Translation of narrow – English-Portuguese 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
estreito
a narrow bridge/passage/gap uma ponte estreita/uma passagem estreita/um buraco estreito
a narrow face
narrow feet
The little village has very narrow streets.
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(Translation of narrow from the Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of narrow | GLOBAL English–Portuguese Dictionary

narrow
adjective
/ˈnæroʊ/
with little distance between the two edges
estreito/-ta
a narrow road uma estrada estreita
The sidewalk is narrow. A calçada é estreita.
Antonym
indicates sth almost did not happen
apertado/-da
a narrow escape uma fuga apertada
a narrow win uma vitória apertada
limitado/-da
a narrow selection of products uma limitada seleção de produtos
a narrow view of life uma visão limitada da vida
Antonym
very small in size or number
apertado/-da
to win by a narrow margin/majority vencer por uma margem/maioria apertada

(Translation of narrow from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

narrow
/ˈnæroʊ/
to become narrow
estreitar(-se)
the point where the river narrows o ponto onde o rio se estreita
The gap between the two candidates has narrowed. A distância entre os dois candidatos estreitou.

(Translation of narrow from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of narrow

narrow
As expected, the probability that war is avoided increases as the gap between the rivals' demand and offer narrows.
Users of text search engines use various strategies for refinement including substituting broader and narrower terms to increase or decrease the number of hits, respectively.
The beginning social research worker can make most certain the value of his contribution if he narrows his research to very specific problems.
If niche construction is understood in this narrower way, a slight modification of their diagrams might be appropriate.
Thus, this markup significantly narrows the field of possible answer phrases for when questions.
First, they narrowed the view of the participants of the range of acceptable solutions to their problem.
Finally, the shape of the posterior pleural field, deeper in front and merging with the border behind, is narrower behind.
The structure of this 0.5-mm mode is highly periodic, implying a much narrower spectrum of wavelengths than in single wires z pinches.
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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]…
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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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