spre, sprede

verbverb

to spread · to scatter, disperse

fra lavtysk from Low German

strø utover;
jamfør spredtscattered, sparse to scatter about;
compare spredtscattered, sparse
- spre gjødsel to spread fertiliser
fordeleto distribute · to divide up, to share out to distributefordele
- spre kreftene sine to spread one's energies thin
- lampen sprer lyset godt the lamp diffuses the light well
gjøre kjent;
utbreto disseminate to make known;
to disseminateutbre
- spre rykter to spread rumours
framkalle (1)to bring about to bring aboutframkalle (1)
- spre glede rundt seg to spread joy all around
skille fra hverandre;
splitte (2)to split up, oppløse (2)to break up to separate from one another;
to split upsplitte (2), to break upoppløse (2)
- politiet spredte menneskemassene the police dispersed the crowds
- vinden sprer tåka the wind disperses the fog

spre for alle vinder sende i alle retninger;
oppløse to send off in all directions;
to break up Eng. phraseto scatter to the four winds

kunstsamlingen ble spredt for alle vinder the art collection was scattered to the four winds

spre seg

drive med mange ting samtidig to be busy with many things at once
- hun sprer seg på mange felt og jobber hardt she has a hand in many fields and works hard
vokse i omfang eller utbredelse;
øke;
bre seg to grow in scope or extent;
to increase;
to spread
- smitten sprer seg lett the infection spreads easily