Das englische Wort für eng ist
narrow

Englische Definition

eng
1. adj. narrow, tight
enge Freunde. - close friends.

Übersetzungen für eng und ihre Definitionen

narrow
1. Adjektiv:
2. [1] von geringer Breite
[1] We cross a narrow bridge.
Wir überqueren eine schmale Brücke.

narrow
1. adj. Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
a narrow hallway
2. adj. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
3. adj. (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
a narrow interpretation
4. adj. Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
a narrow mind
narrow views
5. adj. Having a small margin or degree.
a narrow escape
The Republicans won by a narrow majority.
6. adj. (dated) Limited as to means; straitened
narrow circumstances
7. adj. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
8. adj. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
9. adj. (phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
10. v. To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
We need to narrow the search.
11. v. (intransitive) To get narrower.
The road narrows.
12. v. (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.
She wagged her finger in his face, and her eyes narrowed.
13. v. (knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
14. subst. (chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
the Narrows of New York harbor

closely
1. Adverb:
2. [1] Raum oder Zeit betreffend: nah zusammen
3. [2] genau, sorgfältig, ordentlich, mit Sorgfalt
[1] He left the room, closely followed by his wife.
Er verließ den Raum, dicht gefolgt von seiner Frau.
[2] The movement of information across the border was closely regulated.
Der Informationsfluss über die Grenz war genau geregelt.

closely
1. adv. In a close manner.
Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.
The borderline between East and West Berlin was very closely guarded.
The chairs are too closely spaced; could you move them apart?
2. adv. (obsolete) secretly; privately

narrowly
1. eng

narrowly
1. adv. In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
They regarded the new idea rather narrowly.
2. adv. By a narrow margin; closely.
They narrowly escaped collision.

pokey

pokey

pokey
1. adj. (of a room, house) of small volume, cramped
2. adj. (slang) slow
3. adj. (slang) fast
4. subst. (slang) prison.

tight
1. Adjektiv:
2. [1] eng, fest (im Sinne von festsitzen, nicht bewegen können)
3. [2] nicht passen (zu eng sein, zum Beispiel Schuhe)
4. [3] eng (im Sinne von streng, zum Beispiel strenge Kontrollen)
5. [4] dicht sein, nicht lecken (zum Beispiel ein Schiff)
6. [5] undurchdringlich, dicht (zum Beispiel für Wasser)
7. [6] eng arrangiert, eng beieinander (zum Beispiel in einer Menge oder zeitlich)
8. [7] eng (im Sinn von einem knappem Ausgang (im Rennen))
9. [8] fest angezogen, stramm gezogen (zum Beispiel ein Seil)
10. [9] umgangssprachlich: betrunken
11. [10] umgangssprachlich: geizig
12. [11] jugendsprachlich: dufte, spitze
13. [12] Poker: eine vorsichtige Spielweise habend, nur die sicheren Hände spielend
[1] I can't get the cork out of the bottle - it's too tight.
Ich bekomme den Korken nicht aus der Flasche - er sitzt zu eng.
[2] These shoes are too tight for me.
Diese Schuhe sind zu eng für mich.

tight
1. adj. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
tight cloth; a tight knot
2. adj. Unyielding or firm
tight control on a situation
3. adj. Under high tension.
Make sure to pull the rope tight.
4. adj. (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.
5. adj. (colloquial, figurative) Intimately friendly.
We've grown tighter over the years.
6. adj. (slang) Miserly or frugal.
He's a bit tight with his money.
7. adj. (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.
They flew in a tight formation.
8. adj. Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
a tight coat; My socks are too tight.
9. adj. Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners.
10. adj. Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
11. adj. Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
Their marching band is extremely tight.
12. adj. (sport) Not conceding many goals.
13. adj. (slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
We went drinking and got tight.
14. adj. (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
That is one tight bicycle!
15. adj. (slang)) Mean; unfair; unkind.
16. adj. (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
17. adj. (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
18. adv. Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Make sure the lid is closed tight.
19. adv. Soundly.
Good night, sleep tight.
20. v. (obsolete) To tighten.

sectarian
1. sektiererisch, Sekten-

sectarian
1. adj. Of, or relating to a sect.
We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.
2. adj. Dogmatic or partisan.
3. adj. Parochial or narrow-minded.
4. adj. Bigoted.
5. subst. A member of a sect.
6. subst. A bigot.

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