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échelonner
to spread out

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. échelonner [eʃlɔne] VB trans

1. échelonner (espacer):

échelonner balises
to space [sth] out
les poteaux sont échelonnés à 30 m d'intervalle
the posts are set 30 metres apart ou at 30 metre intervals

2. échelonner (répartir):

échelonner paiements, travail
to spread (sur over)
échelonner congés, départs
to stagger (sur over)

3. échelonner (graduer):

échelonner exercices
to grade
échelonner arguments
to build up

4. échelonner MIL:

échelonner troupes
to deploy [sth] in echelon

II. s'échelonner VB refl

1. s'échelonner objets, personnes:

s'échelonner
to be positioned at intervals (sur over)

2. s'échelonner:

s'échelonner paiements, travaux:
to be spread (sur over)
s'échelonner congés, départs:
to be staggered (sur over)
English
English
French
French
string out
s'échelonner
string out
échelonner
to be strung out along vehicles, groups: road
s'échelonner le long de
space out payments
échelonner
phase
échelonner (over sur)
stagger holidays, journeys, timetable, payments, strikes
échelonner
step
échelonner
spread, a. spread out (distribute in time, space out) payments, meetings, visits, cost
étaler, échelonner (over sur)

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
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I. échelonner [eʃ(ə)lɔne] VB trans

1. échelonner (étaler):

échelonner paiements
to spread out

2. échelonner (graduer):

échelonner difficultés
to graduate
échelonner les salaires
to set up a salary scale

3. échelonner (disposer à intervalles réguliers):

échelonner
to space out

II. échelonner [eʃ(ə)lɔne] VB refl

s'échelonner sur deux ans
to be spread out over two years
English
English
French
French
tier
échelonner
string out in space
échelonner
to be strung out over a distance
s'échelonner sur une distance
stagger
échelonner
phase
échelonner
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. échelonner [eʃ(ə)lɔne] VB trans

1. échelonner (étaler):

échelonner paiements
to spread out

2. échelonner (graduer):

échelonner difficultés
to graduate
échelonner les salaires
to set up a salary scale

3. échelonner (disposer à intervalles réguliers):

échelonner
to space out

II. échelonner [eʃ(ə)lɔne] VB refl

s'échelonner sur deux ans
to be spread out over two years
English
English
French
French
tier
échelonner
stagger
échelonner
phase
échelonner
to be strung out over a distance
s'échelonner sur une distance
Présent
j'échelonne
tuéchelonnes
il/elle/onéchelonne
nouséchelonnons
vouséchelonnez
ils/elleséchelonnent
Imparfait
j'échelonnais
tuéchelonnais
il/elle/onéchelonnait
nouséchelonnions
vouséchelonniez
ils/elleséchelonnaient
Passé simple
j'échelonnai
tuéchelonnas
il/elle/onéchelonna
nouséchelonnâmes
vouséchelonnâtes
ils/elleséchelonnèrent
Futur simple
j'échelonnerai
tuéchelonneras
il/elle/onéchelonnera
nouséchelonnerons
vouséchelonnerez
ils/elleséchelonneront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

échelonner les salaires
to set up a salary scale
s'échelonner sur deux ans
to be spread out over two years

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Elle s'était échelonnée sur une période de quarante‑trois années.
fr.wikipedia.org
La matrice obtenue est dite sous forme échelonnée en lignes, voir matrice échelonnée.
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Certains mythes peuvent n'avoir qu'une seule étape, d'autres mythes les échelonnent dans un ordre différent.
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Un concordat échelonnant les dettes sur 10 ans est conclu.
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Les pluies s’échelonnent de mai à novembre.
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