spreader

• Nom désignant un outil ou un dispositif servant à étaler, répartir ou disperser une substance, comme un ustensile manuel pour tartiner ou une machine pour épandre des graines, des engrais ou du sable.

A noun referring to a tool or device used to distribute or scatter a substance, such as a hand tool for spreading or a mechanical device for scattering seed, fertilizer, or sand.

1. Hand tool for spreadingB1formal

   A hand tool used to spread a substance, such as glue, butter, or plaster, over a surface.

   Outil à étaler

   • He used a spreader to apply the glue evenly on the wood.
   • The baker used a spreader to put icing on the cake.
   • A spreader is essential for applying joint compound to drywall.

2. Mechanical device for scatteringB1formal

   A mechanical device designed to scatter materials like seed, fertilizer, or sand over a wide area.

   Épandeur

   • The farmer used a fertilizer spreader to cover the field.
   • A salt spreader is used on icy roads in winter.
   • The seed spreader distributed the grass seed evenly across the lawn.

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