suburban sprawl in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for suburban sprawl in the English»French Dictionary

suburban sprawl N U

suburban sprawl

banlieues fpl tentaculaires

Translations for suburban sprawl in the English»French Dictionary

suburban [Brit səˈbəːb(ə)n, Am səˈbərbən] ADJ

1. suburban:

suburban street, shop, train

de banlieue

suburban development

suburbain

suburban Am shopping mall

à l'extérieur de la ville

2. suburban pej:

suburban outlook

étroit

suburban values

de petit-bourgeois

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

sprawl

étendue f

the sprawl of Paris

l'agglomération parisienne

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

sprawl (casually)

s'étaler, se vautrer pej

sprawl (exhaustedly)

s'affaler

sprawl town, suburb, forest, handwriting:

s'étaler

she lay sprawled across the sofa

elle était étalée sur le canapé

she lay sprawled across the sofa

elle était vautrée sur le canapé pej

they sent him sprawling into the mud

ils l'ont envoyé s'étaler dans la boue

suburban sprawl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suburban sprawl in the English»French Dictionary

suburban [səˈbɜ:bən, Am -ˈbɜ:r-] ADJ

suburban

de banlieue

suburban commuters

banlieusards mpl

I.sprawl [sprɔ:l, Am sprɑ:l] pej VB intr

1. sprawl (spread limbs out):

sprawl

s'affaler

to send sb sprawling

envoyer qn au tapis

2. sprawl (expand):

sprawl

s'étendre

II.sprawl [sprɔ:l, Am sprɑ:l] pej N

1. sprawl (sprawled position):

sprawl

position f avachie

to lie in a sprawl

être affalé

2. sprawl (expanse):

sprawl

étendue f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

First, such structures often serve as the unknowing frontlines of suburban sprawl.

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There are also several roads named for communities which have been overwhelmed by the urban and suburban sprawl, and so are somewhat odd to newcomers.

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This in contrast to modernist and globally uniform architecture, as well as leaning against solitary housing estates and suburban sprawl.

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

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The communities are built with central amenities in order to contain suburban sprawl.

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Thoughtless mapping of these zones over large areas was a big part of the recipe for suburban sprawl.

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

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His legacy remains criticized for its long-term effects of replacing farmland with suburban sprawl.

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