narrow

estrecho

Con poca distancia entre sus lados.

En inglés sencillo: Having little space between its sides.

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

Sinónimos: thin

Antónimos: wide, broad

Expresiones frecuentes: narrow road, narrow gap, narrow street

limitado, reducido

Que abarca pocos temas, actividades o posibilidades.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: limited, restricted

Antónimos: broad, wide

Expresiones frecuentes: narrow range, narrow focus, narrow interests

ajustado, estrecho

Con muy poca diferencia entre el éxito y el fracaso, o entre dos cantidades.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: slight, small

Expresiones frecuentes: narrow escape, narrow victory, narrow margin

restrictivo, estricto

Que deja muy poca libertad para interpretar o hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: restrictive, strict

Antónimos: liberal, flexible

Expresiones frecuentes: narrow interpretation, narrow definition, narrow reading

reducir, limitar

Reducir el ámbito o la variedad de algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: narrow something down to something (We narrowed the list down to three names.)

Sinónimos: limit, restrict, reduce

Antónimos: broaden, expand

Expresiones frecuentes: narrow the search, narrow the options, narrow something down

estrecharse, estrechar

Hacerse menos ancho o hacer que algo sea menos ancho.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: contract

Antónimos: widen

Expresiones frecuentes: narrow the gap, narrow the opening, narrow a road

entrecerrar los ojos

Cerrar los ojos parcialmente, a menudo por enfado, desconfianza o para mirar con atención.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: narrow one's eyes at someone/something (She narrowed her eyes at the stranger.)

Sinónimos: squint

Expresiones frecuentes: narrow your eyes, narrow one's eyes

estrecho

Paso estrecho de agua entre zonas más anchas de un río, lago o mar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: strait, channel

Expresiones frecuentes: a rocky narrow, a tidal narrow