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nar·row
(năr′ō)adj. nar·row·er, nar·row·est
1. Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.
2. Limited in area or scope; cramped.
3. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.
4. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.
5. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.
6. Linguistics Tense.
v. nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows
v.tr.
1. To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.
2. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.
v.intr.
To become narrower; contract.
n.
1. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.
2. narrows(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.
b. A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.
[Middle English narwe, from Old English nearu.]
nar′row·ish adj.
nar′row·ly adv.
nar′row·ness n.
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narrow
(ˈnærəʊ)adj
1. small in breadth, esp in comparison to length
2. limited in range or extent
3. limited in outlook; lacking breadth of vision
4. limited in means or resources; meagre: narrow resources.
5. barely adequate or successful (esp in the phrase a narrow escape)
6. painstakingly thorough; minute: a narrow scrutiny.
7. (Banking & Finance) finance denoting an assessment of liquidity as including notes and coin in circulation with the public, banks' till money, and banks' balances: narrow money. Compare broad14
8. dialect overcareful with money; parsimonious
9. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics
a. another word for tense14
b. relating to or denoting a transcription used to represent phonetic rather than phonemic distinctions
c. another word for close121
10. (Agriculture) (of agricultural feeds) especially rich in protein
11. narrow squeak informal an escape only just managed
vb
to make or become narrow; limit; restrict
n
(Physical Geography) a narrow place, esp a pass or strait
[Old English nearu; related to Old Saxon naru]
ˈnarrowly adv
ˈnarrowness n
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nar•row
(ˈnær oʊ)adj. -row•er, -row•est,
v., n. adj.
1. of little breadth or width.
2. affording little room: narrow quarters.
3. limited in range or scope.
4. lacking breadth of view or sympathy.
5. barely adequate or successful; close: a narrow escape.
6. careful or minute, as a scrutiny, search, or inquiry.
7. limited in amount; meager: narrow resources.
8.
v.i. a. (of a speech sound) tense 1 (def. 4).
b. (of a phonetic transcription) using a symbol for each phoneme together with supplementary symbols or diacritics to indicate phonetic details. Compare broad (def. 13).
9. to decrease in width or breadth.
v.t. 10. to make narrower.
11. to limit or restrict (often fol. by down).
12. to make narrow-minded.
n. 13. a narrow part, place, or thing.
14. a narrow part of a valley, passage, or road.
15. narrows, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a narrow part of a strait, river, ocean current, etc.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English nearu, c. Old Saxon naru, Middle Dutch nare, naer narrow; akin to Middle High German narwe scar]
nar′row•ly, adv.
nar′row•ness, n.
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narrow
Past participle: narrowed
Gerund: narrowing
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| Noun | 1. |  narrow - a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water |
| Verb | 1. | narrow - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" bottleneck - become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" taper off - become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off" specialize, narrow down, narrow, specialise - become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history" widen - become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" |
| 2. | narrow - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" determine - fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property" concretize - make something concrete | |
| 3. | narrow - become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history" vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" overspecialise, overspecialize - become overly specialized; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian" | |
| 4. | narrow - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" astringe - become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes" strangulate - become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate" tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"narrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" limited - small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" |
| 2. | narrow - limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word" limited - small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" | |
| 3. | narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" | |
| 4. | narrow - very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" wide - great in degree; "won by a wide margin" | |
| 5. |  narrow - characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
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narrow
adjective
1. thin, fine, lean, slight, slim, pinched, slender, tapered, tapering, attenuated a woman with a full bust and hips and a narrow waist
thin wide, broad
thin wide, broad
2. limited, restricted, confined, tight, close, near, squeezed, confining, cramped, meagre, constricted, circumscribed, scanty, straitened, incapacious He squeezed his way along the narrow space between the crates.
limited big, open, wide, broad, generous, ample, spacious
limited big, open, wide, broad, generous, ample, spacious
3. insular, prejudiced, biased, partial, reactionary, puritan, bigoted, dogmatic, intolerant, narrow-minded, small-minded, illiberal a narrow and outdated view of family life
insular liberal, tolerant, receptive, broad-minded
insular liberal, tolerant, receptive, broad-minded
4. exclusive, limited, select, restricted, confined She achieved a fame that transcended the narrow world of avant-garde theatre.
verb
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narrow
adjective2. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding:
3. Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation:
To make smaller or narrower:
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Translations
тесен
úzkýzúžitjen tak takmalichernýomezený
smalsnæverbegrænsetblive smalkneben
kapeakaventaakaventua
uzak
beszûkítelkeskenyedikhajszálon múltkeskenyszűk
naumur, tæpuròrengjastòröngurtakmarkaîurþéttur
狭い
좁은
atidžiainežymiaiprimerktiprisimerktisąsmauka
aprobežotsgrūtsierobežotsknapssašaurināt
len tak-takúzkyzúžiť sa
ozekzmanjšatizožiti
smaltrång
แคบ
chật hẹp
narrow
[ˈnærəʊ]A. ADJ (narrower (compar) (narrowest (superl)))
1. (in width) [street, passage, room, stairs] → estrecho, angosto; [bed, channel, face] → estrecho, angosto (LAm)
to become or get narrow(er) → estrecharse, angostarse (LAm)
to become or get narrow(er) → estrecharse, angostarse (LAm)
2. (= limited) [range] → reducido, limitado; [definition] → restringido
prices rose and fell within a narrow band → los precios subieron y bajaron dentro de una estrecha banda
in a narrow sense → en sentido estricto
prices rose and fell within a narrow band → los precios subieron y bajaron dentro de una estrecha banda
in a narrow sense → en sentido estricto
3. (= small, slight) [margin, majority] → escaso; [victory, defeat] → por un escaso margen
to have a narrow escape → salvarse de milagro, salvarse por los pelos
to have a narrow lead (over sb) → llevar una pequeña ventaja (a algn)
to have a narrow escape → salvarse de milagro, salvarse por los pelos
to have a narrow lead (over sb) → llevar una pequeña ventaja (a algn)
4. (usu pej) (= restricted) [person] → de miras estrechas, intolerante; [mind] → estrecho de miras; [view, idea] → cerrado
B. VI
1. (= become less wide) [road, path, river] → estrecharse, angostarse (LAm)
2. (= almost close) [eyes] → entrecerrarse
3. (= diminish) [gap, majority] → reducirse
C. VT
2. (= almost close) to narrow one's eyes → entrecerrar los ojos
E. CPD narrow boat N (Brit) → barcaza f
narrow gauge N (Rail) → vía f estrecha; (before noun) → de vía estrecha
narrow gauge N (Rail) → vía f estrecha; (before noun) → de vía estrecha
narrow down
A. VT + ADV [+ search, investigation, possibilities] → restringir, limitar
I've narrowed the guest list down to 30 → he reducido la lista de invitados a 30
I've narrowed the guest list down to 30 → he reducido la lista de invitados a 30
B. VI + ADV [road, path, valley] → estrecharse, angostarse (LAm); [search, investigation] → restringirse
the list of candidates has narrowed down to four → la lista de candidatos se ha reducido a cuatro
the list of candidates has narrowed down to four → la lista de candidatos se ha reducido a cuatro
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narrow
[ˈnærəʊ] adj
[ideas, view, definition] → étroit(e)
I think you are taking too narrow a view → Je trouve que tu as un point de vue trop étroit.
a narrow definition of sth → une définition étroite de qch
in the narrow sense of the word → au sens étroit du terme
in the narrowest sense of the word → au sens le plus étroit du terme
I think you are taking too narrow a view → Je trouve que tu as un point de vue trop étroit.
a narrow definition of sth → une définition étroite de qch
in the narrow sense of the word → au sens étroit du terme
in the narrowest sense of the word → au sens le plus étroit du terme
[victory, majority] → étriqué(e)
It was a narrow victory, by only five votes → Ce fut une victoire étriquée, par seulement cinq votes.
It was a narrow victory, by only five votes → Ce fut une victoire étriquée, par seulement cinq votes.
to have a narrow escape → l'échapper belle
vi
(= decrease) [gap] → se combler; [differences] → s'atténuer
[eyes] → se plisser
vt
[+ eyes] → plisser
to narrow sth down to → réduire qch à
They narrowed the choice down to about a dozen → Ils ont réduit le choix à environ une douzaine.
I've narrowed the list down to three → J'ai réduit la liste à trois.narrow boat narrowboat [ˈnærəʊbəʊt] n (British) (= barge) → péniche fnarrow-gauge [ˌnærəʊˈgeɪdʒ] adj (RAILWAYS) [train, railway] → à voie étroite
narrow-gauge line → voie f étroite
narrow down
vt sep [+ number, list] → réduireto narrow sth down to → réduire qch à
They narrowed the choice down to about a dozen → Ils ont réduit le choix à environ une douzaine.
I've narrowed the list down to three → J'ai réduit la liste à trois.narrow boat narrowboat [ˈnærəʊbəʊt] n (British) (= barge) → péniche fnarrow-gauge [ˌnærəʊˈgeɪdʒ] adj (RAILWAYS) [train, railway] → à voie étroite
narrow-gauge line → voie f étroite
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narrow
adj (+er)
→ eng; road, path, passage, valley → eng, schmal; shoulders, hips → schmal; to become narrow → eng werden; (road etc) → sich verengen
(fig) person, attitudes, ideas, views → engstirnig, beschränkt; sense, meaning, interpretation → eng; existence → beschränkt; band, margin → schmal, eng; range → eng, begrenzt; majority, victory, defeat, lead → knapp; scrutiny → peinlich genau; to have a narrow mind → engstirnig sein; to have a narrow escape → mit knapper Not davonkommen, gerade noch einmal davonkommen; that was a narrow escape (inf) → das war knapp, das wäre beinahe ins Auge gegangen (inf)
(Ling) vowel → geschlossen
vt road etc → enger machen, verengen; (= reduce) gap → verkleinern; to narrow the field (fig) → die Auswahl reduzieren (→ to auf +acc); they decided to narrow the focus of their investigation → sie beschlossen, ihre Untersuchung einzuengen; with narrowed eyes → mit zusammengekniffenen Augen
vi → enger werden, sich verengen; (difference, majority) → geringer werden, sich verringern; the field narrowed to two candidates → die Auswahl war auf zwei Kandidaten zusammengeschrumpft
narrow
:narrow boat
n (esp Brit) → (langes, schmales) Kanalboot
narrowcast
vi (TV, Rad) → zielgruppenorientierte Programme ausstrahlen
narrowcasting
n (TV, Rad) → Spartenfernsehen nt → /-radio nt
narrow-gauge
narrow
:narrow-minded
adj, narrow-mindedly
adv → engstirnig
narrow-mindedness
n → Engstirnigkeit f
narrowness
n → Enge f
narrow-shouldered
adj → schmalschult(e)rig
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narrow
[ˈnærəʊ]1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → stretto/a; (advantage, majority) → scarso/a; (outlook, mind) → ristretto/a, limitato/a; (interpretation) → limitato/a; (means) → limitato/a, modesto/a
to have a narrow escape → farcela per un pelo, scamparla bella
to take a narrow view of → avere una visione limitata di
to have a narrow escape → farcela per un pelo, scamparla bella
to take a narrow view of → avere una visione limitata di
2. vt
a. (also narrow down) (road, investigations) → restringere; (choice) → restringere, ridurre
to narrow sth down to → ridurre qc a
we have narrowed the field (down) to three candidates → abbiamo ristretto la scelta a tre candidati
to narrow sth down to → ridurre qc a
we have narrowed the field (down) to three candidates → abbiamo ristretto la scelta a tre candidati
b. (eyes) → stringere
3. vi (road) → restringersi; (majority) → ridursi; (eyes) → stringersi
so the question narrows down to this → la questione, quindi, si riduce a questo
so the question narrows down to this → la questione, quindi, si riduce a questo
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narrow
(ˈnӕrəu) adjective1. having or being only a small distance from side to side. a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.
2. only just managed. a narrow escape.
3. (of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.
verb to make or become narrow. The road suddenly narrowed.
ˈnarrowly adverb closely; only just. The ball narrowly missed his head.
ˈnarrows noun plural a narrow sea-passage; a channel or strait.
ˌnarrow-ˈminded adjective unwilling to accept ideas different from one's own.
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narrow
→ ضَيِّقٌ úzký smal eng στενός estrecho kapea étroit uzak stretto 狭い 좁은 smal smal wąski estreito узкий smal แคบ dar chật hẹp 狭窄的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
narrow
a. angosto-a, estrecho-a.
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