échelonner

== French == === Etymology === From échelon +‎ -er. Originally military. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eʃ.lɔ.ne/ ~ /ɛʃ.lɔ.ne/ === Verb === échelonner (transitive, military) to position (people, objects, etc.) at intervals (transitive) to space (something) out (transitive) to spread, stagger (payments, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “échelonner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012