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1. n1) вузьке місце; вузький прохід; тіснина; вуличка2) звич. pl мор. вузька протока2. adj1) вузький2) тісний (тж перен.)3) незначний; скрутний4) обмежений; недалекий (про інтелект тощо)5) з невеликою перевагоюto have a narrow escape — ледве врятуватися; чудом уникнути загибелі
6) докладний; точний; старанний, ретельний7) розм. скупий, скнарийnarrow gauge — зал. вузькоколійка
narrow goods — стрічки, тасьма
3. advдокладно; точно4. v2) обмежувати3) тіснити (противника)* * *I n1) вузьке місце ( дороги); вузький прохід; вуличка2) pl; мop. вузька протокаII a1) вузький; тіснийnarrow gauge — зaл. вузька колія
narrow measure — пoлiгp. набір на вузький формат
2) обмежений3) ледь достатній; мінімальний4) вузький, обмежений ( про розум)5) докладний; ретельний, точний6) дiaл., дiaл. скупий7) пpиcл.; = narrowlyIII v1) звужувати; зменшувати; обмежувати; звужуватися; зменшуватися; тіснити2) обмежувати чий-небудь кругозір; сприяти вузькості поглядів -
2 narrow
['nærəu] 1. adj1) вузьки́й2) тісни́й; обме́жений; скрутни́йnarrow circumstances — скрутне́ стано́вище
a narrow majority — незначна́ бі́льшість
narrow victory — перемо́га, що діста́лася з тру́днощами
to have a narrow escape — ле́две уни́кнути небезпе́ки, врятува́тися
3) вузьки́й, обме́жений ( про інтелект тощо)4) докла́дний, то́чний2. vзву́жувати(ся), зме́ншувати(ся)3. n(звич. pl) вузька́ части́на (протоки, міжгір'я тощо)
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