étaler — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anoint verb To put oil on someone or something, often as part of a religious ceremony.
- display verb To show something openly so it can be seen clearly.
- flaunt verb To show something off in an obvious, sometimes boastful way.
- smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
- spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
Senses
étaler is used for these senses in English:
- anoint (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- display (transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
- display (obsolete) To spread out, to unfurl.
- smear (transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
- spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
- spread (transitive) To smear, to distribute in a thin layer. [from 16th c.]
anoint — full definition
- verb To put oil on someone or something, often as part of a religious ceremony.
- verb To formally choose or name someone for an important role, especially a successor.
display — full definition
- verb To show something openly so it can be seen clearly.
- noun A screen that shows text, images, or graphics.
- noun An arrangement of items set out for people to view, often for sale or exhibition.