disease] propagar; [+panic, fear] sembrar
he loves spreading gossipgossip le encanta difundir divulgar cotilleos;or
that IBM faced bankruptcy She said journalists were too ready \to spread alarm\ by false reporting and innuendo He was fed-up with the lies being spread about him. The miners are accused of spreading disease amongst the Indian tribes experiments to establish the role played by mosquitoes in spreading yellow fever Aids can be spread by sex between men and women to spread news about
word
verb:intransitive
1 (extend, advance) [+fire] propagarse; extenderse; [+stain] extenderse; [+disease] propagarse; [+panic, fear] cundir; [+information, news, ideas] difundirse
general alarm spread through the population cundió la alarma por toda la población; the cancer had spread to his lungs el cáncer se había extendido a los pulmones; the troops spread south las tropas se desplegaron hacia el sur
they tried to stop the fire from spreading people fear the fighting may spread those troops had seen the Imperial Guard running away, and the panic had spread, and so a whole army now ran for safety alarm spread throughout the government about the gravity of Pedro's accusations The heterosexual community's panic about AIDS is rapidly spreading the fear of war is spreading to Serbia the sense of fear spreading in residential neighborhoods the pain was spreading and intensifying the stain spread across the carpet the disease spread Fire spread rapidly after a chemical truck exploded A new report says AIDS is spreading rapidly in Asia There's no question why the slums have been spreading the first rays of light spread over the horizon to spread to sth to spread into sth
a smile spread over across his faceor sonrió de oreja a oreja
A slow smile spread across Weatherby's face A thin-lipped smile spread over the captain's face A huge grin spread across his cherubic features A look of sublime rapture spread across her face news of the crash spread quickly There's also been speculation that their ideas could spread throughout the party trade unionism and socialist ideas were spreading beyond a few artisanal and industrial groups
to spread like wildfire
the rumours spread like wildfire los rumores corrieron como la pólvora
With so many children around, infectious diseases could spread like wildfire
2 (stretch) (in space) extenderse
the city spreads several miles to the north la ciudad se extiende varias millas hacia el norte; a process spreading over several months un proceso que abarca varios meses
A massive fraud had been going on, spreading over several years experience spreading over 20 years
3 [+butter] untarse
margarine spreads better than butter
modifier
spread betting (n) apuesta múltiple; (f) modalidad de apuesta en la que se juega sobre una variedad de resultados en lugar de uno en concreto
In spread betting, the bookmakers would offer a spread on a football match of a goals total of 2-4. You could either buy the bet at four or sell at two, staking 50 pounds a goal. If you had bought at four and this hypothetical match finished Sheffield Wednesday 4 Arsenal 2, you would make 100 pounds

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Verb Conjugation for "spread"

Imperative
  • spread
  • you spread
  • he/she spreads
  • we spread
  • you spread
  • they spread
Preterite
  • I spread
  • you spread
  • he/she spread
  • we spread
  • you spread
  • they spread
Present Continuous
  • I am spreading
  • you are spreading
  • he/she is spreading
  • we are spreading
  • you are spreading
  • they are spreading
Present Perfect
  • I have spread
  • you have spread
  • he/she has spread
  • we have spread
  • you have spread
  • they have spread
Past Continuous
  • I was spreading
  • you were spreading
  • he/she was spreading
  • we were spreading
  • you were spreading
  • they were spreading
Past Perfect
  • I had spread
  • you had spread
  • he/she had spread
  • we had spread
  • you had spread
  • they had spread
Future
  • I will spread
  • you will spread
  • he/she will spread
  • we will spread
  • you will spread
  • they will spread
Future Perfect
  • I will have spread
  • you will have spread
  • he/she will have spread
  • we will have spread
  • you will have spread
  • they will have spread
Future Continuous
  • I will be spreading
  • you will be spreading
  • he/she will be spreading
  • we will be spreading
  • you will be spreading
  • they will be spreading
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been spreading
  • you have been spreading
  • he/she has been spreading
  • we have been spreading
  • you have been spreading
  • they have been spreading
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been spreading
  • you will have been spreading
  • he/she will have been spreading
  • we will have been spreading
  • you will have been spreading
  • they will have been spreading
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been spreading
  • you had been spreading
  • he/she had been spreading
  • we had been spreading
  • you had been spreading
  • they had been spreading
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