narrow

stretto

Con poca distanza tra i due lati.

In inglese semplice: Having little space between its sides.

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

Sinonimi: thin

Contrari: wide, broad

Espressioni comuni: narrow road, narrow gap, narrow street

limitato, ristretto

Che comprende pochi argomenti, attività o possibilità.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: limited, restricted

Contrari: broad, wide

Espressioni comuni: narrow range, narrow focus, narrow interests

di misura, risicato

Con pochissima differenza tra successo e insuccesso, o tra due quantità.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: slight, small

Espressioni comuni: narrow escape, narrow victory, narrow margin

restrittivo, rigido

Che lascia pochissima libertà nel modo di interpretare o fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: restrictive, strict

Contrari: liberal, flexible

Espressioni comuni: narrow interpretation, narrow definition, narrow reading

restringere, limitare

Ridurre l’ambito o la varietà di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: narrow something down to something (We narrowed the list down to three names.)

Sinonimi: limit, restrict, reduce

Contrari: broaden, expand

Espressioni comuni: narrow the search, narrow the options, narrow something down

restringersi, restringere

Diventare meno largo o rendere qualcosa meno largo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: contract

Contrari: widen

Espressioni comuni: narrow the gap, narrow the opening, narrow a road

socchiudere gli occhi

Chiudere parzialmente gli occhi, spesso per rabbia, sospetto o per guardare con attenzione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: squint

Espressioni comuni: narrow your eyes, narrow one's eyes

stretto

Passaggio stretto d’acqua tra zone più ampie di un fiume, lago o mare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: strait, channel

Espressioni comuni: a rocky narrow, a tidal narrow