sprawling in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sprawling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sprawling [Am ˈsprɔlɪŋ, Brit ˈsprɔːlɪŋ] ADJ usu attr

a city with sprawling suburbs

una ciudad con barrios periféricos de crecimiento descontrolado

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 sprawling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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arrepanchingarse

to sprawl out

repanchigarse

to sprawl out

desparramado (desparramada) ciudad/barrio

sprawling attr

tropezó y se despatarró en la acera

he tripped and went sprawling on the sidewalk

aplastarse Col Mex Peru

to sprawl

sprawling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sprawling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sprawling ADJ pej

1. sprawling town:

sprawling

de crecimiento desordenado

2. sprawling handwriting:

sprawling

irregular

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

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urban sprawl

urbanización f caótica

Translations for sprawling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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repanchigarse

to sprawl out

espatarrarse

to sprawl out

con el hielo me pegué un mamporro en medio de la calle

I went sprawling on the ice in the middle of the street

aglomeración urbana

urban sprawl

estar despatarrado (en un sofá)

to sprawl

despatarrarse

to go sprawling

sprawling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

urban sprawl

urbanización f caótica

to send sb sprawling

derribar a alguien

I went sprawling on the ice in the middle of the street

con el hielo me pegué un mamporro en medio de la calle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The stems are 30 to 60 cm long, lax in habit, producing sprawling plants with upturned ends ending with clusters of bee pollinated flowers.

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With a population approaching 1.3 million it's a sprawling, diesel-laced city buzzing with tuk-tuks (three-wheeler taxis), street stalls, vibrant markets and dragon-topped temples.

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It's sprawling, full of incredible and senseless incident.

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It's sprawling, overdue and not for everyone, but at least it's not a play-it-safe comeback with the hot producer of the day.

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It may reach anywhere from 30 centimeters to 1.5 meters tall, and may be small and clumpy or quite sprawling.

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There, a comfortable chalet sits at the centre of a sprawling bounty of long, steep ascents and deliriously delicious descents.

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This plant is a sprawling or somewhat erect subshrub growing to a maximum height around 60 centimeters.

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They are weak evergreen short-lived perennials and subshrubs with a sprawling habit, with small petunia-type flowers.

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Naturally the first impression on entering the sprawling numaish ground will be one of more elbow room.

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For this she was fired, and is now permanently deemed unemployable in retail thanks to a sprawling digital blacklist.

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