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1 straggle
'stræɡl1) (to grow or spread untidily: His beard straggled over his chest.) extenderse, desparramarse, crecer desordenadamente2) (to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.) rezagarse, ir rezagado•- straggly
- straggliness
tr['strægəl]1 (spread untidily) extenderse, desparramarse; (grow) crecer desordenadamente2 (lag behind) rezagarse, ir rezagado,-av.• estar esparcido v.• extraviarse v.• rezagarse v.• vagar v.'strægəl1) ( spread untidily) \<\<plant\>\> crecer* desordenadamente2)a) ( wander)b) (lag behind, fall away) rezagarse*, quedarse rezagado['stræɡl]VI1) (=lag behind) rezagarsethe guests straggled out into the night — los invitados salieron poco a poco y desaparecieron en la noche
as the last runners straggled over the finishing line... — a medida que iban cruzando la meta los últimos corredores...
2) (=spread untidily) (Bot) lozanear; [hair] caer laciothe village straggles on for miles — el pueblo se extiende varios kilómetros (sin tener un plano fijo)
* * *['strægəl]1) ( spread untidily) \<\<plant\>\> crecer* desordenadamente2)a) ( wander)b) (lag behind, fall away) rezagarse*, quedarse rezagado -
2 straggle
s.paseo.v.1 rezagarse.2 desparramarse.3 vagabundear.vi.rezagarse (lag behind); desparramarse (spread untidily)(pt & pp straggled) -
3 sprawl
spro:l
1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.)2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.)
2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.)2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.)•tr[sprɔːl]1 (person) tumbarse, echarse, repantigarse, repanchigarse■ he sent him sprawling lo tiró al suelo, lo tumbó2 (city, suburbs, etc) extenderse1 (mass) extensión nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLurban sprawl crecimiento urbano descontroladosprawl ['sprɔl] vi1) lie: tumbarse, echarse, despatarrarse2) extend: extendersesprawl n1) : postura f despatarrada2) spread: extensión f, expansión fv.• apoltronarse v.• arrellanarse v.• extenderse v.• respaldar v.• tumbarse v.• yacer v.
I sprɔːla) \<\<person\>\> sentarse* (or tumbarse etc) de forma poco eleganteb) \<\<city/town\>\>to sprawl ACROSS/OVER something — extenderse* por algo
II
noun ( of built-up area) expansión f[sprɔːl]1. VI1) [person] (=sit down, lie down) tumbarse, echarse; (untidily) despatarrarse; (=fall down) derrumbarseto send sb sprawling — (with a blow) derribar a algn por el suelo
2) [plant, town] extenderse2. N1) [of body] postura f desgarbada2) [of town etc] extensión furban sprawl — crecimiento m urbano descontrolado
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I [sprɔːl]a) \<\<person\>\> sentarse* (or tumbarse etc) de forma poco eleganteb) \<\<city/town\>\>to sprawl ACROSS/OVER something — extenderse* por algo
II
noun ( of built-up area) expansión f
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