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/ˈnæɹəʊ/ /ˈnæɹoʊ/

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noun

Estrecho

(chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.

Examples :

"the narrows of New York harbor"

los estrechos del puerto de Nueva York

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adjective

Estrecho

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

Examples :

"a narrow hallway"

Un pasillo estrecho

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adjective

Estrecho, limitado

Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.

Examples :

"The teacher's lecture on the history of ancient Rome was so narrow; it only covered a few key battles and leaders. "

La conferencia del profesor sobre la historia de la antigua Roma fue tan limitada; solo cubrió unas pocas batallas y líderes clave.

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adjective

Estrecho, limitado

Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.

Examples :

"a narrow interpretation"

una interpretación limitada

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adjective

Estrecho, limitado, intolerante

Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted

Examples :

"a narrow mind"

una mente intolerante

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adjective

Estrecho

Having a small margin or degree.

Examples :

"The Republicans won by a narrow majority."

Los republicanos ganaron por una estrecha mayoría.

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adjective

Limitado, estrecho

Limited as to means; straitened

Examples :

"narrow circumstances"

circunstancias limitadas

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adjective

Avaro, tacaño

Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.

Examples :

"The teacher was quite narrow in her allowance for extra credit, giving only a few points for the extra work. "

La profesora era bastante tacaña en su concesión de crédito extra, dando solo unos pocos puntos por el trabajo extra.

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adjective

Detallado, preciso, exacto

Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.

Examples :

"The teacher gave a narrow review of the student's essay, checking every detail for accuracy. "

El profesor hizo una revisión detallada del ensayo del estudiante, comprobando cada detalle para verificar la exactitud.

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adjective

Estrecho

Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.

Examples :

"The teacher's instructions were narrow in scope, focusing only on the basic grammar rules. "

Las instrucciones del profesor eran de alcance limitado, centrándose solo en las reglas gramaticales básicas.

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verb

Estrechar, reducir

To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

Examples :

"We need to narrow the search."

Necesitamos reducir la búsqueda.

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verb

Estrecharse

To get narrower.

Examples :

"The road narrows."

El camino se estrecha.

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verb

Entrecerrar

(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."

Se puso delante de mí, entrecerrando los ojos hasta convertirlos en rendijas.

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verb

Disminuir, encoger

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

Examples :

"To make the socks fit better, she had to narrow the toe by taking two stitches into one. "

Para que los calcetines le quedaran mejor, tuvo que encoger la puntera tomando dos puntos en uno.

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verb

Estrechar

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

Examples :

"to narrow an int variable to a short variable"

estrechar una variable int a una variable short

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