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narrow: I. adjective and adverb II. intransitive verb III. transitive verb
narrow-minded: adjective and adverb

I . narrow <-er, -est> [ˈnæroʊ, Brit -rəʊ] ADJ

1. narrow path, street:

narrow

estreito(-a)

2. narrow margin:

narrow

apertado(-a)

narrow

limitado(-a)

to be a narrow escape

escapar por pouco

II . narrow [ˈnæroʊ, Brit -rəʊ] VB intr

1. narrow:

narrow

narrow gap

2. narrow field:

narrow

III . narrow [ˈnæroʊ, Brit -rəʊ] VB trans

to narrow sth down (to sth)

reduzir a. c. para a. c.

narrow-minded ADJ

narrow-minded

bitolado(-a)

narrow-minded

tacanho(-a)

Usage examples with narrow

narrow [or tight] margin

a narrow/large majority POL

uma pequena/grande maioria

to be a narrow escape

escapar por pouco

to have a narrow escape

escapar por pouco

to narrow sth down (to sth)

reduzir a. c. para a. c.

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All stilt houses had a few narrow windows and only one door in the front, then the inside was darker than the other stilt houses. en.wikipedia.org

The mine has the form of a moderate, irregular, oblong, transparent blotch mine which starts as a very long, narrow gallery. en.wikipedia.org

By 1920 the ground was still quite basic, with a narrow grandstand on the southern touchline and a cycle track around the pitch. en.wikipedia.org

Under the government's cover, outrageous financial manipulations were performed that enriched a narrow group of individuals at key positions of business and government. en.wikipedia.org

The hair is short, fine and glossy, and the hooves are narrow and pointed. en.wikipedia.org

It has simple, narrow, oblong, dark green leaves of 715 cm long, with a whitish underside. en.wikipedia.org

They begin in spinning chairs and must then ride a tricycle across a narrow path over a pool of cold water. en.wikipedia.org

An adjacent room is the senior officers's wardroom, which was one long table in a narrow room called "the bowling alley," but is even nicer. www.cnet.com

In order to cut costs, the publishers decided to use small print and narrow margins. en.wikipedia.org

This is the velocity with which the mean wave energy is transported horizontally in a narrow-band wave field. en.wikipedia.org

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