propager

Elles craignaient qu'un sentiment défaitiste se propageât au sein de leurs populations lasses du conflit, entraînant un relâchement de l'effort de guerre.
They worried that defeatism would spread among their own war-weary populations, leading to a slackening of the war effort.
Le mardi, Barandiaran et moi-même nous rendîmes sur le site, avec les découvreurs, afin de visiter la grotte et le jeudi, avant que la nouvelle ne se propageât, une porte en fer en barrait la petite entrée.
On Tuesday Barandiaran and I visited the cave with the two discoverers and on Thursday, before the news had spread, an iron gate was fitted over the then small entrance.
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