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sprawl [sprɔ:l]∎ she was sprawling in the armchair/on the bed elle était avachie dans le fauteuil/vautrée sur le lit;∎ the blow sent him sprawling le coup l'a fait tomber de tout son long∎ the new industrial estate is beginning to sprawl into the countryside la nouvelle zone industrielle commence à grignoter ou envahir la campagne;∎ her signature sprawled across half the page sa signature s'étalait sur la moitié de la page(usu passive) she was sprawled in the armchair/on the pavement elle était vautrée dans le fauteuil/étendue de tout son long sur le trottoir3 noun(a) (position) position f affalée;∎ he lay in an ungainly sprawl il était étendu de tout son long de façon peu élégante∎ suburban sprawl (suburb) banlieue f tentaculaire;∎ an urban sprawl une agglomération;∎ the problem of urban sprawl le problème de l'expansion urbaine -
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A n (of suburbs, buildings etc) étendue f ; the sprawl of Paris l'agglomération parisienne ; suburban sprawl banlieues fpl tentaculaires.B vi [person] ( casually) s'étaler, se vautrer pej ; ( exhaustedly) s'affaler ; [town, suburb, forest, handwriting] s'étaler ; she lay sprawled across the sofa elle était étalée or vautrée pej sur le canapé ; they sent him sprawling into the mud ils l'ont envoyé s'étaler dans la boue. -
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[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) s'étaler2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) s'étaler2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) attitude affalée2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) étendue tentaculaire• -
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urban ['ɜ:bən]urbain►► urban area zone f urbaine, agglomération f;urban blight dégradation f urbaine;urban centre centre m urbain, agglomération f urbaine;urban decay dégradation f urbaine;British Administration urban district district m urbain;British Administration urban district council conseil m de district urbain;urban guerrilla guérillero m urbain;the urban jungle la jungle de la ville;urban legend or urban myth légende f, faux fait m divers;urban planner urbaniste mf;urban renewal rénovations fpl urbaines;urban sprawl étalement m urbain;∎ the urban sprawl of the London suburbs l'étalement tentaculaire de la banlieue de Londres;urban studies études fpl d'urbanisme;urban unemployment chômage m en zones urbaines -
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lounge [laʊndʒ]1. noun3. compounds► lounge bar noun [of pub] ≈ salon m► lounge about, lounge around intransitive verb* * *[laʊndʒ] 1.1) (in house, hotel) salon m2) ( in airport)departure lounge — salle f d'embarquement
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suburban [səˈbɜ:bən]a. [street, community, train] de banlieueb. [values, accent] banlieusard (pej)* * *[sə'bɜːbən]1) [street, shop, train] de banlieue; [development] suburbain; US [shopping mall] à l'extérieur de la villesuburban sprawl — ( phenomenon) développement m des banlieues
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A n2 ( in airport) hall m ; airport/arrivals lounge hall d'aéroport/des arrivées ; departure lounge salle f d'embarquement ;C vi1 ( sprawl) s'avachir (on sur) ; to lounge against sth s'avachir contre qch ;2 ( idle) paresser.■ lounge about, lounge around paresser, lambiner pej ; to lounge about the house paresser dans la maison. -
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lounge [laʊndʒ]1 noun∎ to have a lounge in the sun paresser ou se prélasser au soleil∎ he spent the afternoon lounging on the sofa reading il a passé l'après-midi à lire allongé sur le canapé;∎ he lounged against the counter il était appuyé nonchalamment contre le comptoir∎ gangs of kids were lounging on street corners des bandes de gosses traînaient au coin des rues►► British lounge bar = salon dans un pub (plus confortable et plus cher que le "public bar");lounge chair fauteuil m;familiar old-fashioned lounge lizard salonnard m;British lounge suit costume m de ville; (on invitation) tenue f de ville(laze) paresser; (hang about) traîner
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sprawl´er — sprawl «sprl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to toss or spread the limbs about, like an infant or an animal lying on its back: »reading contentedly with his legs sprawled over the arm of the couch. 2. to lie or sit with the limbs spread out, especially… … Useful english dictionary
Sprawl — can refer to:*Sprawl (grappling), a defensive technique in wrestling and martial arts *Urban sprawl, also called suburban sprawl *The Sprawl, the metropolitan region stretching from Boston to Atlanta in William Gibson s fiction … Wikipedia
sprawl — (spr[add]l), n. The position or state resulting from sprawling; as, he sat on the couch in a sprawl; uncontrolled urban sprawl. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sprawl — (spr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprawled} (spr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprawling}.] [OE. spraulen; cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan. spr[ae]lle, spr[ae]lde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder, to struggle.] 1. To spread… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sprawl — sprawl·er; sprawl·ing·ly; sprawl; … English syllables
sprawl — [sprôl] vi. [ME spraulen < OE spreawlian, to move convulsively: see SPROUT] 1. a) to spread the limbs in a relaxed, awkward, or unnatural position b) to sit or lie in such a position [to sprawl in a chair] 2. to crawl in an awkward, ungainly… … English World dictionary
sprawl|y — «SPR lee», adjective, sprawl|i|er, sprawl|i|est. of a sprawling character; straggly … Useful english dictionary
sprawl — index expand, spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sprawl — [v] sit or lie spread out drape, extend, flop, lie, lie spread eagle*, loll, lounge, ramble, recline, sit, slouch, slump, spread, straddle, straggle, stretch, trail; concept 201 Ant. straighten … New thesaurus
sprawl — ► VERB 1) sit, lie, or fall with one s limbs spread out in an ungainly way. 2) (often as adj. sprawling) spread out irregularly over a large area. ► NOUN 1) a sprawling position or movement. 2) a sprawling group or mass, especially the… … English terms dictionary
sprawl — [[t]sprɔ͟ːl[/t]] sprawls, sprawling, sprawled 1) VERB If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way. → See also sprawled [V prep/adv] She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving… … English dictionary