asphalt jungle
asphalt jungle · asphalt jungles
каменные джунгли
A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment…A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.
» Welcome to the asphalt jungle!
Добро пожаловать в асфальтовые джунгли!
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.
ка́менные джу́нглиkámennyje džúngli
Examples
1 sentencesWelcome to the asphalt jungle!
ruДобро пожаловать в асфальтовые джунгли! — marafon
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
type of urban area:
Origin
From W. R. Burnett's novel The Asphalt Jungle (1949).From W. R. Burnett's novel The Asphalt Jungle (1949).
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Forms
plural: asphalt jungles| Singular | asphalt jungle |
|---|---|
| Plural | asphalt jungles |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedconcrete jungle