sprawl in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sprawl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. sprawl person:

sprawl (sit down)

sentarse de forma poco elegante

sprawl (sit down)

sentarse todo despatarrado inf

sprawl (lie down)

tumbarse de forma poco elegante

sprawl (lie down)

tumbarse todo despatarrado inf

sprawl (fall down)

caer de forma poco elegante

sprawl (fall down)

caer todo despatarrado inf

he was sprawling all over the sofa

estaba tumbado en el sofá todo despatarrado inf

he sent him sprawling with one punch

lo tumbó de un golpe

Phrases:

to sprawl across/over sth city/town/vine:

extenderse por algo

her large handwriting sprawled across the page

su letra de trazos grandes y desgarbados cubría la página

II.sprawl [Am sprɔl, Brit sprɔːl] N

1. sprawl U (of built-up area):

sprawl

expansión f

2. sprawl (of person) no pl:

she lay on the bed in a sprawl

estaba toda despatarrada en la cama inf

he fell in a sprawl

cayó cuan largo era

urban sprawl N U

urban sprawl

expansión f urbana descontrolada

Translations for sprawl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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arrepanchingarse

to sprawl out

repanchigarse

to sprawl out

aplastarse Col Mex Peru

to sprawl

sprawl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sprawl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. sprawl (spread out):

sprawl

tumbarse

to send sb sprawling

derribar a alguien

2. sprawl town:

sprawl

extenderse

II.sprawl [sprɔ:l, Am sprɑ:l] pej N

sprawl of town:

sprawl

extensión f

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

urban sprawl

urbanización f caótica

Translations for sprawl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

repanchigarse

to sprawl out

espatarrarse

to sprawl out

aglomeración urbana

urban sprawl

estar despatarrado (en un sofá)

to sprawl

sprawl Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

urban sprawl

urbanización f caótica

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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An increasing percentage of this is due to low density urban sprawl which is extending into natural areas.

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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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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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Compact neighborhoods can foster casual social interactions among neighbors, while sprawl creates barriers.

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

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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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Experts had been warning of the consequences of unplanned urban sprawl leading to a renewed interest in planning.

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Alternatively, the low-density, non-circular (i.e., linear) settlement patterns characteristic of urban sprawl tends to discourage cycling.

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

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