Significado de “spread” - en el Diccionario Inglés

spread en inglés británico

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spreadverb [ I or T ]

uk /spred/ us /spred/ spread


The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.
The redundancies are spread across the banking and building industries.
Slowly a smile spread across her face.

Más ejemplos

  • Evidence suggested that the virus was spreading very quickly among the heterosexual community.
  • Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading.
  • If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation.
  • The flames grew larger as the fire spread.
  • Rats and flies spread germs.


uk /spred/ us /spred/

spread noun (AREA COVERED)



[ S ] the area or range covered by something:



There's a double-page spread on the latest fashions.

Más ejemplos

  • The chief problem we have in the area now is the spread of disease.
  • The government is trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.
  • The treatment has so far done little to arrest the spread of the cancer.
  • The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the disease.

(Definición de spread del Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

spread en inglés americano

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spreadverb [ I/T ]

us /spred/

spread verb [ I/T ] (COVER)

past tense and past participle spread to cover or cause something to cover an object or an area:

[ M ] She spread out the tablecloth.
[ I ] I had toast spread with strawberry jam.
[ I ] A strange look spread over his face.

spread verb [ I/T ] (MOVE)


[ I ] The flames quickly spread to the next room.
[ I ] Obesity is spreading in many countries.
[ T ] She’s been spreading lies about him.


us /spred/

spread noun (MOVEMENT)


Jazz records fostered the spread of American culture.
More should be done to stop the spread of this disease.

spread noun (COVER)

[ C ] A spread is a cover for a bed.


a cheese spread


This is quite a spread.

(Definición de spread del Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

spread en inglés de negocios

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uk /spred/ us

[ C ] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE the difference between a trader’s buying price and selling price for particular shares, currencies, etc.

[ C ] FINANCE the difference between two interest rates :

a spread of sth The issue was priced at a spread of 115 basis points above Treasury bonds.

[ S ] a number of different things or people:

If you do not need immediate access to your money, why not diversify into a wider spread of investments?

[ S or U ] an increase in effect or influence, so that something affects more people or places:

the spread of sth Corporations have a crucial influence on the global spread of a homogenized culture.

[ S ] the different areas or numbers of people that are affected by something:

Given the size and spread of the American economy, the whole world has an economic interest in the US.

[ C ] MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS an advertisement or article in a newspaper or magazine that covers two pages that are opposite each other:

a double-page spread
a spread on sth A magazine for Japanese businesspeople recently did a spread on the resort.

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uk /spred/ us spread, spread

[ I or T ] to affect more people or different areas, or to make something do this:

In the fall of 2007, the subprime lending crisis really began to spread.
spread through/across/around sth A recruitment crisis is currently spreading through the public sector.
spread to Job cuts are spreading to big manufacturers.

[ T ] to share something among a group of people or things, so that no one person or thing has too much:

spread the costs/risks/load Include different types of income-yielding investments in your portfolio in order to spread the risk.

[ I or T ] to cover a particular area or a number of different areas, or to make something or someone do this:

be spread over/throughout/across sth The company employs 2,100 people spread over five locations.
spread payments/repayments/costs

FINANCE to make regular payments towards the total cost of something, usually for a period of months or years:

Repayments can be spread over two years.
spread the word/message

to tell other people about something, especially something new, and say whether you think it is good or bad:

Satisfied customers who spread the word play a big part in establishing the reputation of a brand.

(Definición de spread del Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)