étaler
French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to spread, spread out (papers, objects, etc.; sur on or over)
- (transitive) to spread, smear (butter, etc.)
- (transitive) to spread, stagger (repayments)
- (transitive) to flaunt, show off (talents, money)
- (reflexive) to spread out, stretch out
- (reflexive) to show off
- (reflexive) to fall over
Etymology
Affix from French étal.
Origin
French
étal
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stallagium Latin
- Etalage German
- etalieren German
- etalage Dutch, Flemish
- etaleren Dutch, Flemish
- détaler French
- étal French
- étalage French
- étalagiste French
- étalement French