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[sprɛd] spread vb: pt, pp
1. n
1) (of fire, infection) propagazione f , (of idea, knowledge) diffusione f , (of crime) il dilagare

the spread of nuclear weapons — la proliferazione delle armi nucleari

the spread of modern technology — la diffusione della tecnologia moderna

2) (extent: of bridge) ampiezza, (of wings, arch) apertura
3) (range: of prices, figures, marks) gamma, (on graph, scale) distribuzione f

middle-age spread — pancetta

4) (fam: feast) banchetto
5) (also: bedspread) copriletto
6)

(for bread) anchovy spread — pasta d'acciughe

cheese spread — formaggio da spalmare

chocolate spread — cioccolata da spalmare

7) (Press, Typ: two pages) doppia pagina, (across columns) articolo a più colonne
2. vt
1) (open or lay out), (also: spread out) (wings, sails etc) spiegare, (cloth) stendere, (fingers) distendere, (arms) allargare, spalancare

to spread a map out on the table — spiegare una cartina sul tavolo

he spread the map out on the table — ha spiegato la cartina sul tavolo

to spread one's wings fig — spiccare il volo

she spread the towel on the sand — ha steso l'asciugamano sulla sabbia

2) (butter, cream etc) spalmare

spread the whipped cream on the top of the cake — spalma la panna montata sopra la torta

to spread cream on one's face — spalmarsi la crema sul viso

3) (distribute), (also: spread out)

(sand, fertilizer) to spread sth on sth — cospargere qc di qc, (goods, objects) disporre, (cards, toys) spargere, (soldiers) scaglionare, (payments) rateizzare, scaglionare, (resources) distribuire

repayments will be spread over 18 months — i pagamenti saranno scaglionati lungo un periodo di 18 mesi

4) (disseminate: germs, disease) propagare, diffondere, (knowledge, panic etc) diffondere, (news) spargere, diffondere
3. vi
(news, rumour etc) diffondersi, propagarsi, spargersi, (pain, fire, flood etc) estendersi, (milk etc) spargersi, (disease, weeds) propagarsi

to spread into sth — estendersi fino a qc

margarine spreads better than butter — la margarina si spalma meglio del burro

the news spread rapidly — la notizia si diffuse rapidamente

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