| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| spread⇒ vi | (expand) | spridas vitr |
| | | sprida sig vitr partikel |
| | | breda ut sig vbal uttr |
| | Christianity gradually spread across Europe. |
| | The fire spread throughout the house. |
| | Kristendomen spreds gradvis över Europa. |
| spread to [sth] vi + prep | figurative (extend as far as) | sträcka sig vitr partikel |
| | His thirst for knowledge spreads to philosophy and even mathematics. |
| | Hans kunskapstörst sträcker sig till filosofi och till och med matematik. |
| spread [sth]⇒ vtr | (propagate) | sprida vtr |
| | Infected animals spread disease across the country. |
| | Smittade djur spred sjukdommar över hela landet. |
| spread [sth] vtr | (display, show off) | breda ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sprida ut vtr partikel skj |
| | | visa upp vtr partikel skj |
| | The peacock spread his tail. |
| | Påfågeln bredde ut sin stjärt. |
| spread [sth] vtr | (separate) | sträcka ut vtr partikel skj |
| | | öppna vtr |
| | Her mother spread her arms wide to welcome her home. |
| | Hennes mor öppnade sina armar vitt för att välkomna henne hem. |
| spread [sth] vtr | (layer, smear) | breda, bre vtr |
| | I can't find a knife to spread this peanut butter. |
| | Jag kan inte hitta en kniv för att breda (or: bre) det här jordnötssmöret. |
| spread [sth] on [sth] vtr + prep | (layer, smear) | breda, bre vtr |
| | He spread butter on the toast. |
| | Han bredde smör på det rostade brödet. |
spread [sth] over [sth],
spread [sth] across [sth] vtr + prep | (lay flat) | sträcka ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | breda ut vtr partikel skj |
| | She spread the shirt across the ironing board. |
| | Hon sträckte ut skjorta på strykbrädan. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| spread n | (diffusion, expansion) | utbredning s |
| | | spridning s |
| | Historians study the spread of Christianity. |
| spread n | (extent, span) | utbredning s |
| | | spridning s |
| | The spread of the branches covered the garden with shade. |
| spread n | US, colloquial (ranch, home) | ranch s |
| | | gård s |
| | (oftast i plural: ägor) | äga s |
| | You've got a nice spread here. |
| spread n | (tablecloth) | duk, bordsduk, bordduk s |
| | They had to buy a new spread for the table. |
spread,
bedspread n | (bedcover) | överkast, sängöverkast s |
| | The spread on their bed matched the drapes. |
| spread n | (finance: price difference) | spridning s |
| | That stock is not traded much, so there is a large spread. |
| spread n | informal (feast) | festmåltid s |
| | Mother set out a delicious spread for Christmas dinner. |
| spread n | (paste for bread) | bredbart pålägg s |
| | Mick puts cheese spread on his crackers. |
| spread n | (wing span) | vingspann s |
| | This butterfly's wings have a spread of ten inches. |
| spread n | (butter substitute) | margarin s |
| | | bredbart pålägg s |
| | I refuse to use that tasteless spread; I will only eat real butter. |
| spread n | (magazine, book: facing pages) | uppslag s |
| | This magazine has a spread about my favourite actor. |
| spread⇒ vi | (extend evenly) | sprida sig vitr partikel |
| | | spridas vitr |
| | The water spread over the entire floor. |
| spread vi | (extend) | breda ut sig vbal uttr |
| | | sträcka sig vitr partikel |
| | The mountains spread to the sea. |
| spread vi | (be spreadable) | gå att bre, gå att breda vitr |
| | | vara bredbar vitr + adj |
| | Margarine spreads more easily than butter. |
| spread vi | (be transmitted) | sprida sig vitr partikel |
| | The virus spread through the school. |
| spread [sth]⇒ vtr | (move farther apart) | fördela vtr |
| | | sprida vtr |
| | | sprida ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The coach spread the players across the field. |
| spread [sth] vtr | (paint: apply) | måla vtr |
| | | stryka vtr |
| | First, spread the paint over the area. |
| spread [sth] vtr | (distribute) | fördela vtr |
| | It's important to spread the wealth. |
| spread [sth] vtr | (scatter) | sprida ut vtr partikel skj |
| | | sprida vtr |
| | My father is spreading seeds in the garden. |