Swahili
tandaa
tan-DA-a
How to say it
Swahilitandaatan-DA-asoon
Englishto spread outsoon
Frenchs'étalersoon
Meaning
to be spread out or scattered widely over an area, or for a place such as a plain to lie wide and open.
Good to know
be spread out/scattered over a large area; be wide/open (a plain, etc.)
Examples
- Wingu jeusi lilitandaa angani.A dark cloud spread out across the sky.
- Uwanda ule ulitandaa mbali kadiri jicho lilivyoweza kuona.That plain stretched far as the eye could see.
- Habari zile zilitandaa mjini kote.That news spread all over the town.
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