narrow

having a small distance between opposite sides; not wide

estrecho, angosto

Collocations a narrow road/path · narrow shoulders

• The path was so narrow that we had to walk single file.

  El sendero era tan estrecho que tuvimos que caminar en fila india.

having little space for movement; not wide or spacious

estrecho, angosto

Collocations a narrow room/bedroom · narrow corridors

• The bedroom was very narrow and had barely enough space for a bed.

  El dormitorio era muy estrecho y apenas cabía una cama.

having little chance of success; not wide or open

estrecho, limitado

Collocations a narrow escape · narrow victory

• They had a narrow escape when the car skidded off the road.

  Tuvieron un estrecho escape cuando el coche se salió de la carretera.

having a limited range of interests or opinions; not wide or broad

estrecho, limitado

Collocations a narrow-minded person · narrow views

• She has very narrow views on politics.

  Ella tiene opiniones políticas muy limitadas.

to become narrower; to make something narrower

hacerse más estrecho, hacer algo más estrecho

• [intransitive], [T + obj]

• The river narrows as it approaches the sea.

  El río se estrecha a medida que se acerca al mar.

to limit or restrict something; to make something narrower in scope

limitar, restringir

• [transitive], [T + obj]

• The government is trying to narrow the gap between rich and poor.

  El gobierno está tratando de reducir la brecha entre ricos y pobres.