narrow

schmal, eng

Mit wenig Abstand zwischen den beiden Seiten.

In einfachem Englisch: Having little space between its sides.

• The road is narrow.
• We walked through the narrow streets.
• This doorway is too narrow for the sofa.

Synonyme: thin

Gegenteile: wide, broad

Häufige Wendungen: narrow road, narrow gap, narrow street

begrenzt, eng

Nur wenige Themen, Tätigkeiten oder Möglichkeiten umfassend.

In einfachem Englisch: Covering only a small range of subjects, activities, or possibilities.

• He has a narrow range of interests.
• The study had a very narrow focus.
• Her knowledge is deep but narrow.

Synonyme: limited, restricted

Gegenteile: broad, wide

Häufige Wendungen: narrow range, narrow focus, narrow interests

knapp

Mit nur wenig Unterschied zwischen Erfolg und Misserfolg oder zwischen zwei Mengen.

In einfachem Englisch: Involving only a small difference between success and failure, or between two amounts.

• We had a narrow escape.
• The team celebrated a narrow victory.
• She won the election by a narrow margin.

Synonyme: slight, small

Häufige Wendungen: narrow escape, narrow victory, narrow margin

restriktiv, eng

Sehr wenig Freiheit bei der Auslegung oder Durchführung von etwas zulassend.

In einfachem Englisch: Allowing very little freedom in how something is understood or done.

• The judge used a narrow interpretation.
• Such a narrow definition excludes many families.
• A narrow reading of the rules left no room for exceptions.

Synonyme: restrictive, strict

Gegenteile: liberal, flexible

Häufige Wendungen: narrow interpretation, narrow definition, narrow reading

eingrenzen, einschränken

Den Bereich oder die Auswahl von etwas kleiner machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make the range or area of something smaller.

• We need to narrow our search.
• She narrowed her choices to two courses.
• Can you narrow down the possible causes?

So benutzt man es: narrow something down to something (We narrowed the list down to three names.)

Synonyme: limit, restrict, reduce

Gegenteile: broaden, expand

Häufige Wendungen: narrow the search, narrow the options, narrow something down

enger werden, verengen

Weniger breit werden oder etwas weniger breit machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To become less wide, or make something less wide.

• The road narrows here.
• They narrowed the entrance to keep cars out.
• The river gradually narrows as you travel upstream.

Synonyme: contract

Gegenteile: widen

Häufige Wendungen: narrow the gap, narrow the opening, narrow a road

die Augen zusammenkneifen

Die Augen teilweise schließen, oft aus Ärger, Misstrauen oder um genau hinzusehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To partly close your eyes, often because you are angry, suspicious, or looking carefully.

• He narrowed his eyes.
• She narrowed her eyes at my explanation.
• His eyes narrowed when he noticed the missing money.

So benutzt man es: narrow one's eyes at someone/something (She narrowed her eyes at the stranger.)

Synonyme: squint

Häufige Wendungen: narrow your eyes, narrow one's eyes

Meerenge, Engstelle

Ein schmaler Wasserdurchgang zwischen breiteren Bereichen eines Flusses, Sees oder Meeres.

In einfachem Englisch: A thin passage of water between wider areas of a river, lake, or sea.

• The boat entered a narrow between two islands.
• Strong currents flow through the narrows.
• Ships waited outside the narrows until the tide changed.

Synonyme: strait, channel

Häufige Wendungen: a rocky narrow, a tidal narrow