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1 sprawling
['sprɔːlɪŋ]aggettivo [suburb, city] tentacolare; [ handwriting] grande e disordinato* * *adjective the huge, sprawling city of Los Angeles.) caotico* * *sprawling /ˈsprɔ:lɪŋ/a.* * *['sprɔːlɪŋ]aggettivo [suburb, city] tentacolare; [ handwriting] grande e disordinato -
2 sprawling sprawl·ing adj
['sprɔːlɪŋ](person) sdraiato (-a), (in armchair) stravaccato (-a), (handwriting) disordinato (-a), (city) tentacolare -
3 sprawl
I [sprɔːl]nome (of suburbs, buildings) espansione f. incontrollataII [sprɔːl]verbo intransitivo [ person] (casually) stravaccarsi, spaparanzarsi; (exhaustedly) crollare; [ town] espandersi in modo incontrollato; [ forest] estendersi* * *[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.) abbandonarsi2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) (crescere disordinatamente)2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) (atteggiamento scomposto)2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) (superficie irregolare)•* * *[sprɔːl]1. vi(person: sit, lie) stravaccarsi, (fall) cadere scompostamente, (town) estendersi in modo incontrollato, (plant) crescere disordinatamentehe sprawled on the sofa, smoking — si stravaccò sul divano fumando
2. nurban sprawl — sviluppo urbanistico incontrollato, espansione urbana tentacolare
a sprawl of buildings lay below them — un gruppo di edifici si estendeva disordinatamente dinanzi ai loro occhi
* * *sprawl /sprɔ:l/n. [uc]3 massa disordinata; gruppo (o sviluppo) irregolare (o incontrollato): urban sprawl, sviluppo incontrollato delle città.(to) sprawl /sprɔ:l/A v. i.2 ( di città, ecc.) crescere (o estendersi) disordinatamente: New suburbs sprawled in all directions, nuovi sobborghi si estendevano disordinatamente in ogni direzioneB v. t.* * *I [sprɔːl]nome (of suburbs, buildings) espansione f. incontrollataII [sprɔːl]verbo intransitivo [ person] (casually) stravaccarsi, spaparanzarsi; (exhaustedly) crollare; [ town] espandersi in modo incontrollato; [ forest] estendersi -
4 send
[send]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sent)1) (dispatch) mandare, spedire, inviare [letter, goods]; mandare, inviare [ person]; rad. inviare [ signal]to send sth. to sb. to send sb. sth. mandare qcs. a qcn.; to send sb. to do sth. mandare qcn. a fare qcs.; I'll send a car for you manderò una macchina a prendervi; to send sb. to bed mandare qcn. a letto o a dormire; to send sb. to prison mandare qcn. in prigione; send her my love! mandale i miei saluti! salutala da parte mia! Joe sends her regards ti saluta Joe, saluti da Joe; to send word that — mandare a dire che
the noise sent people running in all directions — il rumore fece scappare la gente in tutte le direzioni
to send shivers down sb.'s spine — far venire i brividi a qcn
to send sb. mad — rendere qcn. folle (di rabbia)
to send sb. into a rage — mandare qcn. su tutte le furie
to send sb. to sleep — fare addormentare qcn
4) colloq. (excite)•- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up••to send sb. packing, to send sb. about his business — colloq. cacciare via qcn. (senza troppi complimenti)
* * *[send]past tense, past participle - sent; verb1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) mandare, inviare2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) mandare, spedire3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) (provocare)•- sender- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
- send packing / send someone about his business
- send someone packing / send about his business
- send packing / send about his business* * *send /sɛnd/n. (naut.)2 beccheggio.♦ (to) send (1) /sɛnd/(pass. e p. p. sent)A v. t.1 mandare; inviare; spedire; rimettere ( denaro); trasmettere; lanciare: We sent the goods by rail, abbiamo spedito la merce per ferrovia; to send sb. to prison, mandare qualcuno in prigione; They sent me here to help you, mi hanno mandato qui per aiutarvi; to send a radio signal, trasmettere un segnale radio; ( Internet) to send an e-mail, inviare un messaggio di posta elettronica; mandare una mail; DIALOGO → - Mailing list- The best thing is for you to send us an e-mail with your contact details, la cosa migliore è che tu ci mandi una mail con i tuoi recapiti2 costringere; obbligare; fare (seguito da un inf.): The breakdown sent him looking for help, il guasto meccanico lo costrinse a cercare aiuto; to send the car into a spin, far fare un testa-coda alla vettura3 far diventare; rendere: She'll send me mad!, mi farà diventare matto; mi farà impazzire!; to send sb. into a terrible temper, fare imbestialire q.4 (fam.) mandare in estasi (o in visibilio); fare impazzire: This music really sends me, questa musica mi fa impazzireB v. i.inviare un messaggio; mandare a dire: He sent (to say) that he couldn't come, ha mandato a dire che non poteva venire● to send sb. about his business, dire a q. di farsi i fatti suoi □ to send by book-post, spedire in busta aperta (come stampe) □ to send by sample-post, spedire come campione □ to send sb. flying, mandar q. a gambe levate; mettere in fuga q. □ ( calcio, ecc.) to send the goalkeeper the wrong way, spiazzare il portiere □ (fig. sport) to send sb. to the showers, mandare q. anzitempo negli spogliatoi □ (fig.) to send sb. packing, mandare q. a farsi benedire; mandare q. a quel paese; ( sport) espellere q. □ to send sb. sprawling, mandare q. a gambe levate □ (naut.) to send to the bottom, colare a picco; affondare □ to send under cover, spedire sotto fascia □ to send word, mandare a dire; far sapere.(to) send (2) /sɛnd/(pass. e p. p. sent), v. i.(naut.) beccheggiare: The ship sent violently, la nave beccheggiava violentemente.* * *[send]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sent)1) (dispatch) mandare, spedire, inviare [letter, goods]; mandare, inviare [ person]; rad. inviare [ signal]to send sth. to sb. to send sb. sth. mandare qcs. a qcn.; to send sb. to do sth. mandare qcn. a fare qcs.; I'll send a car for you manderò una macchina a prendervi; to send sb. to bed mandare qcn. a letto o a dormire; to send sb. to prison mandare qcn. in prigione; send her my love! mandale i miei saluti! salutala da parte mia! Joe sends her regards ti saluta Joe, saluti da Joe; to send word that — mandare a dire che
the noise sent people running in all directions — il rumore fece scappare la gente in tutte le direzioni
to send shivers down sb.'s spine — far venire i brividi a qcn
to send sb. mad — rendere qcn. folle (di rabbia)
to send sb. into a rage — mandare qcn. su tutte le furie
to send sb. to sleep — fare addormentare qcn
4) colloq. (excite)•- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up••to send sb. packing, to send sb. about his business — colloq. cacciare via qcn. (senza troppi complimenti)
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5 suburb
['sʌbɜːb] 1.nome sobborgo m.2.* * *((often in plural) an area of houses on the outskirts of a city, town etc: Edgbaston is a suburb of Birmingham; They decided to move out to the suburbs.) sobborgo, periferia- suburban- suburbia* * *suburb /ˈsʌbɜ:b/n.1 sobborgo2 (pl.) sobborghi; periferia: in the suburbs, nei sobborghi; in periferia; sprawling suburbs, periferia diffusa; inner suburbs, semiperiferia.* * *['sʌbɜːb] 1.nome sobborgo m.2.
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