narrow down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for narrow down in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for narrow down in the English»French Dictionary

II.narrow [Brit ˈnarəʊ, Am ˈnɛroʊ] ADJ

III.narrow [Brit ˈnarəʊ, Am ˈnɛroʊ] VB trans

IV.narrow [Brit ˈnarəʊ, Am ˈnɛroʊ] VB intr

I.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.).
When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton.
For examples and further usages, see the entry below.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

See also put, keep, go, get, fall

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

III.to put oneself in VB refl

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N (all contexts)

narrow down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for narrow down in the English»French Dictionary

I.narrow <-er, -est> [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] ADJ a. fig

II.narrow [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] VB intr

III.narrow [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] VB trans

See also up

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It was desirable to narrow down the gap between the ability of veteran and novice players.
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They are navigable for any class of ships, but near their heads narrow down so as to make the working of a ship difficult.
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Elevated porphobilinogen is indicative of an acute porphyria, and additional testing can be done to narrow down the specific type.
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Advanced searches allow a user to narrow down their query by format, location, availability, topic, publication date, tag and more.
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In subsequent phases, it is important to narrow down the potential themes to provide an overreaching theme.
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The competition comprised two stagesthe first to narrow down the designers to five and the second to single out one architect and his design.
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Johnny and his team of experts will narrow down the auditions to just 20 participants.
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Family-tree relationships also help to narrow down the date when lineages first appeared.
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However, the information provided may be adequate to eliminate a suspect as an author or narrow down an author from a small group of suspects.
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Over the next few years, he began to narrow down his range of colours, and to simplify and order the design.
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