spread

1. (transitive)To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

   He spread his newspaper on the table.

   verteilen, ausbreiten, spreizen

   распространя́тьrasprostranjátʹ, распространи́тьrasprostranítʹ, растянутьrastjanutʹ

   розповсю́джуватиrozpovsjúdžuvaty, поши́рюватиpošýrjuvaty

2. (transitive)To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. simple past and past participle of spread

   I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.

3. (transitive)To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.

   I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.

   ausstreuen, verbreiten, verteilen (über)

   раски́дыватьraskídyvatʹ, раскида́тьraskidátʹ, распространятьrasprostranjatʹ

   strew or distribute over an area

4. (intransitive)To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated.

   sich verbreiten

   cause to become widely known

5. (transitive)To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.

   The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.

   verbreiten, ausbreiten, verkündigen

   распространя́тьrasprostranjátʹ, распространи́тьrasprostranítʹ

   become widely known and passed on

6. (intransitive)To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended.

   I dropped my glass; the water spread quickly over the tiled floor.

   ausbreiten, sich ausbreiten, sich ausdehnen

   распространя́тьсяrasprostranjátʹsja, распространи́тьсяrasprostranítʹsja

7. (transitive)To smear, to distribute in a thin layer.

   She liked to spread butter on her toast while it was still hot.

   auftragen, beschmieren, bestreichen

   нама́зыватьnamázyvatʹ, нама́затьnamázatʹ

   distribute over a surface in a layer

8. (transitive)To cover (something) with a thin layer of some substance, as of butter.

   He always spreads his toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam.

9. To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions.

   to spread a table

10. (intransitive, slang)To open one’s legs, especially for sexual favours.

    spreizen

    раздви́нутьrazdvínutʹ

11. (intransitive, transitive)To speedread; to recite one's arguments at an extremely fast pace.

1. The news spread all over Japan.

   Новина поширилася на всю Японію. — deniko

   ruНовость распространилась по всей Японии. — odexed

   deDie Nachricht verbreitete sich über ganz Japan. — Yorwba

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2. He spread butter on the bread.

   Він намазав масло на хліб. — deniko

   ruОн намазал масло на хлеб. — marafon

   deEr schmierte Butter aufs Brot. — jakov

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3. Mary spread the big map on the table.

   Мері розклала велику мапу на столі. — ChickenKiev

   ruМэри разложила на столе большую карту. — marafon

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4. How does this disease spread?

   Як поширюється ця хвороба? — quez

   ruКак распространяется это заболевание? — marafon

   deWie breitet sich diese Krankheit aus? — Wolf

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5. Tom spread some strawberry jam on his toast.

   Том намазав трохи полуничного варення на грінку. — deniko

   ruТом намазал немного клубничного джема на тост. — Ivanovb

   deTom strich sich Erdbeermarmelade aufs Brot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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