Translation of narrow – English–Marathi dictionary

narrow
adjective
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ/
us
/ˈner.oʊ/

narrow adjective (SMALL WIDTH)

B1
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length
अरूंद
a narrow bridge/passage/gap एक अरूंद पुल/रस्ता/फट
a narrow face
narrow feet अरूंद पाऊल
The little village has very narrow streets. त्या छोट्या गांवात अतिशय अरूंद रस्ते आहेत.
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narrow adjective (LIMITED)

C2 mainly disapproving
मर्यादित, संकुचित
They are unable to see beyond the narrow world of the theatre. रंगमंचाच्या मर्यादित जगा पलीकडे पाहण्यासाठी ते असमर्थ आहेत.
It was regarded as a very narrow interpretation of the law. ती कायद्याची एक अत्यंत संकुचित व्याख्या समजली जाते.
See also
narrow-minded disapproving

narrow adjective (ONLY JUST)

A narrow result is one that could easily have been different because the amount by which someone failed or succeeded was very small.
अल्प, निसटता
The election was won by the very narrow margin of only 185 votes. ती निवडणूक फक्त 185 मतांच्या अत्यंत अल्प फरकाने जिंकली गेली.
The opposition had a narrow defeat.
We won a narrow victory. आम्ही एक निसटता विजय मिळवला होता.
a narrow escape
C2
a situation in which you avoid danger although you very nearly do not
थोडक्यात बचावणे.
We got out in time but it was a narrow escape. आम्ही वेळेत बाहेर आलो आणि थोडक्यात बचावलो.
narrow
verb
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ/
us
/ˈner.oʊ/

narrow verb (LESS WIDE)

C1 [ I or T ]
to become less wide or to make something less wide
अरूंद होणे, बारीक करणे
The road narrows after the bridge. पुलानंतर रस्ता अरूंद होतो.
He narrowed his eyes in suspicion. त्याने संशयाने आपले डोळे बारीक केले.
They have narrowed the focus of the investigation, to concentrate on younger adults.
figurative We must strive to narrow the gap between rich and poor.

narrow verb (LESS)

C2 [ I ]
to become less
कमी होणे
The retailer's loss narrowed to $3 million from $10 million a year earlier. दुकानदाराचा तोटा मागील वर्षीच्या $ 10 दशलक्षाहून कमी होत $ 3 दशलक्ष इतका झाला.

(Translation of narrow from the Cambridge English–Marathi Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of narrow

narrow
As time went by, the search gradually narrowed.
The beginning social research worker can make most certain the value of his contribution if he narrows his research to very specific problems.
At times the reports range over a number of question areas, and at other times they are concerned with narrower themes.
Thus, this markup significantly narrows the field of possible answer phrases for when questions.
The system became less multi-tiered, as the gap between the sick funds narrowed.
In a narrower set of studies of syntactic anomaly an anterior negativity has been observed in the 300 - 500 ms latency range.
First, the outer fibers of the narrowest cones at the foveal center were examined for the presence of mitochondria.
Although the lumen is not significantly narrowed, localized peaks of velocity, up to 2 m/sec were found close to the two indented regions.
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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 Spanish
estrecho, estrecho/cha [masculine-feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
estreito, estreito/-ta, apertado/-da…
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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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