espacio conurbano

English translation: conurbation

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Spanish term or phrase:	espacio conurbano
English translation:	conurbation
Entered by:	Parrot

10:29 Dec 4, 2003

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture / urban planning

Spanish term or phrase: espacio conurbano

Hay ciudades que hacen grandes espacios conurbanos

I'm afraid that's all the context I've got!

Ross Andrew Parker KudoZ activity Questions: 400 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (33 closed without grading) Answers: 764
Local time: 09:55

(cities that form) conurbations

Explanation:
Apparently this is the case of Greater London, Greater Glasgow, etc.

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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 09:55

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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

(cities that form) conurbations

Parrot

suburban area (space)

Michael Powers (PhD)

suburban areas

Ari Nuncio

Answers

1 min confidence:

suburban area (space)

Explanation:
Oxford

conurbano m (Arg): el conurbano the suburbs (pl)

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 159

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

(cities that form) conurbations

Explanation:
Apparently this is the case of Greater London, Greater Glasgow, etc.

Reference: http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glossary/conurbat.html

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 09:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 97

Grading comment

Thanks for the help.

6 hrs confidence:

suburban areas

Explanation:
I agree with the first answer but disagree with the answerer's note to the second answer. Confused? Bear with me.

The problem with "conurbation" is that it's not part of an ordinary English speaker's vocabulary (at least not in the US), whereas "zona conurbana" (meaning greater metropolitan area) is something we hear every day in Spanish. The fact that the word exists in a dictionary does not mean that it should be used -- unless, of course, there are no plain English equivalents. That's not the case here. Everyone knows what the suburbs are.

Spanish sentences are rarely shorter than English sentences, but in this case I would add a few words: "Some cities tend to spread out, creating large suburban areas."

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Note added at 2003-12-04 16:55:02 (GMT)
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By the way, I\'m not angling for points here. You should select the first answer unless something better comes along.

Jargon busters, unite!

Ari Nuncio
United States
Local time: 02:55
Native speaker of:

English

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