New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: blow down · bow down · chow down · draw down · mark down · mow down · nail down · narrowboat · narrowed · pare down

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TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVEcúngaigh verb c m u → see narrow

narrow

1 adjective in widthcaol adj1 c m ucúng adj c m ua narrow line líne chaola narrow road bóthar cúng 2 adjective in scopeteoranta adj3 c m ucúng adj c m uto have a narrow mind bheith caolaigeanta, bheith cúngaigeanta

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3 adjective escape, margin, etcbeag adj c m uar éigean c m uar inn ar éigeanthe motion was passed by a narrow majority glacadh leis an rún le tromlach beagwe had a narrow escape ar éigean a d'éirigh linn éalú, ar inn ar ea a thángamar slán, ní raibh ann ach gur thugamar na cosa linn, dóbair dúinnthey won by the narrowest of margins ar éigean Dé a bhuaigh siad, bhuaigh siad leis an bhfarasbarr is lú 4 verb become/make less wide INTRANSITIVE & TRANSITIVEcaolaigh verb c m ucúngaigh verb c m u 5 verb gap, differences, margin, etc

TRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb c m uto narrow the gap an bhearna a laghdú, an bhearna a ghiorrú

INTRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb c m u

6 (also narrow down) verb make/become more restricted, focused

TRANSITIVEcúngaigh verb c m ulaghdaigh verb c m uto narrow the choice an rogha a laghdú, an rogha a theorannúto narrow down a search to an area cuardach a dhíriú ar cheantar ar leith

INTRANSITIVEcúngaigh verb c m ulaghdaigh verb c m uour options are narrowing ag dul i laghad atá na roghanna againn

phrases

to have a narrow shave

(also

to have a narrow squeak

) informalna haenna a thabhairt leat ar éigeanteacht slán ar inn ar éigeanimeacht idir cleith agus ursain

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to narrow down a search to an area cuardach a dhíriú ar cheantar ar leith

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narrow down

narrow

to have a narrow shave

to have a narrow squeak

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