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I. nar·row <-er, -est [or more narrow, most narrow]> [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] ADJ

1. narrow (thin):

narrow
eng <enger, am engsten>
narrow
schmal <schmaler, am schmalsten>
a narrow bridge
eine schmale Brücke
a narrow passageway
ein enger Durchgang
a narrow slit
ein schmaler Schlitz

2. narrow pej (limited):

narrow
engstirnig pej
narrow
beschränkt
to have a narrow mind
engstirnig sein
to have a narrow mind
einen beschränkten geistigen Horizont haben
narrow market
umsatzschwacher Markt
narrow thought
engstirniges Denken

3. narrow (small):

narrow
eng <enger, am engsten>
narrow
knapp <knapper, am knapp(e)sten>
prices today stayed within a narrow range
es gab heute nur geringfügige Preisabweichungen
to win an election by a narrow margin
eine Wahl mit einem knappen Vorsprung gewinnen

II. nar·row [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] VB intr

narrow
enger werden
narrow
sich acc verengen
narrow fig gap, difference
sich acc schließen [o. verringern]
the road narrows here
hier verengt sich die Straße

III. nar·row [ˈnærəʊ, Am ˈneroʊ] VB trans

to narrow sth
etw verengen
to narrow sth fig
etw beschränken [o. begrenzen]
he narrowed his eyes in suspicion
er kniff argwöhnisch die Augen zusammen
to narrow the focus of an investigation
die Ermittlungen konzentrieren

narrow down VB trans

to narrow down ⇆ sth
etw beschränken [o. einschränken]
to narrow down the list of candidates
die Zahl der Anwärter beschränken

ˈnar·row boat N NAUT

narrow boat
Kahn m <-(e)s, Käh·ne>

ˈnar·row gauge N

narrow gauge
Schmalspur f <-> kein pl

nar·row-ˈmind·ed ADJ

narrow-minded
engstirnig
a narrow-minded bigot
ein engstirniger, voreingenommener Mensch
narrow-minded opinions/views
engstirnige Meinungen/Ansichten

nar·row-mind·ed·ness [-ˈmaɪndɪdnəs] N no pl

narrow-mindedness
Engstirnigkeit f <->

narrow tube N

narrow tube
enge Röhre

narrow money N INV-FIN

narrow money
eng abgegrenzte Geldmenge f

narrow lane INFRASTR

narrow lane
schmaler Fahrstreifen

narrow a gap

narrow a gap
eine Kluft verengen
Present
Inarrow
younarrow
he/she/itnarrows
wenarrow
younarrow
theynarrow
Past
Inarrowed
younarrowed
he/she/itnarrowed
wenarrowed
younarrowed
theynarrowed
Present Perfect
Ihavenarrowed
youhavenarrowed
he/she/ithasnarrowed
wehavenarrowed
youhavenarrowed
theyhavenarrowed
Past Perfect
Ihadnarrowed
youhadnarrowed
he/she/ithadnarrowed
wehadnarrowed
youhadnarrowed
theyhadnarrowed
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