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I.narrows N

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narrows npl:

II.narrow [Brit ˈnarəʊ, Am ˈnɛroʊ] ADJ

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1. narrow (in breadth):

narrow street, valley, gap, vase, room, bridge, face

to grow or become narrow road, river:

to grow or become narrow valley:

to have narrow eyes

avoir des petits yeux

he is narrow across the shoulders, his shoulders are narrow

il est étroit d'épaules

2. narrow (in scope):

narrow range, choice

narrow issue, field, boundaries, group, sense, definition

narrow vision, life, interests, understanding

narrow views, version

3. narrow (in degree):

narrow majority, margin

to have a narrow lead

avoir une légère avance

to suffer a narrow defeat

perdre de justesse

to win a narrow victory

gagner de justesse

to win by the narrowest of margins

gagner d'une extrême justesse

to have a narrow escape or a narrow squeak inf Brit

l'échapper belle

that was a narrow squeak inf! Brit

on l'a échappé belle!

4. narrow (in size, shape):

narrow shoes, jacket, dress, skirt, trousers

5. narrow LING:

narrow vowel

narrow transcription

III.narrow [Brit ˈnarəʊ, Am ˈnɛroʊ] VB trans

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1. narrow (limit):

narrow choice, range, field, options

limiter (to à)

narrow sense, definition

restreindre (to à)

2. narrow (reduce):

narrow gap, deficit, margin

réduire (from de, to à)

Elliott has narrowed the gap (in race, poll)

Elliott a réduit l'écart

3. narrow (reduce breadth of):

narrow road, path, arteries

to narrow one's eyes

plisser les yeux

IV.narrow [Brit ˈnarəʊ, Am ˈnɛroʊ] VB intr

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2. narrow (fall off):

narrow gap, deficit, margin, lead:

se réduire (to à)

3. narrow (in scope):

narrow choice:

se limiter (to à)

V.narrowing ADJ

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VI.narrow [Brit ˈnarəʊ, Am ˈnɛroʊ]

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I.narrow down VB [Brit ˈnarəʊ -, Am ˈnɛroʊ -] investigation, search (narrow [sth] down, narrow down [sth])

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narrow down numbers, list, choice

réduire (to à)

narrow down investigation, research

limiter (to à)

narrow gauge N

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narrow gauge

voie f étroite

narrow-mindedness [Brit ˌnarəʊˈmʌɪndɪdnəs, Am ˌnɛroʊˈmaɪndədnəs] N pej

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narrow-mindedness

étroitesse f d'esprit

narrow-minded [Brit narəʊˈmʌɪndɪd, Am ˌnɛroʊˈmaɪndəd] ADJ pej

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narrow-minded

to be narrow-minded about

avoir des vues étroites sur

narrow-gauge railway N

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narrow-gauge railway

chemin m de fer à voie étroite

narrow-gauge engine N

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narrow-gauge engine

locomotive f pour voie étroite

Translations for narrow in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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borné (bornée) personne

borné (bornée) esprit, existence

narrow

étroitesse d'esprit

narrow-mindedness

papier à réglure fine

narrow-ruled paper

Translations for narrow in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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I.narrow <-er, -est> [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] ADJ a. fig

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II.narrow [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] VB intr

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1. narrow (become narrow):

narrow

2. narrow fig gap:

narrow

III.narrow [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] VB trans

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1. narrow (make narrow):

narrow

2. narrow fig:

narrow gap

narrow possibilities

narrow-minded ADJ

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narrow-minded person

à l'esprit étroit

narrow-minded opinions, views

I.narrow down VB trans

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II.narrow down VB intr

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narrow down

to narrow down to sth

se limiter à qc

Translations for narrow in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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to narrow down to sth

se limiter à qc

to have a narrow escape

l'échapper belle

to have a narrow mind

avoir l'esprit étroit

to win by a narrow margin

gagner de justesse

to have a narrow escape

l'échapper belle

a narrow range of products

une gamme limitée de produits

to wander from the straight and narrow

s'égarer du droit chemin

the road is so narrow that ...

l'étroitesse du chemin est telle ...

to slip through a narrow passage

se faufiler dans un passage étroit

to have a very narrow view of sth

regarder qc par le petit bout de la lorgnette

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It has simple, narrow, oblong, dark green leaves of 715 cm long, with a whitish underside. en.wikipedia.org

All stilt houses had a few narrow windows and only one door in the front, then the inside was darker than the other stilt houses. en.wikipedia.org

Under the government's cover, outrageous financial manipulations were performed that enriched a narrow group of individuals at key positions of business and government. en.wikipedia.org

The head is relatively narrow, with a long snout and pincer-like incisors. en.wikipedia.org

This is the velocity with which the mean wave energy is transported horizontally in a narrow-band wave field. en.wikipedia.org

The railway may be standard gauge, narrow gauge, light rail, monorail or a suspension railway. en.wikipedia.org

However, wider gas vesicles are more efficient, providing more buoyancy per unit of protein than narrow gas vesicles. en.wikipedia.org

An adjacent room is the senior officers's wardroom, which was one long table in a narrow room called "the bowling alley," but is even nicer. www.cnet.com

They begin in spinning chairs and must then ride a tricycle across a narrow path over a pool of cold water. en.wikipedia.org

The hair is short, fine and glossy, and the hooves are narrow and pointed. en.wikipedia.org

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