urban

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɜːrbən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɝbən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ûrbən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
urban adj (of cities)urbano/a adj
 Urban light pollution means cities aren't good places for stargazing.
 La contaminación lumínica urbana hace que las ciudades no sean buenos lugares para la astronomía.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
non-urban adj (not in a city)no urbano loc adj
 The Smiths have moved to the countryside and they are enjoying their new non-urban lifestyle.
non-urban scene n (view of countryside)escena campestre nf + adj
  escena no urbana grupo nom
redevelopment,
urban redevelopment
n
(urban renewal)reurbanización nf
urban blight n US (city: crumbling, etc.)deterioro de la edificación nm + loc adj
 The city's downtown has gone from suffering from urban blight to becoming a cultural center.
 El centro de la ciudad ha pasado de sufrir el deterioro de la edificación a convertirse en un centro cultural.
urban center (US),
urban centre (UK)
n
(town or city area)centro urbano, centro de la ciudad loc nom m
  (de la ciudad)centro nm
urban crowding n (overpopulation in towns and cities)sobrepoblación urbana nf
urban dance n (dance developed for hip hop and funk music)danza urbana nf + adj
urban design n (layout of towns, city planning)diseño urbano nm + adj
  urbanización nf
  urbanismo nm
urban development n (city geography and planning)desarrollo urbanístico nm + adj
  expansión urbanística nf + adj
urban district (geography)distrito urbano nm + adj
urban guerrilla (politics)guerrilla urbana nf + adj
Urban II (historical pope)Urbano II n propio m
urban legend,
urban myth
n
(modern story of obscure origin)leyenda urbana nf + adj
  mito urbano nm + adj
urban morphology n (study of how towns and villages develop)estudio del desarrollo urbano grupo nom
urban planner n (designer of land use)urbanista n común
  planeador urbano, planeadora urbana loc nm, loc nf
 Mark works for the local government as an urban planner.
 Mark trabaja para el gobierno local como urbanista.
urban planning (city planning)planeamiento urbano nm + adj
urban renewal n (renovation of poor city areas)renovación urbana loc nom f
Note: El subsidio de renovación urbana fue creado para renovar y recuperar los barrios antiguos de la ciudad.
 The aim of our current urban renewal plan is to do away with all those old slums.
 El objetivo de nuestro actual plan de renovación urbana es acabar con todos los viejos suburbios.
  mejora urbanística loc nom f
 El objetivo de nuestro actual plan de mejora urbanística es acabar con todos los viejos suburbios.
urban resident n (person who lives in a town or city)gente de ciudad nf
  residente de una ciudad grupo nom
urban sprawl n uncountable (uncontrolled spread of a city)dispersión urbana, fragmentación urbana nf + adj
  expansión urbana nf + adj
 The beautiful green fields that once surrounded the town have fallen victim to urban sprawl.
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Collocations: urban [housing, planning, infrastructure, living, homes], lives in an urban [area, neighborhood, development], urban and [central, rural, suburban] areas, more...

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