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1 narrowing
narrowing ['nærəʊɪŋ](b) (becoming narrow) qui se resserre, qui se rétrécit -
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3 pear
[peə](a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) (de) poire -
4 narrow
B adj1 ( in breadth) [street, valley, gap, vase, room, bridge, face] étroit ; to grow ou become narrow [road, river] se rétrécir ; [valley] se resserrer ; to have narrow eyes avoir des petits yeux ; he is narrow across the shoulders, his shoulders are narrow il est étroit d'épaules ;2 ( in scope) [range, choice] restreint ; [issue, field, boundaries, group, sense, definition] étroit ; [vision, life, interests, understanding] limité ; [views, version] étriqué pej ;3 ( in degree) [majority, margin] faible (before n) ; to have a narrow lead avoir une légère avance ; to suffer a narrow defeat perdre de justesse ; to win a narrow victory gagner de justesse ; to win by the narrowest of margins gagner d'une extrême justesse ; to have a narrow escape ou a narrow squeak ○ GB l'échapper belle ; that was a narrow squeak ○ ! GB on l'a échappé belle! ;4 (in size, shape) [shoes, jacket, dress, skirt, trousers] étroit ;C vtr1 ( limit) limiter [choice, range, field, options] (to à) ; restreindre [sense, definition] (to à) ;2 ( reduce) réduire [gap, deficit, margin] (from de ; to à) ; Elliott has narrowed the gap (in race, poll) Elliott a réduit l'écart ;D vi1 ( in breadth) [street, lake, corridor] se rétrécir ; [valley, arteries] se resserrer ; the road narrowed to a track la route se rétrécissait au point de devenir un chemin ; her eyes narrowed elle plissait les yeux ;2 ( fall off) [gap, deficit, margin, lead] se réduire (to à) ;3 ( in scope) [choice] se limiter (to à).E narrowing pres p adj [street, channel, passage] qui se rétrécit ; [gap, deficit, field] qui se réduit.the straight and narrow le droit chemin ; to keep to/wander from the straight and narrow rester dans le/s'écarter du droit chemin.■ narrow down: [investigation, search] se limiter (to à) ; [field of contestants, suspects] se réduire (to à) ;▶ narrow [sth] down, narrow down [sth] réduire [numbers, list, choice] (to à) ; limiter [investigation, research] (to à).
См. также в других словарях:
Narrowing — Nar row*ing, n. 1. The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent. [1913 Webster] 2. The part of a stocking which is narrowed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Narrowing — Narrow Nar row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Narrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Narrowing}.] [AS. nearwian.] 1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] 2. To contract … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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narrowing — susiaurėjimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. constriction; narrowing; waist vok. Einengung, f; Einschnürung, f; Verengerung, f rus. сужение, n pranc. constriction, f; pincement, m; rétrécissement, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
narrowing — См. Bedeutungsverschiebung … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
narrowing — Synonyms and related words: abbreviation, astriction, astringency, ban, bar, barring, blockade, bottleneck, boycott, cervix, circumscription, coarctation, compactedness, compaction, compression, compressure, concentration, condensation, confining … Moby Thesaurus
narrowing — Смотри Пережим … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
narrowing — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shortening, restricting, lessening; see abbreviation 2 , contraction 1 , reduction 1 … English dictionary for students
narrowing — nar·row || nærəʊ v. make narrow, limit, restrict; contract, lessen in width, taper adj. tight, strait; reduced; narrow minded; not wide n. narrow place (valley, mountain pass, etc.); narrow passage … English contemporary dictionary