■ spread out

■ spread out
■ spread out
A v. t. + avv.
1 stendere; spiegare; aprire: to spread out a map, stendere una cartina; to spread out one's arms, stendere (o allargare) le braccia; The bird spread out its wings, l'uccello ha spiegato le ali
2 spargere; sparpagliare: to spread out documents on the table, sparpagliare documenti sul tavolo
3 mettere a intervalli; intervallare; distanziare: to spread out payments, intervallare pagamenti
B v. i. + avv.
1 stendersi; distendersi; allungarsi; allargarsi; estendersi (anche fig.) The plain spread out before us, la pianura si stendeva dinanzi a noi
2 (di persone, soldati, ecc.) allargare i ranghi; distanziarsi; sparpagliarsi
3 (di un'azienda e sim.) espandersi.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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