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narrowly Translations narrowly [ˈnærəʊlɪ] ADV 1. (= just) [escape, avoid, miss, fail] → por poco; [defeat] → por un escaso margen to be narrowly defeated (in election) → ser derrotado por un escaso margen (Sport) → perder por poco 2. (= restrictively) [define] → de forma restringida to be narrowly based [organization] → tener una base limitada these exams are too narrowly vocational → estos exámenes tienen un enfoque demasiado vocacional 3. (= closely) [watch] → de cerca; [observe] → atentamente narrowly [ˈnærəʊli] adv [miss] → de justesse He narrowly missed the tree → Il a évité l'arbre de justesse. BUT Il a failli rentrer dans l'arbre. The taxi driver swerved, narrowly missing a bus → Le chauffeur de taxi fit un écart, évitant de justesse un bus. Adams only narrowly escaped with his life → Adams ne s'en est sorti que de justesse. He narrowly missed injury BUT Il a failli se blesser. He only narrowly missed the target BUT Il n'a manqué la cible que de peu. to narrowly miss doing sth → avoir failli faire qch He narrowly avoided going to jail → Il a failli aller en prison. She narrowly missed being injured when the chimney was blown down → Elle a failli être blessée lorsque le vent a soufflé la cheminée. She narrowly missed becoming the first woman president → Elle a failli devenir la première femme président. narrow-minded [ˌnærəʊˈmaɪndɪd] adj [people] → à l'esprit étroit, borné(e) to be narrow-minded → être borné(e) He's very narrow-minded when it comes to that sort of thing → Il est très borné lorsqu'il s'agit de ce genre de choses. That's a very narrow-minded attitude BUT C'est une attitude qui dénote beaucoup d'étroitesse d'esprit. narrow-mindedness [ˈnærəʊˈmaɪndɪdnɪs] n → étroitesse f d'esprit narrowly [ˈnærəʊlɪ] adv a. (miss, escape) Maria narrowly escaped drowning → per un pelo Maria non è affogata he narrowly missed hitting the cyclist → per poco non ha investito il ciclista b. (interpret, rules) → rigorosamente narrowly [ˈnærəʊlɪ] adv a. (miss, escape) Maria narrowly escaped drowning → per un pelo Maria non è affogata he narrowly missed hitting the cyclist → per poco non ha investito il ciclista b. (interpret, rules) → rigorosamente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Approaching the shopkeeper, who had been narrowly observing him as he read the placard, he was about to speak, when the shopkeeper called to a salesman:
A MONKEY perched upon a lofty tree saw some Fishermen casting their nets into a river, and narrowly watched their proceedings. For the actions of a new prince are more narrowly observed than those of an hereditary one, and when they are seen to be able they gain more men and bind far tighter than ancient blood; because men are attracted more by the present than by the past, and when they find the present good they enjoy it and seek no further; they will also make the utmost defence of a prince if he fails them not in other things. |
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