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PRONUNCIATION OF ASPHALT JUNGLE

asphalt jungle  [ˈæsfælt ˈdʒʌŋɡəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASPHALT JUNGLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Asphalt jungle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASPHALT JUNGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 film noir directed by John Huston. The caper film is based on the novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett and stars an ensemble cast including Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, Louis Calhern, James Whitmore, and, in a minor but key role, Marilyn Monroe, an unknown at the time who was pictured but not mentioned on the posters. The film tells the story of a group of men planning and executing a jewel robbery. It was nominated for four Academy Awards. In 2008, The Asphalt Jungle was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Definition of asphalt jungle in the English dictionary

The definition of asphalt jungle in the dictionary is an expression used to refer to a city environment, which emphasizes its dangerous nature.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASPHALT JUNGLE


angle
ˈæŋɡəl
antifungal
ˌæntɪˈfʌŋɡəl
bangle
ˈbæŋɡəl
bungle
ˈbʌŋɡəl
dangle
ˈdæŋɡəl
dingle
ˈdɪŋɡəl
dongle
ˈdɒŋɡəl
fungal
ˈfʌŋɡəl
jingle
ˈdʒɪŋɡəl
jungle
ˈdʒʌŋɡəl
mangel
ˈmæŋɡəl
mingle
ˈmɪŋɡəl
mongol
ˈmɒŋɡəl
pungle
ˈpʌŋɡəl
rectangle
ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl
shingle
ˈʃɪŋɡəl
single
ˈsɪŋɡəl
tangle
ˈtæŋɡəl
triangle
ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl
Warangal
ˈwʌrəŋɡəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASPHALT JUNGLE

aspersorium
aspersory
asphalt
asphalter
asphaltic
asphaltite
asphaltum
aspheric
aspherical
aspherical surface
aspheterism
aspheterize
asphodel
asphyxia
asphyxial
asphyxiant
asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiator
asphyxy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASPHALT JUNGLE

Bermuda Triangle
bingle
board-and-shingle
concrete jungle
debut single
golden triangle
hit single
ingle
law of the jungle
love triangle
mangle
maxi single
pingle
right angle
right-angled triangle
round angle
strangle
the Golden Triangle
untangle
warning triangle

Synonyms and antonyms of asphalt jungle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «asphalt jungle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASPHALT JUNGLE

Find out the translation of asphalt jungle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of asphalt jungle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «asphalt jungle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沥青丛林
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jungla de asfalto
570 millions of speakers

English

asphalt jungle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डामर जंगल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غابة الأسفلت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

асфальтовые джунгли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

asphalt Jungle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাম্প জঙ্গল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

asphalte jungle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hutan asfalt
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Asphalt -Dschungel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アスファルトジャングル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아스팔트 정글
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asphalt jungle
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

rừng nhựa đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலக்கீழ் காட்டில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डांबर जंगल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Asfalt ormanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giungla d´asfalto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

asfaltowa dżungla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

асфальтові джунглі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

junglă de asfalt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζούγκλα ασφάλτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teerpad woud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

asfalt djungeln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Asfaltjungelen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of asphalt jungle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPHALT JUNGLE»

The term «asphalt jungle» is regularly used and occupies the 89.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPHALT JUNGLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about asphalt jungle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASPHALT JUNGLE»

Discover the use of asphalt jungle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to asphalt jungle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Asphalt Jungle: A Screenplay
John Hus­ton received a nomination for best direc­tor by the Academy. As a novel, The Asphalt Jungle has been translated into twelve languages.
Ben Maddow, John Huston, 1980
2
The Asphalt Jungle
With that in mind, Dix undertakes involvement in the heist, believing this is the way to make his dream a reality. He comes close--painfully, wistfully close, with punishing irony.
W. R. Burnett, 2002
3
Jim Jarmusch: Interviews
... there are some people like Woody Allen, for example, or Scorsese, who Published in Cinema Papers, No. 67, January 1988, pp. 20-24. Reprinted by permission. make an occasional film in black-and-white and the rest in Asphalt Jungle Jim.
Ludvig Hertzberg, 2001
4
Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity
It confirms the omnipresence of seriality and abstract space located by the noir writer W. R. Burnett in an anonymous midwestern city that provides the setting for his novel The Asphalt Jungle (1948), from which the film was adapted: River ...
Edward Dimendberg, 2004
5
Asphalt Jungle: Teacher's Guide
For use in schools.
Richard J. Kitto, John K. Olson, Richard J. Kitto, 1977
6
Copyright’s Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial ...
Turner's decision to colorize one of the films in the MGM library, John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle, and to license the French television channel La Cinq to broadcast it, put him on a collision course with copyright law in France, where the  ...
Paul Goldstein, 2003
7
The country in the city: the greening of the San Francisco ...
In The Country in the City, Richard Walker tells the story of how the jigsaw geography of this greenbelt has been set into place.
Richard Walker, 2009
8
Crime Films
... downright criminals, 1 get scared," double- dealing lawyer Alonzo D. Emmerich (Louis Calhern), who is about to be arrested for his part in a high-stakes jewel robbery in The Asphalt Jungle (1950), blandly reassures her: "Nothing so different ...
Thomas Leitch, 2002
9
Memory Piano
... a newspaper. The tough-looking stranger comes in and hands him a gun, which the counterman quickly slips into the cash register. At that From Boulevard 42 (1999). moment, two cops walk in. They ask the hunchback how Asphalt Jungle.
Charles Simic, 2006
10
Out of the Past
Based on the novel by W. R. Burnett. Starring Sterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Marilyn Monroe, Barry Kelley, Marc Lawrence, and James Whitmore. Considered classic noir, The Asphalt Jungle does not disappoint on ...
Barry Gifford

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASPHALT JUNGLE»

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The manhunt for Richard Matt and David Sweat: High Sierra in …
... Dark Hazard, The Dark Command, This Gun for Hire, Background to Danger, Yellow Sky, The Asphalt Jungle and The Great Escape. «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
2
Allison Pearson: Sparing the rod has spoilt these teachers
Back outside in the asphalt jungle, my daughter's bully resumed her cruel campaign, with sly modifications to avoid detection. Far from ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
July Around Town
July highlights include classics “The Wrong Man” (7/2), “The Asphalt Jungle” (7/9), and “The Killing” (7/16). $5 at the door. 750 Marguerite Drive ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 15»
4
7 MINUTES – The Review
The criminal caper that goes wrong is always good for a suspenseful, absorbing thriller movie. Just from memory there is The Asphalt Jungle, ... «We Are Movie Geeks, Jun 15»
5
Summer film series returns to Bangor with music-filled movies
BDN File. An audience of about 350 people watches "Asphalt Jungle" in Pickering Square in Bangor in this August 2004 file photo. Buy Photo. «Bangor Daily News, Jun 15»
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They are a sanctuary - both a refuge from the asphalt jungle we've created and a reminder, for those of us of a certain age, of the openness and ... «LBReport.com, Jun 15»
7
Marilyn Monroe: five best moments
... allowed her to return to the dramatic side of her career, thanks to director John Huston who previously cast her in noir The Asphalt Jungle. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
8
Film Noir Festival Proves Once Again How Much We Need TCM
... hundred film noir titles) and/or an elaborate “caper” such as a robbery (“The Asphalt Jungle,” “Criss Cross”). Leading characters caught up in ... «MediaPost Communications, Jun 15»
9
2015 Summer Outdoor Movie Series Schedules
Watch film stars under the stars in Ballard Park in Newport, a lush, green getaway from the asphalt jungle. Jump in surprise as dinosaurs ... «Rhode Island Monthly, Jun 15»
10
'Kill List' Director Ben Wheatley Lines Up All-Star Cast for '70s …
... the director described "Free Fire" as an homage to "hard-boiled crime movies" from "The Big Sleep" and "The Asphalt Jungle" to "Reservoir ... «Indie Wire, Jun 15»

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