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narrow



estreito
estreito


Definições

inglês > português
narrow
     1. Adjetivo. estreito
     2. Adjetivo. rígido, inflexível
inglês > inglês
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. n. (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
português > inglês
estreito
     1. adj. narrow (having a small width)
           A rua é muito estreita para camiões. - The street is too narrow for lorries.
     2. adj. close#Etymology_2 (of a relationship or connection)
           Eu me liguei a ele por meio de uma estreita amizade. - I am bound to him by a close friendship.
     3. n-m. (geography) strait
     4. v. verb form of estreitar

Pronúncia

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Exemplos

The street behind my house is too narrow for delivery trucks.
    A rua atrás da minha casa é muito estreita para caminhões de entrega.
The gate is too narrow for a car.
    O portão é estreito demais para um carro.
The road is too narrow for cars.
    O caminho é demasiado estreito para carros.



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