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1 narrowly
adverb (closely; only just: The ball narrowly missed his head.) knepent, med nød og neppeadv. \/ˈnærəʊlɪ\/1) med nød og neppe, så vidt2) nøye, ordentlig3) smalt -
2 escape
i'skeip 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) slippe ut, unnslippe, gå fri2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) slippe unna, unngå3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) unngå oppmerksomhet, ikke huske4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) slippe ut2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) flukt- escapism- escapistflukt--------lekk--------lekkasjeIsubst. \/ɪˈskeɪp\/, \/eˈskeɪp\/1) rømning, flukt2) redning, tilflukt3) ( overført) virkelighetsflukt4) (vann, gass e.l.) lekkasje, utstrømning, uttrengning, avløp, utløp5) ( botanikk) forvillet plante6) reserveutgang, nødutgang, fluktvei7) brannstigebe no escape ikke finnes en utveiescape from reality virkelighetsflukthave a narrow escape (from something) så vidt slippe unna (noe), unnslippe med nød og neppe• that was a narrow escape!make (good) one's escape flykte, slippe bort, rømme redde seg unnathat was a narrow escape det var nære påIIverb \/ɪˈskeɪp\/, \/eˈskeɪp\/1) rømme, komme unna, slippe unna2) (om væske, gass e.l.) renne ut, lekke ut, strømme ut3) unngå, slippe unna4) ( om oppmerksomhet) unngåescape from rømme fra gjøre seg fri fra, redde seg unnaescape out of rømme fra, komme seg ut av -
3 narrow
'nærəu 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) smal, trang2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) knepen, med nød og neppe3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) snever, trangsynt, bornert2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) innsnevre, gjøre/bli smalere- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-mindedliten--------smalne--------snever--------ubetydeligIverb \/ˈnærəʊ\/1) bli trang, bli trangere2) smalne (av\/inn)3) gjøre trangere, gjøre smalere, innsnevre, dra sammen4) minskes, dra seg sammen5) ( ved strikking) ta innnarrow down begrense, innskrenkenarrow into smalne av tilIIadj. \/ˈnærəʊ\/1) smal, trang, snever2) ( overført) knapp, snever, innskrenket, begrenset3) ( om person) trangsynt, snever, innskrenket4) nøye, grundig, inngåendehave a narrow escape unnslippe med nød og neppein narrow circumstances i trange kårnarrow outlook begrenset horisont, snever synskrets, trangsynthetthe narrow seas forklaring: benevnelse på Den engelske kanalen og Irskesjøennarrow transcription ( språkvitenskap) eksakt transkripsjonthat was a narrow escape\/shave\/squeak! ( hverdagslig) det var nære på! -
4 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) med nød og neppe
См. также в других словарях:
Narrowly — Nar row*ly, adv. [AS. nearulice.] 1. With little breadth; in a narrow manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Without much extent; contractedly. [1913 Webster] 3. With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narrowly — (adv.) O.E. nearolice narrowly, closely, strictly; see NARROW (Cf. narrow) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning only by a little is attested from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
narrowly — [adv] just, closely almost, barely, by a hair*, by a whisker*, by narrow margin, carefully, close, nearly, only just, painstakingly, scarcely, scrutinizingly; concepts 544,799 Ant. carelessly, imprecisely … New thesaurus
narrowly — nar|row|ly [ˈnærəuli US rou ] adv 1.) by only a small amount ▪ He was narrowly defeated in the election. ▪ One bullet struck his car, narrowly missing him. ▪ A man narrowly escaped death when a fire broke out in his home on Sunday morning. 2.) in … Dictionary of contemporary English
narrowly — nar|row|ly [ nerouli ] adverb * 1. ) by a very small amount: Three teenagers narrowly escaped death in the accident. narrowly beat/defeat someone: The Trojans narrowly beat the Bruins 21 20. 2. ) in a limited way that does not include many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
narrowly */ — UK [ˈnærəʊlɪ] / US [ˈneroʊlɪ] adverb 1) by a very small amount Three teenagers narrowly escaped death in the crash. narrowly beat/defeat someone: France narrowly beat Germany 2–1 in last night s thrilling final. 2) in a limited way that does not… … English dictionary
narrowly — adverb 1 only by a small amount: We narrowly missed hitting the other car. | The amendment was narrowly defeated. 2 looking at or considering only a small part of something: The law is being interpreted too narrowly. 3 formal in a thorough way,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
narrowly — adverb a) In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude. They regarded the new idea rather narrowly. b) By a narrow margin; closely. There is now such an immense microliterature on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up… … Wiktionary
narrowly — [[t]næ̱roʊli[/t]] ADV: ADV after v If you look at someone narrowly, you look at them in a concentrated way, often because you think they are not giving you full information about something. → See also narrow He grimaced and looked narrowly at his … English dictionary
narrowly — adverb 1) one bullet narrowly missed him Syn: only just, just, barely, scarcely, hardly, by a hair s breadth; informal by a whisker 2) she looked at me narrowly Syn: closely, carefully, searchingly, attentively … Thesaurus of popular words
narrowly — Having a length:breadth ratio between 3:1 and 6:1; if the ratio is more than 6:1 then the shape is described as very narrowly, except in the case of very narrowly oblong which is termed linear … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
