étalées

Étalées is a French term that translates to "spread out" or "laid out" in English. It is often used in various contexts, including culinary, artistic, and general descriptive uses.

In a culinary context, étalées can refer to food items that have been spread thinly or widely on a surface. For example, a pastry dough might be described as étalée if it has been rolled out to a thin, even layer. Similarly, ingredients for a dish might be étalées on a baking sheet or platter before cooking or serving.

Artistically, the term can describe the arrangement or composition of elements within a piece. An artist might étaler their colors on a canvas, meaning they have spread them out to cover a large area or create a particular effect. It can also refer to the distribution of figures or objects within a painting or sculpture, indicating how they are positioned and spaced.

More generally, étalées is used to describe anything that is extended over a large area or dispersed. This could include a landscape that is spread out before a viewer, or a collection of objects that are laid out in a disorganized or scattered fashion. The meaning is always related to a sense of expanse or diffusion.