spread out

spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.)
2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.)
3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.)
spread out
v.
difundir v.
explayar v.
extender v.
v + adv
a) (move apart) \<\<troops\>\> desplegarse*
b) (extend) extenderse*
1.
VI + ADV (=disperse) [people] dispersarse; (=extend) [city, liquid] extenderse; (=widen) [river] ensancharse
2.
VT + ADV see spread 2., 1)
* * *
v + adv
a) (move apart) \<\<troops\>\> desplegarse*
b) (extend) extenderse*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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