modelo 'mancha de aceite'

English translation: Spreading / expanding

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Spanish term or phrase:	como 'mancha de aceite'
English translation:	Spreading / expanding
Entered by:	Monica Colangelo

17:55 Jan 5, 2002

Spanish to English translations [PRO]

Spanish term or phrase: modelo 'mancha de aceite'

Siguiendo el mismo criterio que en los apartados anteriores, la ordenación es de Catalunya hacia el exterior, siguiendo el modelo “mancha de aceite” y teniendo en cuenta su posible interés por todo lo que esté relacionado con el territorio.

I cannot translate this model as teh 'oil stain model', so, what's the functional equivalent in English?

Lia Fail (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 1685 (6 open) (12 without valid answers) (18 closed without grading) Answers: 2639 Spain
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Spreading / expanding

Explanation:
That´s the idea. I would do without the
original phrase and somehow replace it with "spreading outwardly" or something like that.

Selected response from:

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 01:06

Grading comment

I agree with your rationale, thanks all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

urban sprawl

Rick Henry

5 +1

Spreading / expanding

Monica Colangelo

4 +1

"oil spill" model? (something that spreads out)

Robert INGLEDEW

Oil stain model

P Forgas

Answers

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

urban sprawl

Explanation:
After doing a search on google, I came up with a few documents relating to urbanization/sprawl that use this phrase.
Maybe this would work for this context.

HTH

Rick

Rick Henry
United States
Local time: 23:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 375

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

"oil spill" model? (something that spreads out)

Explanation:
When you spill oil over water, it spreads out like a very thin film over a very large surface.

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or GRADUALLY SPREADING OUT

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 01:06
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1940

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Spreading / expanding

Explanation:
That´s the idea. I would do without the
original phrase and somehow replace it with "spreading outwardly" or something like that.

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 01:06
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1042

Grading comment

I agree with your rationale, thanks all.

1 hr confidence:

Oil stain model

Explanation:
1) Oil stain model. This model assumes that a network gradually expands in all directions
from a more or less central point with sub-centres arising in due time
members.tripod.com/~gambuzino/e3.htm

The Internet in Guine Bissau seems to be developing
in what might be called an 'oil-stain model'
members.tripod.com/~gambuzino/e6.htm

I'd say
gradual/progessive expansion model

good luck!
P.

P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 01:06
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1249

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