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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.) breie seg, sitte/ligge henslengt2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) flyte utover, vokse vilt2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) henslengt stilling2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) uoversiktlig bydel•Isubst. \/sprɔːl\/1) henslengt eller nonchalant holdning2) uryddig masse, uryddig gruppe3) forklaring: uryddig eller vill utbredelse eller vekst (spesielt når det gjelder byområde eller industriområde)urban sprawl byvekstIIverb \/sprɔːl\/1) strekke seg, breie seg, slange seg2) ligge henslengt, sitte henslengt3) falle langflat4) sprike (utover), sprike med, skreve med.strekke ut5) (om by, drabantby, stil e.l.) bre seg ut, spre seg utover, flyte utover6) kravlesend someone sprawling sende noen i gulvet, slå ned noen
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