sprawl in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sprawl in the English»French Dictionary

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

urban sprawl N pej

urban sprawl (phenomenon)

étalement m de la ville

urban sprawl (buildings)

agglomération f

suburban sprawl N U

suburban sprawl

banlieues fpl tentaculaires

Translations for sprawl in the French»English Dictionary

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vautrer

to sprawl

se vautrer dans l'herbe/sur le sable

to sprawl in the grass/on the sand

s'étaler ville:

to spread out, to sprawl

s'étaler (se vautrer) personne:

to sprawl

s'étaler sur le divan

to sprawl on the couch

sprawl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sprawl in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for sprawl in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

se vautrer

to sprawl

s'étaler

to sprawl

sprawl Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lie in a sprawl

être affalé

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It can sprawl up to 4.5 meters wide if not maintained.

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The term urban sprawl generally has negative connotations due to the health, environmental and cultural issues associated with the phrase.

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The green belt is designed to curb urban sprawl and to preserve valuable natural areas and farmland surrounding the city.

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

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

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He also believes we must protect beautiful urban townscapes by creating listed views, and protect green fields from urban sprawl by building up, not out.

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

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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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