Schemat użycia:
a narrow [street/road/path]
The car could barely fit down the narrow street.
Az autó alig fért el a keskeny utcán.
We crossed a narrow bridge over the river.
Átkeltünk egy keskeny hídon a folyó felett.
The hallway was too narrow for two people to walk side by side.
Przykłady dla uczących się
The road is very narrow.
Az út nagyon keskeny.
I walk on a narrow path.
Egy keskeny ösvényen sétálok.
This table is long and narrow.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'narrow' with 'thin'. 'Thin' usually describes thickness, while 'narrow' describes width from side to side.
Kolokacje
narrow street
|narrow path
|narrow escape
|narrow corridor
|narrow passage
Synonimy
slim (Suggests thinness, often used for objects or people, sometimes with a positive connotation.)
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thin (General term for having little thickness; can refer to width in some contexts.)
Antonimy
wide (Describes something with a large distance from side to side.)
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broad (Similar to 'wide', often used for roads, shoulders, or expanses.)
Tematy
measurement
|description
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
Not wide; having little space from side to side.
Having a small distance from one side to the other compared to length or height.
Schemat użycia:
to narrow [something] down to [options/choices]
The path narrows as you go up the hill.
Az ösvény egyre szűkül, ahogy felfelé mész a dombon.
We need to narrow the list of candidates to three.
Háromra kell szűkítenünk a jelöltek listáját.
The river narrows before it reaches the falls.
Przykłady dla uczących się
The road will narrow ahead.
Előrébb szűkül az út.
We narrow the choices to two.
Két lehetőségre szűkítjük a választást.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may forget that 'narrow down' is common when talking about reducing options, and just say 'narrow' instead.
Znaczenie
make or become smaller in width/scope
Kolokacje
narrow down
|narrow gap
|narrow focus
Synonimy
tighten (Can mean making something more limited or strict, not just physically smaller.)
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reduce (A general term for making something less in amount, size, or scope.)
Antonimy
widen (To make something larger in width or scope.)
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broaden (To increase the range, scope, or width of something.)
Tematy
change
|decision making
|core_vocabulary
|space
Definicja
To make something smaller in size or range; to become smaller.
To reduce or become reduced in width, range, or extent.
Schemat użycia:
a narrow [mind/view/perspective]
He has a narrow view of what success means.
Szűklátókörűen gondolkodik arról, hogy mit jelent a siker.
Her thinking is too narrow for this creative project.
A gondolkodása túl szűklátókörű ehhez a kreatív projekthez.
We should avoid being narrow in our judgments.
Przykłady dla uczących się
He has a narrow mind.
Szűklátókörű.
She is narrow about new ideas.
Szűklátókörű az új ötletekkel kapcsolatban.
Do not be narrow when you listen.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may confuse this sense with physical narrowness. Context about ideas or attitudes is key.
Znaczenie
limited in interests/views
Kolokacje
narrow view
|narrow mind
|narrow perspective
Synonimy
close-minded (Directly emphasizes refusal to consider different ideas.)
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limited (General term for having a small range of ability, knowledge, or openness.)
Antonimy
open-minded (Willing to consider new and different ideas.)
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broad-minded (Tolerant and willing to accept many different opinions or behaviors.)
Tematy
personality
|social
|core_vocabulary
|education
Definicja
Not willing to accept different ideas or ways; not open-minded.
Having a limited range of interests, knowledge, or tolerance.
Ships passed through the narrow between the two islands.
A hajók áthaladtak a két sziget közötti szoroson.
They camped on a narrow of land by the lake.
A tó mellett egy keskeny földsávon táboroztak.
Przykłady dla uczących się
We walk across the narrow between lakes.
Átsétálunk a tavak közötti földszoroson.
The boat goes through the narrow.
A hajó áthalad a szoroson.
Znaczenie
small strip of land/water
Synonimy
strait (Specifically refers to a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large areas of water.)
Tematy
geography
|nature
|space
|travel
Definicja
A thin piece of land or water between bigger areas.
A place where land or water is much narrower than usual between two larger areas.