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spread out

French translation: tissu urbain aéré, peu dense

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English term or phrase:spread out city
French translation:tissu urbain aéré, peu dense
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

16:24 Dec 29, 2001
English to French translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: spread out
In describing a city where a person lives: "The city is not congested, but very peaceful and spread out." The meaning here is that there is more open space than one would find in a large metropolitan city, the buildings are not too close together, etc.
Mimi7
Local time: 09:02
tissu urbain aéré, peu dense
Explanation:
juste des pistes! bonne chance
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Albert Golub
Local time: 17:02
Grading comment
Merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1tissu urbain aéré, peu dense
Albert Golub
3 +1aérée
HughDESS


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tissu urbain aéré, peu dense


Explanation:
juste des pistes! bonne chance

Albert Golub
Local time: 17:02
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2094
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Iglesias: Oui, une ville aérée.
2 mins
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aérée


Explanation:
le sens littéral de "étendu" ne me semble pas convenir ici, car si l'on pense à Mexico, par exemple, c'est une ville très étendue mais pas du tout "aérée", ce que la deuxième phrase du texte semble indiquer.

HughDESS
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:02
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 161

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Guereau: La ville n'est pas congestionnée, très calme et aérée
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