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I. eng <enger, am engsten> [ɛŋ] ADJ

1. eng (schmal):

eng
narrow

2. eng (knapp sitzend):

eng
tight [or close-fitting]
etw ist [jdm] zu eng
sth is too tight for sb

3. eng (beengt):

eng
cramped
bei jdm ist es sehr eng
sb's home/room is very cramped

4. eng (beschränkt):

eng
narrow
eng
restricted

5. eng (wenig Zwischenraum habend):

eng
close together pred

6. eng (intim):

eng
close

7. eng (eingeschränkt):

eng
limited
eng
restricted
im engeren Sinn
in the stricter sense
in die engere Wahl kommen
to get on to the short-list
in die engere Wahl kommen
to be short-listed
die Hochzeit fand in engem Familienkreis statt
the wedding was attended by close relatives only

Phrases:

es wird eng [für jdn] inf
sb faces problems

II. eng <enger, am engsten> [ɛŋ] ADV

1. eng (knapp):

eng
closely
eng anliegen [o. sitzen]
to fit closely
ein eng anliegendes Kleid
a close-fitting dress
eine eng anliegende Hose
very tight trousers
[jdm] etw enger machen Kleidungsstück
to take sth in [for sb]

2. eng (dicht):

eng
densely
eng bedruckt
closely [or densely] printed
eng beschrieben
closely written
eng nebeneinander
right next to each other
eng nebeneinander-/beisammen-/zusammenstehen
to stand close to each other

3. eng (intim):

eng
closely
eng befreundet sein
to be close friends

4. eng (akribisch):

eng
narrowly
etwas zu eng sehen
to take too narrow a view of sth
du siehst das zu eng
there's more to it than that

eng be·druckt, eng·be·druckt ADJ attr

eng bedruckt
closely [or densely] printed

eng be·druckt ADJ pred

eng bedruckt
closely [or densely] printed
die Seiten dieses Buchs sind sehr eng bedruckt
the pages in this book are very closely printed

eng be·freun·det, eng·be·freun·det ADJ attr

die beiden eng befreundeten Schauspieler
the two actors who are/were close friends

eng be·freun·det ADJ pred

eng befreundet sein
to be close friends
mit jdm eng befreundet sein
to be close [or very good] friends with sb
mit jdm eng befreundet sein
to be thick with sb inf

eng be·freun·det ADJ pred

eng befreundet sein
to be close friends
mit jdm eng befreundet sein
to be close [or very good] friends with sb
mit jdm eng befreundet sein
to be thick with sb inf

eng be·druckt ADJ pred

eng bedruckt
closely [or densely] printed
die Seiten dieses Buchs sind sehr eng bedruckt
the pages in this book are very closely printed

eng abgegrenzte Geldmenge phrase INV-FIN

eng abgegrenzte Geldmenge
narrow money
eng abgegrenzte Geldmenge
narrowly defined money supply
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