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sprawl

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sprawl  (sprôl)
v. sprawled, sprawl·ing, sprawls
v.intr.
1. To sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly.
2. To spread out in a straggling or disordered fashion: untidy tenements sprawling toward the river.
v.tr.
To cause to spread out in a straggling or disordered fashion.
n.
1. A sprawling position or posture.
2. Haphazard growth or extension outward, especially that resulting from real estate development on the outskirts of a city: urban sprawl.

[Middle English sprawlen, from Old English sprawlian, to writhe; see sper- in Indo-European roots.]

sprawler n.

sprawl [sprɔːl]
vb
1. (intr) to sit or lie in an ungainly manner with one's limbs spread out
2. to fall down or knock down with the limbs spread out in an ungainly way
3. to spread out or cause to spread out in a straggling fashion his handwriting sprawled all over the paper
n
1. the act or an instance of sprawling
2. a sprawling posture or arrangement of items
3. (Social Science / Human Geography)
a.  the urban area formed by the expansion of a town or city into surrounding countryside the urban sprawl
b.  the process by which this has happened
[Old English spreawlian; related to Old English spryttan to sprout, spurt, Greek speirein to scatter]
sprawler  n
sprawly  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sprawlsprawl - an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
subtopia - monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings
populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town
2.sprawlsprawl - an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
Verb1.sprawl - sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
sit, sit down - be seated
spread-eagle - stand with arms and legs spread out
lie - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
2.sprawl - go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"
spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

sprawl
verb loll, slump, lounge, flop, lie down, slouch, recline, drape yourself She sprawled on the bed, not even moving to cover herself up.
Translations
sprawl [sprɔːl]
A. VI
1. [person] (= sit down, lie down) → tumbarse, echarse; (untidily) → despatarrarse; (= fall down) → derrumbarse
the body was sprawled on the floorel cadáver estaba tumbado en el suelo
he was sprawled or sprawling in a chairestaba tumbado de modo poco elegante en un sillón
to send sb sprawling (with a blow) → derribar a algn por el suelo
the jolt sent him sprawlingla sacudida le hizo ir rodando por el suelo
2. [plant, town] → extenderse
B. N
1. [of body] → postura f desgarbada
2. [of town etc] → extensión f
an endless sprawl of suburbsuna interminable extensión de barrios exteriores
urban sprawlcrecimiento m urbano descontrolado

sprawl [ˈsprɔːl]
vi
[person] → s'affaler
Segal sprawled on the couch → Segal s'affala sur le canapé.
She lay sprawled on her stomach → Elle était affalée sur le ventre.
to send sb sprawling → envoyer qn rouler par terre
(= cover a large area) [city, town, campus] → s'étendre
sprawl out
vi [person] → s'affaler

sprawl
n (= posture)Lümmeln nt no pl (inf), → Flegeln nt no pl (inf); (= mass: of buildings, town etc) → Ausbreitung f; urban sprawlwild wuchernde Ausbreitung des Stadtgebietes; in the urban sprawlin der riesigen Stadtlandschaft
vi (person, = fall) → der Länge nach hinfallen; (= lounge)(herum)lümmeln (inf), → sich hinflegeln; (plant, town)(wild) wuchern; he was sprawling (out) on the floorer lag ausgestreckt auf dem Fußboden; she was sprawling in a chairsie hatte sich in einem Sessel breitgemacht; to send somebody sprawlingjdn zu Boden werfen, jdn der Länge nach umwerfen
vt to be sprawled over something/on something (body) → ausgestreckt auf etw (dat)liegen; his legs were sprawled over the arm of the chairseine Beine hingen zwanglos über der Sessellehne

sprawl [sprɔːl]
1. vi (person, sit, lie) → stravaccarsi; (fall) → cadere scompostamente; (town) → estendersi in modo incontrollato; (plant) → crescere disordinatamente
her handwriting sprawled all over the page → la sua scrittura copriva tutta la pagina
to send sb sprawling → mandare qn a gambe all'aria
2. n urban sprawlsviluppo urbanistico incontrollato, espansione urbana tentacolare
a sprawl of buildings lay below them → un gruppo di edifici si estendeva disordinatamente dinanzi ai loro occhi

sprawl [sprɔːl]
1. vi (person, sit, lie) → stravaccarsi; (fall) → cadere scompostamente; (town) → estendersi in modo incontrollato; (plant) → crescere disordinatamente
her handwriting sprawled all over the page → la sua scrittura copriva tutta la pagina
to send sb sprawling → mandare qn a gambe all'aria
2. n urban sprawlsviluppo urbanistico incontrollato, espansione urbana tentacolare
a sprawl of buildings lay below them → un gruppo di edifici si estendeva disordinatamente dinanzi ai loro occhi

sprawl
v sprawl [sproːl]
1 to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs. lomp lê يَسْتَلْقي изтягам се rozvalovat se ligge henslængt alle Viere von sich strecken ξαπλώνω απλώνοντας τα μέλη μου lösutama ولو شدن loikoa s'étaler לְהִסתַרֵח पसर जाना izvaliti se, razvaliti se (el)terpeszkedik menggeletak flatmaga, breiða úr sér abbandonarsi 手足を伸ばす 퍼져있다 išsidrėbti, sudribti izlaisties (krēslā) terhampar hangen breie seg, sitte/ligge henslengt rozwalać się, rozkładać się esparramar-se a se întinde, a se tolăni развалиться roztiahnuť sa, rozvaľovať sa stegniti vse štiri od sebe opružiti se sträcka ut sig, ligga (sitta) och vräka sig นอนกางแขนกางขา yayılıp oturmak 伸開手腳坐或躺 розкидатися, розсідатися ہاتھ پیر پھیلا کر اوندھنا یا گرنا nằm dài ra, ưỡn ra
2 (of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way. versprei يَمْتَد بِغَيْر نِظام разпростирам се на всички страни rozlézat se vokse uhæmmet sich ausbreiten απλώνομαι άτακτα (korrapäratult) laiuma گسترش يافتن levittäytyä s'étaler לְהִתפַּרֵס शहर इत्यादि का अनियमित ढंग से फैल जाना protezati s na sve strane, neuredno se prostirati (el)terpeszkedik terhampar breiða óreglulega úr sér (crescere disordinatamente) 広がる (도시 등) 무질서하게 팽창하다 išsimėtyti, išsibarstyti izplesties hamparan uitgespreid liggen flyte utover, vokse vilt rozrastać się espalhar-se a se întinde растянуться rozliezať sa razrasti se pružati se breda ut sig ตวัดไปมาอย่างไร้ระเบียบ düzensiz şekilde yayılmak 蔓延,不規則地展開 розкидатися بے ترتیبی سے پھیلنا nằm ngổn ngang
n
1 an act of sprawling He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa. lomp houding تَمَدُّد، إنْبِطاح изтягане rozvalení henslængt stilling ausgestreckte Lage ξάπλα lösutamine گسترش loikoilu attitude affalée הִשתַרעוּת לְלֹא צוּרָה पसरना rastezanje, protezanje terpeszkedés sikap berbaring það að breiða úr sér (atteggiamento scomposto) 大の字 퍼짐 išsidrėbimas vaļīga/nevērīga poza (sēdot) menggeletak nonchalante houding henslengt stilling rozwalanie się, niedbała poza posição esparramada tolănire небрежная, неуклюжая поза rozvalenie razkrečenost zavaljenost vräkig ställning การนอนกางแขนกางขา yayılma 懶散,伸開手腳 незграбна поза بے ترتیبی سے لیٹنے کا عمل sự nằm ườn ra
2 an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc) She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city. uitgestrektheid إمتِداد разпръснато застроена площ rozlehlé bludiště uoverskuelighed ausgestreckte Lage άτακτα εκτεινόμενη περιοχή labürint نا مرتب و بي قاعده sokkelo étendue tentaculaire מְגוּבָּב अव्यवस्थित रूप से फैल जाना širenje, bujanje terpeszkedés hamparan frumskógur (stórborgarinnar) (superficie irregolare) スプロール化した地域 불규칙한 지역 labirintas labirints; šķērsielas hamparan uitgestrektheid uoversiktlig bydel zakamarki casario espalhado întindere tentaculară беспорядочная застройка rozľahlé bludisko razvejanost divlje urbano širenje utbredning เมืองที่ขยายออกไปรอบนอก düzensiz bölge 散亂 забудова, що розростається хаотично بے ترتیب اور بے ہنگم علاقہ đống ngổn ngang
adj sprawling
the huge, sprawling city of Los Angeles. uitgestrekte إنْتِشار الضَّواحي بِغَيْر تَنْظيم пръснат rozlezlý vildtvoksende sich ausbreitend άτακτα χτισμένος (igas suunas) kasvav rönsyilevä tentaculaire מִתפַּשֵט בְּצוּרָה לא מְסוּדֶרֶת अनियमित ढंग से फैल रहा nepravilan rast, nekontrolirano širenje kuszán elterülő luas dreifður caotico スプロール化する 불규칙하게 팽창하는 nusidriekęs plašs; izpleties hamparan zich uitspreidend som brer seg, viltvoksende, utflytende rozciągnięty, rozpostarty espalhado tentacular растянувшийся rozrastený ki se širi v vse smeri koji se širi utspridd, utbredd ที่ใหญ่โต gelişigüzel yayılmış 散亂的,不規則地展開 такий, що розростається безсистемно فراخ، وسیع ngổn ngang


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It was restful and satisfying to sprawl upon his rough pate and pour one's vague hopes and aspirations into the great ears which flapped ponderously to and fro in apparent understanding.
 
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