narrows in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for narrows in the English»French Dictionary

I.narrows N

narrows npl:

narrows

goulet m

II.narrow [Brit ˈnarəʊ, Am ˈnɛroʊ] ADJ

1. narrow (in breadth):

narrow street, valley, gap, vase, room, bridge, face

étroit

to grow or become narrow road, river:

se rétrécir

to grow or become narrow valley:

se resserrer

to have narrow eyes

avoir des petits yeux

he is narrow across the shoulders, his shoulders are narrow

il est étroit d'épaules

2. narrow (in scope):

narrow range, choice

restreint

narrow issue, field, boundaries, group, sense, definition

étroit

narrow vision, life, interests, understanding

limité

narrow views, version

étriqué pej

3. narrow (in degree):

narrow majority, margin

faible

to have a narrow lead

avoir une légère avance

to suffer a narrow defeat

perdre de justesse

to win a narrow victory

gagner de justesse

to win by the narrowest of margins

gagner d'une extrême justesse

to have a narrow escape or a narrow squeak inf Brit

l'échapper belle

that was a narrow squeak inf! Brit

on l'a échappé belle!

4. narrow (in size, shape):

narrow shoes, jacket, dress, skirt, trousers

étroit

5. narrow LING:

narrow vowel

tendu

narrow transcription

phonétique

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

1. narrow (limit):

narrow choice, range, field, options

limiter (to à)

narrow sense, definition

restreindre (to à)

2. narrow (reduce):

narrow gap, deficit, margin

réduire (from de, to à)

Elliott has narrowed the gap (in race, poll)

Elliott a réduit l'écart

3. narrow (reduce breadth of):

narrow road, path, arteries

rétrécir

to narrow one's eyes

plisser les yeux

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

1. narrow (in breadth):

narrow street, lake, corridor:

se rétrécir

narrow valley, arteries:

se resserrer

the road narrowed to a track

la route se rétrécissait au point de devenir un chemin

her eyes narrowed

elle plissait les yeux

2. narrow (fall off):

narrow gap, deficit, margin, lead:

se réduire (to à)

3. narrow (in scope):

narrow choice:

se limiter (to à)

V.narrowing ADJ

narrowing street, channel, passage

qui se rétrécit

narrowing gap, deficit, field

qui se réduit

VI.narrow [Brit ˈnarəʊ, Am ˈnɛroʊ]

the straight and narrow

le droit chemin

to keep to/wander from the straight and narrow

rester dans le/s'écarter du droit chemin

I.narrow down VB [Brit ˈnarəʊ -, Am ˈnɛroʊ -] investigation, search (narrow [sth] down, narrow down [sth])

narrow down numbers, list, choice

réduire (to à)

narrow down investigation, research

limiter (to à)

narrow gauge N

narrow gauge

voie f étroite

narrow-mindedness [Brit ˌnarəʊˈmʌɪndɪdnəs, Am ˌnɛroʊˈmaɪndədnəs] N pej

narrow-mindedness

étroitesse f d'esprit

narrow-minded [Brit narəʊˈmʌɪndɪd, Am ˌnɛroʊˈmaɪndəd] ADJ pej

narrow-minded

borné

to be narrow-minded about

avoir des vues étroites sur

narrow-gauge railway N

narrow-gauge railway

chemin m de fer à voie étroite

narrow-gauge engine N

narrow-gauge engine

locomotive f pour voie étroite

Translations for narrows in the French»English Dictionary

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goulet (de port)

narrows pl

‘attention! chaussée rétrécie’

‘warning! road narrows’

borné (bornée) personne

narrow-minded

borné (bornée) esprit, existence

narrow

narrows in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for narrows in the English»French Dictionary

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

narrow

étroit(e)

narrow victory

de justesse

to have a narrow escape

l'échapper belle

to have a narrow mind

avoir l'esprit étroit

II.narrow [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] VB intr

1. narrow (become narrow):

narrow

se rétrécir

2. narrow fig gap:

narrow

se réduire

III.narrow [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] VB trans

1. narrow (make narrow):

narrow

rétrécir

2. narrow fig:

narrow gap

réduire

narrow possibilities

limiter

narrow-minded ADJ

narrow-minded person

à l'esprit étroit

narrow-minded opinions, views

étroit(e)

I.narrow down VB trans

narrow down activities

limiter

narrow down choices, possibilities

restreindre

narrow down candidates

réduire le nombre de

II.narrow down VB intr

narrow down

se réduire

to narrow down to sth

se limiter à qc

Translations for narrows in the French»English Dictionary

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franchouillard(e)

narrow-mindedly French

étriqué(e) mentalité

narrow

beauf

narrow-minded Frenchman

borné(e) personne

narrow-minded

regarder qc par le petit bout de la lorgnette

to have a very narrow view of sth

se resserrer

to narrow

le droit chemin

the straight and narrow

narrows Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to narrow down to sth

se limiter à qc

to have a narrow escape

l'échapper belle

to have a narrow mind

avoir l'esprit étroit

to win by a narrow margin

gagner de justesse

to have a narrow escape

l'échapper belle

a narrow range of products

une gamme limitée de produits

to wander from the straight and narrow

s'égarer du droit chemin

the road is so narrow that ...

l'étroitesse du chemin est telle ...

to slip through a narrow passage

se faufiler dans un passage étroit

to have a very narrow view of sth

regarder qc par le petit bout de la lorgnette

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That narrows the company's co-branding possibilities, but it also reduces its risk.

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The orgasmic platform is brought about through the swelling of the bulbus vestibuli that narrows the vestibulum.

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To the south the island narrows to an isthmus, connecting to a peninsula on which the lighthouse stands.

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These papers are then presented to a topic selection committee which rewords each topic and eventually narrows down the number of topics to five topics.

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The carapace is waisted, meaning that it narrows in front of the pelvis.

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The muscular pharynx is bulbous and narrows to the posterior; it contains the hook-shaped radula.

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As the angle approaches /2, the base of the isosceles triangle narrows, and lengths "r" and "s" overlap less and less.

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If this forward slipping narrows the canal sufficiently, and impinges on the contents of the spinal column, it is spinal stenosis by definition.

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In an aspirator, fluid (liquid or gaseous) flows through a tube which then narrows.

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This significantly narrows the gap between the attack, midfield and defence (usually, the latter is forced to push up).

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