English-Danish translations for spread

• sprede
  En sådan frygt kan spredes ud i hele Rusland. Such fear can spread throughout Russia.
  I den tid kan sygdommen spredes. During that time they can spread the virus.
  De er særlig nyttige til at sprede tillid. They are particularly useful to spread confidence.
• opdækning
• brede
  Jeg håber, den vil brede sig her. I hope it will spread around here.
  Den er ved at brede sig til det europæiske fastland. It is spreading to the continental mainland.
  Ligesom med alle eksperimenter vil praksis brede sig, hvis den viser sig at blive en succes. Like all experiments, if it were to be successful, the practice would spread.
• brede sig
  Jeg håber, den vil brede sig her. I hope it will spread around here.
  Den er ved at brede sig til det europæiske fastland. It is spreading to the continental mainland.
  Ligesom med alle eksperimenter vil praksis brede sig, hvis den viser sig at blive en succes. Like all experiments, if it were to be successful, the practice would spread.
• festmåltid
• fordele
  Bibliotekerne hjælper til med at fordele dannelsen lidt mere jævnt blandt borgerne. Libraries help to spread education and culture more evenly among the population.
  De omkostninger, der ikke dækkes ind, skal fordeles retfærdigt mellem samtlige udbydere af telekommunikationsfaciliteter. The costs not covered must be spread among all operators of telecommunications services.
  Udgifterne til flygtningenes modtagelse burde fordeles ligeligt mellem alle EU's medlemsstater. The burden of receiving refugees should be spread equally among all our States of Europe.
• omfang
  De aktuelle skovbrandes omfang hænger sammen med en alvorlig tørke, som har fået ilden til at brede sig særdeles hurtigt. The importance of the present fire is due to the extreme drought, which has encouraged it to spread extremely rapidly.
  Det er velkendt, at reaktionerne på spredningen af H1N1-influenzaen var overdrevne i forhold til problemets faktiske omfang. It is well known that the reaction to the spread of H1N1 influenza was exaggerated in comparison to the real scale of the problem.
  Samtidig afhænger innovationens samfundsmæssige indvirkning af, i hvilket omfang de videnskabelige resultater anvendes til gavn for samfundet. At the same time, the impact of innovation on society is dependent on the extent to which the benefit of scientific achievements is spread.
• opredning
• smøre
  Jeg tvinger ingen til at smøre et usikkert produkt på sin eller sine børns hud eller endog at børste tænder med en usikker tandpasta. I am not forcing anybody to spread an unsafe product on their skin or on their children's skin or even to brush their teeth with an unsafe toothpaste.
• smørepålæg
• sprede sig
  Det onde ved migration fortsætter snigende med at sprede sig. The evil of migration continues its insidious spread.
  Det er tilfældigt, at man har ladet virussen sprede sig. It is by chance that we have allowed the disease to spread.
  Dagens "tekstilkrig" vil derfor efterhånden sprede sig til andre områder. Today’s ‘textile wars’ will therefore spread to other areas in time.
• spredning
  Der er adskillige grunde til dens spredning. There are several reasons for its spread.
  Tjetjenien-krigen er et center for spredning af terrorismen. The war in Chechnya is a focus for the spread of terrorism.
  Mønsteret for spredning af SARS rejser mange spørgsmål. The pattern in which SARS is spreading raises many questions.
• spændvidde
• strø
  Denne strøteknik vil være meget lidt effektiv, hvad angår brandforebyggelse. Spread as thinly as that, this sum will not be very effective in preventing fires.
  Den øgede globalisering og stigende internationale strømme og handelsaktiviteter er skærpende faktorer. The spread of globalisation and increasing international flows and trade are aggravating factors.
  Det er imidlertid ikke godt, hvis denne frie strøm fører til en yderligere spredning af smitstoffer og sygdomme - sygdomme, der kan ramme enten husdyr eller mennesker. But it is not good if this free flow leads to the further spread of infection and diseases, diseases which can affect livestock and people.
• udbrede
  Vi må udbrede sådanne "glade tidender" til alle dele af verden. We have to spread such 'glad tidings' to every part of the world.
  Det er Europas opgave at udbrede menneskerettigheder til alle dele af verden. It is up to Europe to spread human rights to all regions of the world.
  Han hører ikke efter, men han udbreder hele tiden disse forkerte meninger. He does not listen, but he goes on spreading these inaccurate opinions.
• udbredelse
  Dette betyder netop udbredelse af propaganda - ikke information. Actually, this means the spread of propaganda, not information.
  Moralske appeller hjælper ikke med at stoppe virussens udbredelse. Moral appeals are of no use in stopping the spread of the virus.
  Dyrlægemangelen har ført til manglende overvågning af epidemier, og dette har igen medført udbredelse af smitten. A lack of vets and no epidemic monitoring, which is why the disease spread.

Definition of spread

• To stretch out, open out so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
• To extend ; to stretch out in varying or opposing directions.
• To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.
• To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated.
• To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make widely known or present.
• To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended.
• To smear, to distribute in a thin layer.
• To cover with a thin layer of some substance, as of butter.
• To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions
• To open one’s legs, especially for sexual favours.
• The act of spreading
• Something that has been spread
• An expanse of land
• A large tract of land used to raise livestock; a cattle ranch
• A piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread
• Any form of food designed to be spread, such as butters or jams
• An item in a newspaper or magazine that occupies more than one column or page
• A numerical difference
• The difference between the price of a futures month and the price of another month of the same commodity
• The purchase of one delivery month of one commodity against the sale of that same delivery month of a different commodity
• The difference between bidding and asking price
• An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points

Examples

• He spread his newspaper on the table
• I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home
• I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor
• The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country
• I dropped my glass; the water spread quickly over the tiled floor
• She liked to spread butter on her toast while it was still hot
• He always spreads his toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam
• to spread a table

Related words

• widespread
• bedspread
• spreading
• spreadsheet
• manspreading
• super-spreader
• wingspread
• overspread
• spreader