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Detailed Translations for narrowing from English to French

narrowing:

narrowing [the ~] noun

  1. the narrowing (stricture)
  2. the narrowing (narrow; neck of land; isthmus; stricture)
    le défilé; le détroit; le passage étroit

Translation Matrix for narrowing:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
défilé isthmus; narrow; narrowing; neck of land; stricture ceremony; dress parade; fashion show; march past; parade; procession
détroit isthmus; narrow; narrowing; neck of land; stricture narrowness; passage; sound; strait; stringency; tightness
passage étroit isthmus; narrow; narrowing; neck of land; stricture narrowness; stringency; tightness
rétrécissement narrowing; stricture bottleneck; crimp; narrowing of the road; road narrowing; shrinkage
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- constricting; constrictive; tapered; tapering

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Antonyms for "narrowing":


Related Definitions for "narrowing":

  1. (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom1
  2. becoming gradually narrower1
  3. the act of making something narrower1
  4. an instance of becoming narrow1
  5. a decrease in width1

narrow:

to narrow verb (narrows, narrowed, narrowing)

  1. to narrow
    rétrécir
    • rétrécir verb (rétrécis, rétrécit, rétrécissons, rétrécissez, )

Conjugations for narrow:

present
  1. narrow
  2. narrow
  3. narrows
  4. narrow
  5. narrow
  6. narrow
simple past
  1. narrowed
  2. narrowed
  3. narrowed
  4. narrowed
  5. narrowed
  6. narrowed
present perfect
  1. have narrowed
  2. have narrowed
  3. has narrowed
  4. have narrowed
  5. have narrowed
  6. have narrowed
past continuous
  1. was narrowing
  2. were narrowing
  3. was narrowing
  4. were narrowing
  5. were narrowing
  6. were narrowing
future
  1. shall narrow
  2. will narrow
  3. will narrow
  4. shall narrow
  5. will narrow
  6. will narrow
continuous present
  1. am narrowing
  2. are narrowing
  3. is narrowing
  4. are narrowing
  5. are narrowing
  6. are narrowing
subjunctive
  1. be narrowed
  2. be narrowed
  3. be narrowed
  4. be narrowed
  5. be narrowed
  6. be narrowed
diverse
  1. narrow!
  2. let's narrow!
  3. narrowed
  4. narrowing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

narrow [the ~] noun

  1. the narrow (neck of land; isthmus; narrowing; stricture)
    le défilé; le détroit; le passage étroit

Translation Matrix for narrow:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
défilé isthmus; narrow; narrowing; neck of land; stricture ceremony; dress parade; fashion show; march past; parade; procession
détroit isthmus; narrow; narrowing; neck of land; stricture narrowness; passage; sound; strait; stringency; tightness
passage étroit isthmus; narrow; narrowing; neck of land; stricture narrowness; stringency; tightness
petit baby; bint; child; cub; infant; kid; kiddy; kitten; lass; little child; little girl; little kid; nipper; pup; puppy; small child; small one; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke; young
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
rétrécir narrow constrict; decrease; diminish; dwindle; go down; shrink; sink
- constrict; constringe; contract; nail down; narrow down; peg down; pin down; specialise; specialize; specify
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- minute; narrow-minded
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- narrow down; narrow off
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
limité cramped; narrow; small; tight bordered; finite; limited; restricted; sealed off; superannuated
mesquin narrow; narrow minded a small voice; avaricious; bashfull; bourgeois; confined; cramped; diffident; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; miserly; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; niggardly; niggling; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; pinchy; provincial; small-town; stingy; trifly
petit cramped; narrow; small; tight bashfull; diffident; diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; narrow minded; petty; short; shortish; small; tiny; undersized
petitement cramped; narrow; small; tight a small voice; austere; bashfull; bourgeois; confined; cramped; diffident; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; minuscule; modest; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; narrowly; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; simple; small-town; sober; tiny; unpretentious
pressant cramped; narrow; small; tight awkward; burdensome; difficult; essential; hard; heavy; highly necessary; imperative; massive; necessarily; necessary; oppressing; oppressive; pressing; stiff; stringent; tough; urgent; vital; with haste
restreint cramped; narrow; small; tight bordered; close; close by; close to; finite; limited; narrowly; near; nearby; superannuated
serré cramped; narrow; small; tight against the grain; bashfull; cantankerous; clamped down; clasped; crabbed; crusty; diffident; gruff; grumpy; immovable; inflexible; nagging; narrow minded; narrowly; obstinate; oppressed; petty; pressing; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stringent; stubborn; stuck; sullen; surly; tight; unbending; urgent; wedged
ténu cramped; narrow; small; tight
étouffant cramped; narrow; small; tight close; muggy; musty; stale; stifling; stuffy; suffocating; sultry; sweltering
étouffé cramped; narrow; small; tight faint; subdued
étroit cramped; narrow; small; tight narrow-minded; narrowly; petty; tight
étroit d'esprit narrow; narrow minded
étroitement cramped; narrow; small; tight narrowly; tight

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Related Definitions for "narrow":

  1. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view1
    • narrow opinions1
  2. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination1
    • a narrow scrutiny1
  3. limited in size or scope1
    • the narrow sense of a word1
  4. not wide1
    • a narrow bridge1
    • a narrow line across the page1
  5. very limited in degree1
    • won by a narrow margin1
    • a narrow escape1
  6. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water1
  7. become tight or as if tight1
  8. make or become more narrow or restricted1
    • The selection was narrowed1
    • The road narrowed1
  9. become more focus on an area of activity or field of study1
  10. define clearly1

Wiktionary Translations for narrow:

narrow
verb
  1. to reduce in width or extent
adjective
  1. having a small width
narrow
adjective
  1. Traductions à trier suivant le sens

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
narrow étroit eng — met weinig tussenruimte
narrow étroit schmal — wenig breit

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