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distribuer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deal noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.
  • dispense verb To give out or distribute something, especially in measured amounts.
  • distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.

Senses

distribuer is used for these senses in English:

  • deal (ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.
  • dispense To issue, distribute, or give out.
  • distribute (transitive) To supply to retail outlets.
  • distribute (transitive) To scatter or spread.
  • dole out (idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts.
  • give out (transitive) To issue; to distribute.
  • hand out (transitive) To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively). [from 17th c.]
  • mete out (transitive) To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.

deal — full definition

  1. noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.
  2. verb To take action regarding something, or handle a situation.
  3. verb To trade or do business, especially buying and selling.
  4. verb To give out playing cards to players in a game.
  5. noun An indefinite but large amount (usually as "a great deal" or "a good deal").

dispense — full definition

  1. verb To give out or distribute something, especially in measured amounts.
  2. verb To do without something, or get rid of the need for it (used with 'with').

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