French Conversation · Level 114
59 words
French word
répandre
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁepɑ̃dʁ/
Meaning
- verbspread
Example
Il ne faut pas répandre de rumeurs.
You must not spread rumors.
More examples
Après l'accident, l'huile s'est répandue sur la route.
After the accident, the oil spread over the road.
Core concept
A substance, smell, or message moves outward until it reaches a wider space or more people.
Common phrases
répandre des rumeurs
spread rumors
répandre la nouvelle
spread the news
répandre des informations
spread information
Similar words
propager: To circulate rumors or information among a group of people.
diffuser: To make sound, light, smells, or information reach the surrounding area.
verser: To transfer liquid by pouring it from a container.
disperser: To break up a gathered group or scatter gathered objects.
Definition in French
Propager quelque chose (nouvelles, odeurs, rumeurs) parmi des personnes ou dans un lieu; peut être pronominal pour indiquer une diffusion spontanée.
Word origin
French répandre descends from Old French espandre and ultimately from Latin expandere, meaning to spread out.
Usage tips
- The transitive pattern is répandre une rumeur, while spontaneous spread uses se répandre, as in une rumeur se répand.
Other meanings
- scatterverb
- spillverb
Opposites
- contenircontainverb
- rassemblergatherverb
Related words
- répanduwidespreadadjective