distribuer

distribuer [distʀibye]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

to distribute ; [+ courrier] to deliver ; [+ cartes] to deal

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distʀibɥe

verbe transitif

1) (donner) to distribute [prospectus] (à to); to pay out [dividende] (à to); to hand out [compliments, poignées de main] (à to); to allocate [crédits, tâches] (à to)

distribuer les cartes — to deal

distribuer le courrier — to deliver the mail

distribuer les récompenses — to give out the awards

2) (vendre) [personne] to distribute; [machine] to dispense

3) to supply [eau, chaleur]

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distʀibɥe vt

1) [paquets, cadeaux] to give out, to distribute, (programmes, prospectus) to hand out

Distribue les livres, s'il te plaît. — Give out the books please.

2) [tâches, responsabilités] to allocate

3) fig, [claques, coups]

Si ça continue je vais distribuer des claques! — If you carry on like this some people are going to get a smack!

L'instituteur se mettait à distribuer les claques au moindre bruit. — The teacher started smacking people if there was the slightest bit of noise.

4) CARTES to deal, to deal out

5) [courrier] to deliver

6) COMMERCE to distribute

7) [gaz, électricité] to supply

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distribuer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (donner) to distribute [prospectus, médicaments] (à to); to pay out [dividende] (à to); to hand out [compliments, poignées de main] (à to); to allocate [crédits, tâches, rôles] (à to); distribuer les cartes Jeux to deal; distribuer le courrier to deliver the mail; distribuer les prix to award the prizes; distribuer les récompenses to give out the awards;

2 Comm (vendre) [personne] to distribute [produit, film]; [machine] to dispense [tickets, boissons];

3 Constr, Gén Civ to supply [eau, chaleur];

4 (organiser) bâtiments mal distribués le long de l'avenue buildings poorly distributed along the avenue; maison bien/mal distribuée well-/badly-planned house.

B se distribuer vpr (se répartir) to be distributed; se distribuer régulièrement to be evenly distributed.

[distribɥe] verbe transitif

1. [donner - feuilles, cadeaux, bonbons] to distribute, to give ou to hand out (separable) ; [ - cartes] to deal ; [ - courrier] to deliver ; [ - vivres] to dispense, to share out (separable), to distribute ; [ - argent] to apportion, to distribute, to share out (separable)

2. [attribuer - rôles] to allocate, to assign ; [ - tâches, travail] to allot, to assign

3. [répartir] to distribute, to divide (out)

4. [approvisionner] to supply

l'eau est distribuée dans tous les villages water is supplied ou carried to all the villages

5. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE [rôle] to cast

CINÉMA [film] to distribute

6. COMMERCE & IMPRIMERIE to distribute