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utbre, utbreie

verbverb

to spread · to disseminate

EtymologyOpphav

jamfør bre (III)to spread out compare bre (III)to spread out

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

få til å bre seg ut;
gjøre kjent
to make something spread;
to make known
  • utbre kjennskapet til nyere litteratur to spread knowledge of more recent literature

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

utbre seg snakke mye og inngående om noe;
prate mye
to speak at length and in detail about something;
to talk a lot
Eng. phraseto hold forth
  • hun skal alltid utbre seg om ethvert emne she always has to hold forth on every subject