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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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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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Urban sprawl — Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. [http://www.sprawlcity.org/hbis/wis.html What is Sprawl?] . SprawlCity.org . Retrieved on 2008 02 07.]… … Wikipedia
urban sprawl — n [U] the spread of city buildings and houses into an area that used to be countryside, or the area in which this has happened ▪ planning policies designed to limit the growth of urban sprawl … Dictionary of contemporary English
urban sprawl — noun uncount a very large area of buildings, industries, etc. that has spread from a city into the countryside surrounding it, especially in a way that is not attractive: We drove through several miles of urban sprawl … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
urban sprawl — ☆ urban sprawl n. the spread of urban congestion into adjoining suburbs and rural areas … English World dictionary
urban sprawl — noun an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities • Syn: ↑conurbation, ↑sprawl • Hypernyms: ↑urban area, ↑populated area • Hyponyms: ↑subtopia … Useful english dictionary
urban sprawl — /ɜbən ˈsprɔl/ (say erbuhn sprawl) noun the outer areas of a city, especially where development is considered to have been unplanned and undesirable: *Nor do they want to see more urban sprawl eating up the farmland and the scenic land on Sydney s …
urban sprawl — UK / US noun [uncountable] a very large area of buildings, industries etc that has spread from a city into the countryside surrounding it, especially in a way that is not attractive We drove through several miles of urban sprawl … English dictionary
urban sprawl — ur′ban sprawl′ n. soc the uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
urban sprawl — noun Date: 1956 the spreading of urban developments (as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city … New Collegiate Dictionary
urban sprawl — the uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
urban sprawl — the unchecked spread in the land area occupied by an urban area when development is low rise and it is felt that space efficiency is not an issue … Geography glossary