distribute [distributed, distributing, distributes]◼◼◼(to apportion) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuːt] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuːt]The chessboard has 64 squares, alternately light and dark, distributed over 8 rows and 8 columns. = L'échiquier comporte 64 cases, alternativement claires et sombres, réparties sur 8 lignes et 8 colonnes.
distribute [distributed, distributing, distributes]◼◼◼(to classify or separate into categories) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuːt] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuːt]The chessboard has 64 squares, alternately light and dark, distributed over 8 rows and 8 columns. = L'échiquier comporte 64 cases, alternativement claires et sombres, réparties sur 8 lignes et 8 colonnes.
distribute [distributed, distributing, distributes]◼◼◼(to scatter or spread) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuːt] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuːt]The chessboard has 64 squares, alternately light and dark, distributed over 8 rows and 8 columns. = L'échiquier comporte 64 cases, alternativement claires et sombres, réparties sur 8 lignes et 8 colonnes.
apportion [apportioned, apportioning, apportions]◼◼◼(to divide and distribute portions of a whole) verb [UK: ə.ˈpɔːʃ.n̩] [US: ə.ˈpɔːr.ʃn̩]International aid is not equitably apportioned. = L'aide internationale n'est pas équitablement répartie.
split◼◼◼(share out) verb [UK: splɪt] [US: ˈsplɪt]The teacher asked the students to split off into groups of two or three. = Le professeur a demandé aux élèves de se répartir en groupes de deux ou trois.