mancha urbana

English translation: urban sprawl/urban proliferation/urbanization

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Spanish term or phrase:mancha urbana
English translation:urban sprawl/urban proliferation/urbanization
Entered by: O María Elena Guerrero

17:27 May 30, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci
Spanish term or phrase: mancha urbana
It is an oil-related conference. It is about a city.
O María Elena Guerrero
Spain
Local time: 10:31
urban sprawl/urban proliferation/urbanization
Explanation:
Hola Mary.

Me ha tocado este término en algunos trabajos y a esto se refiere:

Véase:

CONACYT México- [ Translate this page ] Estudian avance de la mancha urbana sobre los espacios agrícolas ... El crecimiento de la mancha urbana ha provocado la reducción del espacio destinado a la ...
www.conacyt.mx/comunicacion/agencia/notas-vigentes/Absorbe-... - 13k - Cached - Similar pages


Olganza » Mancha urbana, seguirá creciendo: ONU- [ Translate this page ] Mancha urbana, seguirá creciendo: ONU. El mundo vive un acelerado proceso de urbanización cuya tendencia, de acuerdo con la Organización de las Naciones ...
olganza.com/2005/09/30/mancha-urbana-seguira-creciendo-onu/ - 59k - Cached - Similar pages

Ahora, en inglés:

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=223011

Espero ayude y suerte:-)
Saludos.

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Note added at 38 mins (2008-05-30 18:06:32 GMT)
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Perdón, Mary!
El tercero debía decir: "uncontrolled urbanization"
Selected response from:

Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 02:31
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Terry
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3urban sprawl/urban proliferation/urbanization
Terry Burgess
4urban oil spot
Vladimir Martinez
2urban patch
Cesar Serrano


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
urban patch


Explanation:
urban patch

Cesar Serrano
United States
Local time: 01:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
urban sprawl/urban proliferation/urbanization


Explanation:
Hola Mary.

Me ha tocado este término en algunos trabajos y a esto se refiere:

Véase:

CONACYT México- [ Translate this page ] Estudian avance de la mancha urbana sobre los espacios agrícolas ... El crecimiento de la mancha urbana ha provocado la reducción del espacio destinado a la ...
www.conacyt.mx/comunicacion/agencia/notas-vigentes/Absorbe-... - 13k - Cached - Similar pages


Olganza » Mancha urbana, seguirá creciendo: ONU- [ Translate this page ] Mancha urbana, seguirá creciendo: ONU. El mundo vive un acelerado proceso de urbanización cuya tendencia, de acuerdo con la Organización de las Naciones ...
olganza.com/2005/09/30/mancha-urbana-seguira-creciendo-onu/ - 59k - Cached - Similar pages

Ahora, en inglés:

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=223011

Espero ayude y suerte:-)
Saludos.

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Note added at 38 mins (2008-05-30 18:06:32 GMT)
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Perdón, Mary!
El tercero debía decir: "uncontrolled urbanization"

Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Terry

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gándara
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, "estrellita fugaz":-)

agree  Edward Tully
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Edward:-)

agree  Annissa 7ar
18 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Annissa:-)
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
urban oil spot


Language variant: urban oil sprawl(western)

Explanation:
Urban Oil patch!

Vladimir Martinez
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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