espalhar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.
- flail noun An old farming tool with a short swinging stick attached to a handle, used to beat grain loose from its husks.
- scatter verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.
- splash noun The sound or spray made when something hits liquid.
- sprawl verb To sit or lie with the arms and legs spread out carelessly.
- spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
- strew verb To scatter things loosely over a surface or area.
- thresh verb To beat crops so the grain comes away from the straw or husks, using a flail, machinery, or animals driven over them.
Senses
espalhar is used for these senses in English:
- distribute (transitive) To scatter or spread.
- flail (transitive) To thresh.
- scatter (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- scatter (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
- splash (transitive) To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
- sprawl To spread out in a disorderly fashion; to straggle.
- spread (transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.]
- spread (transitive) To smear, to distribute in a thin layer. [from 16th c.]
flail — full definition
- noun An old farming tool with a short swinging stick attached to a handle, used to beat grain loose from its husks.
- noun A weapon with a heavy striking head joined to the handle by a chain or flexible link.
- verb To wave or swing about wildly and without control.
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