étaler

Les ouvriers ont étalé le gravier puis l'ont aplani avec un rouleau compresseur.
The workers laid down the gravel and then rolled it flat with a steamroller.
Comprends donc Youssouf, que je suis plus que consciente que mes maitres ont étalé leur bassesse, leur naïveté, et leur petitesse dans la gestion de ce cas ivoirien, mais je n'y peux rien.
So understand Youssouf, that I am more than aware that my masters have exposed their baseness, their naivety, and their smallness in the management of this Ivorian case, but there's nothing I can do about it.
Les gens ont skié dessus, ils ont étalé le sang sur la piste.
And then, you know, people started to ski over it, so it spread down the hill.
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