sprawl

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. A usually disorderly or haphazard mass, array, or extension: a sprawl of outbuildings; urban sprawl.

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

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sprawl′er n.

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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

4. the act or an instance of sprawling

5. a sprawling posture or arrangement of items

6. (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]

ˈsprawler n

ˈsprawly adj

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sprawl

(sprɔl)

v.i.

1. to be spread out awkwardly.

2. to sit or lie with limbs spread out.

3. to spread out or be distributed irregularly.

4. to crawl or scramble awkwardly.

v.t.

5. to stretch out (the limbs) as in sprawling.

6. to spread out or distribute irregularly.

n.

7. an act or instance of sprawling.

[before 1000; Middle English spraulen to move awkwardly, Old English spreawlian, akin to Frisian (N dial.) spraweli]

sprawl′y, adj. sprawl•i•er, sprawl•i•est.

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sprawl

Past participle: sprawled
Gerund: sprawling

Imperative

sprawl

sprawl

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sprawl - an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities conurbation, urban sprawl subtopia - monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town
	2.	sprawl - an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about sprawling posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
Verb	1.	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" straggle spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

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sprawl

verb loll, slump, lounge, flop, lie down, slouch, recline, drape yourself She sprawled on the bed, not even moving to cover herself up.

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sprawl

verb

1. To sit or lie with the limbs spread out awkwardly:

drape, loll, spread-eagle, straddle.

2. To grow or spread in a disorderly or planless fashion:

spill, straggle.

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Translations

إمتِدادتَمَدُّد، إنْبِطاحيَسْتَلْقييَمْتَد بِغَيْر نِظام

rozlehlé bludištěrozlézat serozvalenírozvalovat se

henslængt stillingligge henslængtuoverskuelighed

ausgestrecktsich ausbreiten

leviäminenlevitärehottaaretkottaaretkotus

étaler

elterpeszkedikterpeszkedésterpeszkedik

breiîa óreglulega úr sérflatmaga, breiîa úr sérfrumskóguròaî aî breiîa úr sér

abbandonarsiespandersiespandersi disordinatamenteespansione disordinatamassa sparsa

išsidrėbimasišsidrėbtiišsimėtytinusidriekęs

izlaistiesizplestieslabirintsšķērsielasvaļīga/nevērīga poza

breie segflyte utoverhenslengt stillinguoversiktlig bydel

раскидываться

rozľahlé bludiskorozliezať sarozvalenierozvaľovať sa

düzensiz bölgedüzensiz şekilde yayılmakyayılıp oturmakyayılma

不规则地展开伸开手脚伸开手脚坐或躺懒散散乱

sprawl

[sprɔːl]

A. VI

1. [person] (= sit down, lie down) → tumbarse, echarse; (untidily) → despatarrarse; (= fall down) → derrumbarse
the body was sprawled on the floor → el cadáver estaba tumbado en el suelo
he was sprawled or sprawling in a chair → estaba 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 sprawling → la 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 suburbs → una interminable extensión de barrios exteriores
urban sprawl → crecimiento m urbano descontrolado

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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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sprawl

n (= posture) → Lümmeln nt no pl (inf), → Flegeln nt no pl (inf); (= mass: of buildings, town etc) → Ausbreitung f; urban sprawl → wild wuchernde Ausbreitung des Stadtgebietes; in the urban sprawl → in 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 floor → er lag ausgestreckt auf dem Fußboden; she was sprawling in a chair → sie hatte sich in einem Sessel breitgemacht; to send somebody sprawling → jdn 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 chair → seine Beine hingen zwanglos über der Sessellehne

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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 sprawl → sviluppo urbanistico incontrollato, espansione urbana tentacolare
a sprawl of buildings lay below them → un gruppo di edifici si estendeva disordinatamente dinanzi ai loro occhi

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sprawl

(sproːl) verb

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 esparramar-se rozvalovat se alle Viere von sich strecken ligge henslængt ξαπλώνω απλώνοντας τα μέλη μου lösutama ولو شدن lojua 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 hangenbreie 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 伸开手脚坐或躺

2. (of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way. versprei يَمْتَد بِغَيْر نِظام разпростирам се на всички страни espalhar-se rozlézat se sich ausbreiten vokse uhæmmet απλώνομαι άτακτα (korrapäratult) laiuma گسترش يافتن rönsyillä 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 กระจัดกระจาย düzensiz şekilde yayılmak 蔓延，不規則地展開 розкидатися بے ترتیبی سے پھیلنا nằm ngổn ngang 蔓延，不规则地展开

noun

1. an act of sprawling. He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa. lomp houding تَمَدُّد، إنْبِطاح изтягане posição esparramada rozvalení ausgestreckte Lage henslængt stilling ξάπλα lösutamine گسترش lojuminen 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 懒散，伸开手脚

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 casario espalhado rozlehlé bludiště ausgestreckte Lage uoverskuelighed άτακτα εκτεινόμενη περιοχή labürint نا مرتب و بي قاعده rönsy 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 uitgestrektheiduoversiktlig 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 散乱

ˈsprawling adjective

the huge, sprawling city of Los Angeles. uitgestrekte إنْتِشار الضَّواحي بِغَيْر تَنْظيم пръснат espalhado rozlezlý sich ausbreitend vildtvoksende 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 (บ้านเรือนปลูกอย่าง) กระจัดกระจาย gelişigüzel yayılmış 散亂的，不規則地展開 такий, що розростається безсистемно فراخ، وسیع ngổn ngang 散乱的，不规则地展开

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