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distribuer

distribute, hand out

verb dees-tree-boo-EH Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: Latin distribuere (to divide out)

Usage Note

distribuer is used for handing out physical items (distribuer des tracts) or allocating roles and tasks. The noun distribution (f) appears in film credits to mean 'cast'. A distributeur (m) is both a distributor and a vending machine.

Examples

"Le professeur distribue les copies aux élèves."

Natural Translation

The teacher hands out the papers to the students.

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