fan out

• Verbe à particule indiquant une dispersion ou un déploiement depuis un point central, généralement en suivant une courbe ou un motif divergent, ou le fait d'étaler des objets en éventail.

A phrasal verb used to indicate spreading out from a central point, typically in a wide or diverging pattern.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Spread out from a central pointformal

   To move or spread outward from a central point, like the shape of a hand fan.

   se déployer en éventail

   • The police officers fanned out across the park to search for the suspect.
   • The search party fanned out in all directions to find the lost hiker.
   • The cards fanned out in his hand as he showed them to the audience.

   Synonymesbranch outdispersedivergeflareradiatesplayspreadspread out

   Antonymescollectconvergegather

2. Distribute or deployformal

   To send people or things out from a central location to cover a wider area.

   déployer (en éventail)

   • The general ordered his troops to fan out and secure the perimeter.
   • The sales team fanned out across the city to visit potential clients.
   • The volunteers fanned out to distribute flyers to every house on the street.

   Synonymesdeploydispersedistributescattersend outspreadspread out

   Antonymescollectconcentrategather

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