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narrowing

/ˈnæroʊɪŋ/ /ˈnærəʊɪŋ/

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verb

Verengen, sich verengen

To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

Examples :

"We need to narrow the search."

Wir müssen die Suche verengen.

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verb

Sich verengen, sich verjüngen

To get narrower.

Examples :

"The road narrows."

Die Straße verengt sich.

condition process

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verb

Zusammenkneifen, verengen

(of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.

Examples :

"He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits."

Er trat vor mich und kniff die Augen schlitzförmig zusammen.

body appearance action physiology human

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verb

Verengen, zusammenziehen

To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.

Examples :

"My grandmother is narrowing the toe of my wool socks by taking two stitches together to make them fit better. "

Meine Großmutter verengt die Spitze meiner Wollsocken, indem sie zwei Maschen zusammenfasst, damit sie besser passen.

wear material process

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verb

Verengen

To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.

Examples :

"to narrow an int variable to a short variable"

eine int-Variable auf eine short-Variable verengen

computing technology

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noun

Verengung, Einschränkung

The process of becoming narrow.

Examples :

"narrowings of the road"

Verengungen der Straße

process condition

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noun

Verengung

The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

Examples :

"The pattern on the knitting instructions showed exactly where the narrowing of the stocking should begin. "

Das Muster auf der Strickanleitung zeigte genau, wo die Verengung des Strumpfes beginnen sollte.