Translation of narrow – English–Spanish dictionary

narrow

adjective
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ/
us
/ˈner.oʊ/

SMALL WIDTH

B1
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length
estrecho
a narrow bridge/passage/gap un puente estrecho, un pasaje estrecho, un espacio estrecho
a narrow face
narrow feet
The little village has very narrow streets.
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a narrow escape
C2
a situation in which you avoid danger although you very nearly do not
por los pelos, por un pelo, de milagro
We got out in time but it was a narrow escape. Escapamos a tiempo, pero fue por los pelos.

(Translation of narrow from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of narrow | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

narrow
adjective
/ˈnæroʊ/
with little distance between the two edges
estrecho/cha [ masculine-feminine, singular ]
a narrow road un camino estrecho
The sidewalk is narrow. La acera es estrecha.
Antonym
indicates sth almost did not happen
por un pelo [ singular ] por los pelos [ plural ]
a narrow escape salvado por los pelos
a narrow win ganar por los pelos
escaso/sa [ masculine-feminine, singular ] limitado/da [ masculine-feminine, singular ]
a narrow selection of products una escasa selección de productos
a narrow view of life una visión limitada de la vida
Antonym
very small in size or number
corto/ta [ masculine-feminine, singular ] estrecho/cha [ masculine-feminine, singular ]
to win by a narrow margin/majority ganar por un margen estrecho/mayoría

(Translation of narrow from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

narrow
/ˈnæroʊ/
to become narrow
estrecharse
the point where the river narrows el punto donde el río se estrecha
The gap between the two candidates has narrowed. La brecha entre los dos candidatos se ha estrechado.

(Translation of narrow from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of narrow

narrow
Identified dissepiments on the holotype are slightly narrower than the stipes seen in ventral view, but whether they are themselves autothecal transfers cannot be determined.
Moreover, these gripping locations were impor tant because the thinner, narrower body sizes left less room for gripping the manos at more interior locations.
In the last year, the design effort has narrowed its focus to three capsule designs.
Simple stereo listening is concerned with prospective space, whose panoramic dimension will be broader or narrower depending on the site of the listener's egocentric space.
Let a method of narrowing that generates the leftmost outside-in narrowing derivation be called leftmost outside-in narrowing.
First, they narrowed the view of the participants of the range of acceptable solutions to their problem.
The system became less multi-tiered, as the gap between the sick funds narrowed.
Here, finally, is another way in which the distinction between speaking and revealing may be narrowed.
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Translations of narrow

in Chinese (Traditional)
狹窄的, (尤指與長度相比)狹窄的, 狹隘的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
狭窄的, (尤指与长度相比)狭窄的, 狭隘的…
in Portuguese
estreito, estreito/-ta, apertado/-da…
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अरूंद, मर्यादित, संकुचित…
狭い, 狭(せま)い, きわどい…
dar, sınırlı, yetersiz…
étroit/-oite, de justesse, limité/-ée…
estret…
smal, op het nippertje, beperkt…
ஒரு பக்கத்திலிருந்து மற்றொன்றுக்கு ஒரு சிறிய தூரத்தைக் கொண்டிருப்பது, குறிப்பாக நீளத்துடன் ஒப்பிடுகையில், ஆர்வம்…
संकीर्ण, संकरी, मामूली…
સાંકડું, સંકુચિત, સીમિત…
smal, kneben, med nød og næppe…
smal, trång, med knapp nöd…
sempit, nyaris-nyaris, tidak meluas…
schmal, knapp, beschränkt…
smal, knapp, snever…
تنگ, کم چوڑا, پتلا…
вузький, тісний, обмежений…
ఇరుకు/ ఒక వైపు నుండి మరొక వైపుకు కొద్దిపాటి దూరం ఉండటం, ప్రత్యేకించి పొడవుతో పోలిస్తే, ఆసక్తి…
সংকীর্ণ, সরু, সীমিত…
úzký, těsný, jen tak tak…
sempit, nyaris gagal, dangkal…
แคบ, หวุดหวิด, ไม่กว้าง…
hẹp, eo hẹp, hẹp hòi…
wąski, zwężać (się), zmniejszać (się)…
좁은…
stretto, (riuscito per poco), ristretto…
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