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spread^*2 [spred]

1. prehodni glagol
širiti (o.s. se)
raztezati, raztegovati, razgrinjati, razprostreti; pogrniti (mizo); prekriti, pregrniti, preobleči; razvaljati (testo); (na)mazati (maslo) (on na)
raznašati, širiti, raztresti (govorice, novice); razviti (zastavo); razliti

2. neprehodni glagol
(raz)širiti se, razprostirati se, raztezati se, razgrinjati se, razliti se; dati se namazati (maslo, barva)

a spreading chestnut-tree košat kostanj
to spread o.s. sleng delati se važnega, razkazovati se (v gostoljubnosti); biti dolgovezen; biti zaposlen z več dejavnostmi; zelo se truditi, napenjati se
to spread the cloth, to spread the table pogrniti mizo
the eagle spread his wings orel je razprostrl krila
to spread a flag, a sail razviti zastavo, jadro
the grass is spread with fallen apples trava je posuta z odpadlimi jabolki
to spread it thick (thin) sleng razkošno (siromašno, tanko) živeti
to spread manure raztresti gnoj
to spread the map (out) on the floor razgrniti zemljevid na tleh
his name spreads fear njegovo ime širi strah
the news spread with wonderful rapidity novica se je čudovito hitro razširila
the peacock spreads its tail pav napravi kolo (z repom)
the rumour spread from mouth to mouth govorica se je širila od ust do ust
this stain will spread ta madež se bo razmazal
the water spread over the floor voda se je razlila po tleh

spring up neprehodni glagol
planiti kvišku; pognati (o rastlinah); dvigniti se, zapihati (o vetru)
figurativno pojaviti se, pokazati se; izvirati, izhajati, potekati iz

the storm sprang up vihar se je dvignil
I don't know when the rumour sprang up ne vem, kdaj je nastala govorica

šíriti to spread; (ideje) to propagate; (novice) to divulge; to circulate, to diffuse; to disseminate; to put into circulation; (razširiti) to extend, to broaden, to widen

šíriti govorico to circulate (ali to spread, to divulge) a rumour
njegovo ime širi strah his name spreads fear
šíriti se to spread, to gain ground, to propagate, to be propagated
novica se širi po mestu the news is spreading through the town
govorica se je širila od ust do ust the rumour spread from mouth to mouth
širi se glas, govorica, da... there is a widespread rumour, rumour is rife, (the) rumour has it that...
njegova slava se širi daleč naokrog his fame spreads far and wide

unconfirmed [ʌnkənfə́:md] pridevnik
nepotrjen, nepreverjen; neizpričan; neodobren
cerkev nebirman

an unconfirmed rumour nepotrjena govorica

wildfire [wáildfaiə] samostalnik
grški ogenj (za zažiganje ladij); uničujoč ogenj; bliskavica; fosforescentna svetloba
figurativno vihar
zastarelo, medicina šen

a wildfire of applause vihar odobravanja
to spread like wildfire (raz)širiti se kot blisk (novica, govorica itd.)