nar·row (n r  )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. |
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. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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 broad [14]
8. Dialect overcareful with money; parsimonious
9. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics
a. another word for tense1 [4]
b. relating to or denoting a transcription used to represent phonetic rather than phonemic distinctions
c. another word for close1 [21]
10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of agricultural feeds) especially rich in protein
narrow squeak Informal an escape only just managed
vb
to make or become narrow; limit; restrict
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a narrow place, esp a pass or strait See also narrows
[Old English nearu; related to Old Saxon naru]
narrowly adv
narrowness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
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.
Translations
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
1. (= reduce) [+ gap] → reducir; [+ differences] → solventar en cierta medida
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
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 f
narrow-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 f
narrow-gauge [ˌnærəʊˈgeɪdʒ] adj (RAILWAYS) [train, railway] → à voie étroite
narrow-gauge line → voie f étroite
narrow
narrow:
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
narrow [ˈnærəʊ]
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
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
adj narrow [ˈnӕrəu]
1 having or being only a small distance from side to side a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross. eng ضَيِّق тесен úzký smal schmal στενός estrecho kitsas درازوباریک kapea étroit צַר संकीर्ण uzak keskeny sempit þröngur stretto 狭い 폭이 좁은 siauras šaurs sempit smal smal, trang wąski estreito îngust узкий úzky ozek uzak smal, trång แคบ dar 狹窄的 вузький تنگ hẹp 狭窄的
2 only just managed a narrow escape. noue نجاةٌ بأُعْجوبَه малък těsný, jen tak tak kneben; med nød og næppe knapp δύσκολος escaso üle noatera درازوباریک täpärä réussi de justesse בְּנֵס थोरी-सी गुंजायश वाला tijesan hajszálon múlt ... nyaris gagal naumur, tæpur (riuscito per poco) やっとの 아슬아슬한 vos ne vos pasiektas, nežymus grūts; knaps nyaris-nyaris op het nippertje knepen, med nød og neppe nieznaczny, ledwo osiągnięty (por um) triz ca prin minune трудный, еле достаточный tesný, len tak-tak tesen jedva med knapp nöd แคบ kıl payı 勉強的 вузький; тісний بہت تھوڑا eo hẹp 勉强的
3 (of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough. beperk ضَيِّق الأفُق ограничен omezený, malicherný snæver; begrænset beschränkt περιορισμένος reducido kitsarinnaline کم پهنا suppea borné מְצוּמצַם, צַר संकीर्ण ograničen,oskudan korlátozott dangkal takmarkaður ristretto, limitato 狭い 편협한 ribotas aprobežots; ierobežots sempit, tidak meluas beperkt snever, trangsynt, bornert ograniczony limitado limitat ограниченный obmedzený omejen oskudan ensidig, trångsynt, inskränkt ไม่กว้าง dar, sınırlı 有偏見的 обмежений ناکافي hẹp hòi 有偏见的
v
to make or become narrow The road suddenly narrowed. vernou يَضيق стеснявам (се) zúžit (se) blive smal schmäler werden. machen στενεύω estrechar kitsenema, kitsendama محدود کردن kaventua (se) rétrécir לְהָצֵר संकीर्ण suziti se (be)szűkít; elkeskenyedik menyempit þrengjast restringere, restringersi 狭くする 좁아지다 (su)siaurėti, (su)siaurinti, pri(si)merkti sašaurināt; sašaurināties menjadi sempit versmallen innsnevre, gjøre/bli smalere zwęzić się estreitar-se a (se) îngusta суживать(ся) zúžiť (sa) zožiti (se) suziti göra smalare, smalna av ทำให้แคบลง daralmak, daraltmak 弄窄 звужувати(ся) تنگ کرنا thu hẹp 弄窄
adv narrowly
closely; only just The ball narrowly missed his head. rakelings بشيءٍ قليل، بِشَق النَّفْس насмалко těsně, o chloupek kneben; med nød og næppe eng μόλις por poco hädavaevu از نزدیک juuri ja juuri de justesse בִּקצָת, בְּצִמצוּם निकट से tijesno,jedva jedvice épphogy naumlega (per poco) かろうじて 좁게 vos, nežymiai, atidžiai gandrīz; tikko hamper-hampir, nyaris net knepent, med nød og neppe o włos por pouco cu puţin чуть; еле-еле tesne, o chlp tesno za dlaku med knapp nöd, nätt och jämnt อย่างแคบ ๆ darı darına, kıl payı 狹窄地 ледве, мало не بالکل قريب سے suýt nữa 狭窄地
n pl narrows
a narrow sea-passage; a channel or strait. nou مَضيق، بوغاز пролив úžina, průliv, ulička sund die Meerenge τα στενά (για θαλάσσιο πέρασμα) estrecho merekitsus تنگناوگردنه kapeikko passage étroit מֵיצָר संकीर्ण morski tjesnac szoros selat sund stretto 海峡 해협 sąsmauka, siauruma šaurums sempit engte trangt sund przesmyk estreito strâmtoare узкий пролив; канал úžina morska ožina tesnac trångt farvatten, gatt ช่องแคบ dar boğaz 海峽 вузька частина تنگ آبنائے cửa biển hẹp 海峡
adj narrow-ˈminded
unwilling to accept ideas different from one's own. eng, bekrompe ضيِّق العَقْل، مُتَعَصِّب тесногръд úzkoprsý snæversynet engstirnig στενόμυαλος de miras estrechas, estrecho de miras kitsarinnaline کوته فکر ahdasmielinen à l'esprit étroit צַר אוֹפֶק संकीर्ण विचारों वाला uskogrudan,ograničen szűk látókörű picik þröngsÿnn di mente ristretta 狭量な 마음이 좁은 siauraprotis aprobežots; aizspriedumains berfikiran sempit bekrompen snever-/trangsynt ograniczony tacanho limitat, îngust узколобый úzkoprsý ozkosrčen uskogrud trångsynt, inskränkt ใจแคบ dar görüşlü, bağnaz 氣量狹小的 недалекий تنگ ذہن hẹp hòi 气量狭小的
narrow → ضيق 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
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