distribute

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de répartir ou de diffuser quelque chose entre plusieurs destinataires ou sur un territoire.

A verb used to indicate the act of giving or spreading something out among a number of recipients or over an area.

1. Give out or spreadB1formal

   To give something out to several people or to spread something over an area.

   Distribuer

   • The charity will distribute food to the homeless.
   • The teacher distributed the exam papers to the students.
   • They plan to distribute the leaflets across the city.

   Synonymesallocateapportiondispensedispersedole outhand outscatterspread

   Antonymescollectgatherretainwithhold

2. B1formal

   To supply goods to shops, companies, or customers.

   Distribuer des marchandises

   • The company distributes its products to over 50 countries.
   • We need to distribute the new stock to all retail outlets.
   • The warehouse distributes orders to local stores daily.

   Synonymesdeliverdispensefurnishissueprovidesupply

   Antonymesaccumulatecollectwithhold

3. Spread over an areaB2formal

   To spread something over a surface or area.

   Répartir sur une surface

   • The seeds are distributed evenly across the field.
   • The paint was distributed thinly over the canvas.
   • The population is distributed unevenly across the region.

   Synonymesdiffusedispersescatterspreadsprinklestrew