étaler
Meanings
Verb
1. to spread, spread out (papers, objects, etc.; sur on or over) (transitive)
2. to spread, smear (butter, etc.) (transitive)
3. to spread, stagger (repayments) (transitive)
4. to flaunt, show off (talents, money) (transitive)
5. to spread out, stretch out (reflexive)
6. to show off (reflexive)
7. to fall over (reflexive, colloquial)
Examples21
Étalons la carte sur la table et discutons.
Let's spread the map on the table and talk it over.
Il s'est étalé.
He came a cropper.
Je me suis fait étaler et j'ai perdu connaissance.
I was knocked unconscious.
J'étalais le fromage sur le pain.
I spread the cheese on the bread.
Il étala du beurre sur le pain.
He spread butter on the bread.
Elle a étalé le beurre sur le pain.
She spread the butter on the bread.