sprawl in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sprawl in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sprawl [Brit sprɔːl, Am sprɔl] N (of suburbs, buildings etc.)

sprawl

espansione f incontrollata

the sprawl of Paris

l'agglomerato urbano di Parigi

suburban sprawl

sviluppo tentacolare delle periferie

II.sprawl [Brit sprɔːl, Am sprɔl] VB intr

sprawl (casually)

stravaccarsi, spaparanzarsi

sprawl person: (exhaustedly)

crollare, accasciarsi

sprawl town, suburb:

espandersi in modo incontrollato

sprawl forest:

estendersi

sprawl handwriting:

essere grande e disordinato

she lay sprawled across the sofa

era stravaccata sul divano

they sent him sprawling into the mud

lo fecero cadere goffamente nel fango

urban sprawl [Am ˈərbən sprɔl] N pej

urban sprawl (phenomenon)

espansione f urbana incontrollata

urban sprawl (buildings)

agglomerato m urbano

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suburban sprawl (phenomenon)

sviluppo disordinato delle periferie

suburban sprawl (one suburb)

sobborgo di enormi dimensioni

Translations for sprawl in the Italian»English Dictionary

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stravaccarsi

to sprawl (out)

stravaccarsi sul divano

to sprawl on the sofa

stravaccarsi sull'erba, sulla sabbia

to sprawl in the grass, on the sand

spaparanzarsi sul divano

to sprawl out on a sofa

sprawl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sprawl in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sprawl [sprɑ:l] pej VB intr

1. sprawl (spread out):

sprawl

stravaccarsi

to send sb sprawling

mandare qu a gambe all'aria

2. sprawl town:

sprawl

espandersi (in modo incontrollato)

II.sprawl [sprɑ:l] pej N

sprawl of town:

sprawl

espansione f

urban sprawl

agglomerato m urbano

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urban sprawl

sviluppo m urbanistico incontrollato

Translations for sprawl in the Italian»English Dictionary

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stravaccarsi

to sprawl

spaparacchiarsi

to sprawl (out)

sprawl Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

urban sprawl

sviluppo m urbanistico incontrollato

urban sprawl

agglomerato m urbano

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is an annual herb producing thick, hairless stems up to 45 centimeters long which may grow upright or sprawl along the ground.

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This approach takes into consideration issues related to urban sprawl, urban planning, brownfield land, and land use planning.

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The city reflects the settlement patterns of the 19th century and sprawls.

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Meanwhile, the neighborhood began to decline under the pressure of suburban sprawl.

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Agricultural lands lie to the north and urban sprawl in central and southern areas.

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The intent of these statutes is to prevent urban sprawl on environmentally sensitive land and to accommodate future growth in approved settlement areas only.

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Meanwhile, urban sprawl continued to expand past the northern fringes of the town, which had previously been characterized by green spaces.

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Each snake requires a large home range to forage, and urban sprawl is shrinking their usable habitat.

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This does not necessarily imply that suburban sprawl causes high car use, however.

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Unbalanced growth or outward expansion of one neighbor may necessitate an administrative decision to merge (see urban sprawl).

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