narrow
gb/nˈɛɹoʊ/ us/nˈɛɹoʊ/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 1800
keskeny, szűkül, szűkít, szűklátókörű, korlátolt, szoros, földszoros, keskeny földsáv
A2
1
keskeny
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'narrow' with 'thin'. 'Thin' usually describes thickness, while 'narrow' describes width from side to side.
Maana
small in width
Miunganiko ya maneno
narrow street
|narrow path
|narrow escape
|narrow corridor
|narrow passage
Visawe
slim (Suggests thinness, often used for objects or people, sometimes with a positive connotation.)
|
thin (General term for having little thickness; can refer to width in some contexts.)
Vinyume
wide (Describes something with a large distance from side to side.)
|
broad (Similar to 'wide', often used for roads, shoulders, or expanses.)
Mada
measurement
|description
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Not wide; having little space from side to side.
Having a small distance from one side to the other compared to length or height.
KITENZI
B1
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The road will narrow ahead.
Előrébb szűkül az út.
We narrow the choices to two.
Két lehetőségre szűkítjük a választást.
The river narrows here.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may forget that 'narrow down' is common when talking about reducing options, and just say 'narrow' instead.
Maana
make or become smaller in width/scope
Miunganiko ya maneno
narrow down
|narrow gap
|narrow focus
Visawe
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.)
Vinyume
widen (To make something larger in width or scope.)
|
broaden (To increase the range, scope, or width of something.)
Mada
change
|decision making
|core_vocabulary
|space
Ufafanuzi
To make something smaller in size or range; to become smaller.
To reduce or become reduced in width, range, or extent.
B2
3
szűklátókörű
B2
korlátolt
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He has a narrow mind.
Szűklátókörű.
She is narrow about new ideas.
Szűklátókörű az új ötletekkel kapcsolatban.
Do not be narrow when you listen.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse this sense with physical narrowness. Context about ideas or attitudes is key.
Maana
limited in interests/views
Miunganiko ya maneno
narrow view
|narrow mind
|narrow perspective
Visawe
close-minded (Directly emphasizes refusal to consider different ideas.)
|
limited (General term for having a small range of ability, knowledge, or openness.)
Vinyume
open-minded (Willing to consider new and different ideas.)
|
broad-minded (Tolerant and willing to accept many different opinions or behaviors.)
Mada
personality
|social
|core_vocabulary
|education
Ufafanuzi
Not willing to accept different ideas or ways; not open-minded.
Having a limited range of interests, knowledge, or tolerance.
NOMINO
C1
4
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
We walk across the narrow between lakes.
Átsétálunk a tavak közötti földszoroson.
The boat goes through the narrow.
A hajó áthalad a szoroson.
Maana
small strip of land/water
Miunganiko ya maneno
sea narrow
Visawe
strait (Specifically refers to a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large areas of water.)
Mada
geography
|nature
|space
|travel
Ufafanuzi
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.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
narrow
IPA
GB/nˈɛɹoʊ/
US/nˈɛɹoʊ/
Silabi na mkazo
nar - row (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (nar)
Maumbo ya neno
Adjective
- Base: narrow
- Comparative: narrower
- Superlative: narrowest
Verb
- Base: narrow
- 3rd Person Singular: narrows
- Present Participle: narrowing
- Past: narrowed
Familia ya neno
Semi
a narrow escape
1/ə nˈɛɹoʊ ɪskˈeɪp/
fixed phrase
almost avoiding danger/harm
When someone almost has an accident or bad thing happen but avoids it just in time.
Mifano
- It was a narrow escape when the tree fell just behind us.
- She had a narrow escape from injury in the crash.
narrow down
1/nˈɛɹoʊ dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
reduce number of choices
To make a list or group smaller by removing things that are not needed.
Mifano
- We need to narrow down our options before deciding.
- The police narrowed down the list of suspects to two men.
narrow margin
1/nˈɛɹoʊ mˈɑɹd͡ʒən/
fixed phrase
very small difference in result/amount
A result that is only just different from another result; not by much.
Mifano
- They won by a narrow margin of two votes.
- The team lost by a narrow margin.