| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| smear sth with sth vtr + prep | (cover with sth) (vardagligt) | bre ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| | (formellt) | breda⇒ vtr |
| | Jeremy smeared the cake with whipped cream and decorated it with strawberries. |
| 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. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| broad in the beam adj | figurative (wide across the hips) | bredhöftad adj |
| | | med breda höfter adj |
| butter sth vtr | (to apply butter) | smöra⇒ vtr |
| | | breda smör på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | bre smör vtr + s |
| | Do you butter your bread on both sides? |
| expand vi | (extend) | sträcka sig vitr |
| | | sträcka ut sig, breda ut sig vitr |
| | The forest expanded across the floor of the valley. |
| extend sth vtr | (place at full length) | breda ut ngt, bre ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sträcka ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | He extended the map across the table. |
| extend vi | (spread) | sträcka sig vitr partikel |
| | | breda ut sig v uttr |
| | Our land extends from the river to the road. |
| lay sth out vtr phrasal sep | (arrange, set out) | lägga ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | breda ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Before packing his bag for the trip, he carefully laid out the clothes he wanted to take. |
| mass market n | (general public) | massmarknaden s |
| | (bildlig) | den breda massan uttr |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | The car was redesigned to appeal to the mass market. |
mass market,
mass-market adj | (aimed at the general public) (förled) | massproduktions- adj |
| | | för den breda massan uttr |
| | The age of newspapers as cheap, mass-market goods is fast disappearing. |
smear sth on sth,
smear sth onto sth,
smear sth over sth vtr + prep | (apply, layer on sth) (vardagligt) | bre på ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | breda på vtr partikel skj |
| | My grandmother used to smear goose fat on my father's chest when he had a cough. |
| splay sth vtr | (spread out your body) | breda ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Samantha splayed her body on the large bed and soon fell asleep. |
| splay sth vtr | (spread out: legs, arms) | breda ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The man sat down and splayed his legs. |
| sprawl vi | (lie, limbs spread) | vräka sig vitr partkel |
| | (bokstavligt) | ligga utslängd vtr + adj |
| | | breda ut sig vbal uttr |
| | Alex sprawled on the sofa, watching TV. |
| sprawl vi | (area: extend, spread) | breda ut sig vbal uttr |
| | The city sprawled in every direction. |
| | The garden sprawled away from the house, with trees and flower beds, finally ending at the river. |
| sprawl vi | (plant: extend, spread) | breda ut sig vbal uttr |
| | | sprida ut sig vbal uttr |
| | The wisteria sprawled across the front of the house. |
| 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 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 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. |
| 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 out vi + adv | (lie down, sprawl) (ta stor plats) | breda ut sig vbal uttr |
| | (göra sig rak) | sträcka ut sig vbal uttr |
| | The cat spreads out on the blanket like a lion in the sun. |
| suffuse sth vtr | (cover, spread through) | spridas över ngt vitr + prep |
| | | breda ut sig över ngt vbal uttr |
| | | fylla⇒ vtr |
| | The liqueur was suffused with cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon peel, and cloves. |
| sweep vi | (extend) | breda ut sig vbal uttr |
| | | släta ut sig vbal uttr |
| | The wooded slopes sweep down to a river. |
| trail vi | (extend across) | breda ut sig vbal utr |
| | | sträcka sig vitr + refl |
| | The wisteria trailed over the trellis. |
| unfold sth vtr | (arms) | veckla ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | breda ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Once I had apologised, my mother unfolded her arms and said that I could go out. |