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narrow

Pronunciation: /ˈnærəʊ/

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German translation of narrow

A. adj.

  • 1 schmal; schmal geschnitten [Rock, Hose, Ärmel usw.]; eng [Tal, Gasse]
  • 2 (limited) eng; begrenzt [Auswahl]
  • 3 knapp [Sieg, Mehrheit] have a narrow escape = mit knapper Not entkommen (from) (Dat.)

B. v.i.

  • sich verschmälern; [Tal] sich verengen

C. v.t.

Phrasal verbs

narrow ˈdown

v.t. einengen (to auf) (+ Akk.)

narrow in other Oxford dictionaries

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