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The roads are often narrow and windy, and where they are tarmacked, the Tarmac tends to finish with an abrupt six-inch drop at the edge.
Die Straßen sind meist eng und löchrig, und wenn sie asphaltiert sind, endet der Asphalt gern unvermittelt in einer zwanzig Zentimeter tiefen Stufe.
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer Art
Die letzten ihrer Art
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990
© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, Hamburg
Last Chance to See
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
Soon after arriving in the deserted village Capricorn had had gratings fitted over the narrow niches where long-dead priests slept in their stone tombs.
Capricorn hatte die engen Kammern, in denen längst vergessene Priester in steinernen Sarkophagen schliefen, schon kurz nach seiner Ankunft in dem verlassenen Dorf mit Gittern versehen lassen.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
A disadvantage of the ventral procedure is that long stretches of ventral osteophytes may have to be removed, even though the spinal canal is very narrow, and this can lead to intraoperative damage to the spinal cord.
Ein Nachteil der ventralen Verfahren ist, dass bei einem ohnehin schon sehr engen Spinalkanal unter Umständen langstreckige ventrale Osteophyten abgetragen werden müssen, was zu einer intraoperativen Myelonschädigung fuhren kann.
© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbH
© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbH
He found it gray, the streets narrow, the famous university tower smaller than he had imagined.
Er fand sie grau, die Straßen eng, die berühmte Universität kleiner, als er angenommen hatte.
Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in Westmark
Aufruhr in Westmark
Alexander, Lloyd
© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
Westmark
Alexander, Lloyd
© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics, narrow-woven fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics:
Gewebe aus Baumwolle, andere als Drehergewebe, Schlingenge- webe (Frottiergewebe), Bänder, Samt, Plüsch, Schlingengewebe, Chemllegewebe, Tülle und geknüpfte Netzstoffe
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
Procedures can be classified as either subtractive (tending to narrow the joint) or additive (tending to widen it).
Unterschieden werden subtraktive (zuklappend) von additiven (aufklappend) Verfahren.
© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbH
© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbH
Moderate increases in existing salaries and wages and the reintegration into WestLB AG of employees from subsidiaries were the principal reasons for the narrow rise.
Zurückzuführen ist dies im Wesentlichen auf den moderaten tariflichen Anstieg der laufenden Löhne und Gehälter sowie die Reintegration von Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern aus Tochtergesellschaften in die WestLB AG.
© WestLB AG
© WestLB AG
For high values the bandwidth is narrow.
Je größer dieser Wert, desto schmaler ist das bearbeitete Frequenzband.
© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
They entered the narrow hallway that led to the servants’ entrance.
Sie kamen in den schmalen Korridor, der zum Dienstboteneingang führte.
Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Süskind, Patrick
© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Suskind, Patrick
© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
The street where he lived was so narrow that Mo could have touched both sides at once if he stretched out his arms.
Die Gasse, in der er wohnte, war so schmal, dass Mo mit ausgestreckten Armen von einer Seite zur anderen hätte reichen können.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
The investment goal is simple: a steady return of roughly 10% p.a. with a narrow fluctuation band of 3-6%.
Das Anlageziel ist einfach: eine kontinuierliche Rendite von rund 10% p.a. bei einer geringen Schwankungsbreite von 3 bis 6%.
The interior of the narrow office was air-conditioned to a normal temperature and humidity.
Im Inneren des engen Büroraumes herrschten dank einer Klimaanlage normale Temperatur und Luftfeuchtigkeit.
Cook, Robin / SeizureCook, Robin / Die Operation
Die Operation
Cook, Robin
© der Originalausgabe 2003 by Robin Cook
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Seizure
Cook, Robin
© 2003 by Robin Cook
Hazel reached the hedge, crossed a narrow turf verge on the other side and found himself looking straight down a long, shadowy aisle between two rows of beans.
Hazel erreichte die Hecke, überquerte einen schmalen Grasstreifen auf der anderen Seite und sah direkt in eine lange, schattige Schneise zwischen zwei Bohnenreihen hinunter.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics, narrow- woven fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics:
Gewebe aus Baumwolle, andere als Drehergewebe, Schlingengewebe (Frottiergewebe), Bänder, Samt, Plüsch, Schlingengewebe, Chenillegewebe, Tülle und geknüpfte Netzstoffe
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
Uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma and tachyarrhythmia are contraindications to the use of anticholinergics.
Das unkontrollierte Engwinkelglaukorn und die Tachyarrhythmie stellen Kontraindikationen für den Einsatz von Anticholinergika dar.
© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbH
© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbH

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Collocations

narrow market
enger Markt
narrow-fabric loom
Bandwebmaschine
narrow-neck bottle
Enghalsflasche
narrow-necked bottle
Enghalsflasche
narrow band
Schmalband
narrow strip
Schmalband
narrow-band filter
Schmalbandfilter
narrow-band-pass filter
Schmalbandfilter
narrow-band
schmalbandig
narrow-band amplifier
Schmalbandverstärker
narrow side
Schmalseite
narrow gauge
Schmalspur
narrow escape
knappes Entkommen
have a narrow escape
mit knapper Not davonkommen
have a narrow escape
mit knapper Not entkommen

Word forms

narrow

noun
SingularPlural
Common casenarrownarrows
Possessive casenarrow'snarrows'

narrow

adjective
Positive degreenarrow
Comparative degreenarrower
Superlative degreenarrowest

narrow

verb
Basic forms
Pastnarrowed
Imperativenarrow
Present Participle (Participle I)narrowing
Past Participle (Participle II)narrowed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I narrowwe narrow
you narrowyou narrow
he/she/it narrowsthey narrow
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am narrowingwe are narrowing
you are narrowingyou are narrowing
he/she/it is narrowingthey are narrowing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have narrowedwe have narrowed
you have narrowedyou have narrowed
he/she/it has narrowedthey have narrowed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been narrowingwe have been narrowing
you have been narrowingyou have been narrowing
he/she/it has been narrowingthey have been narrowing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I narrowedwe narrowed
you narrowedyou narrowed
he/she/it narrowedthey narrowed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was narrowingwe were narrowing
you were narrowingyou were narrowing
he/she/it was narrowingthey were narrowing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had narrowedwe had narrowed
you had narrowedyou had narrowed
he/she/it had narrowedthey had narrowed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been narrowingwe had been narrowing
you had been narrowingyou had been narrowing
he/she/it had been narrowingthey had been narrowing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will narrowwe shall/will narrow
you will narrowyou will narrow
he/she/it will narrowthey will narrow
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be narrowingwe shall/will be narrowing
you will be narrowingyou will be narrowing
he/she/it will be narrowingthey will be narrowing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have narrowedwe shall/will have narrowed
you will have narrowedyou will have narrowed
he/she/it will have narrowedthey will have narrowed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been narrowingwe shall/will have been narrowing
you will have been narrowingyou will have been narrowing
he/she/it will have been narrowingthey will have been narrowing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would narrowwe should/would narrow
you would narrowyou would narrow
he/she/it would narrowthey would narrow
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be narrowingwe should/would be narrowing
you would be narrowingyou would be narrowing
he/she/it would be narrowingthey would be narrowing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have narrowedwe should/would have narrowed
you would have narrowedyou would have narrowed
he/she/it would have narrowedthey would have narrowed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been narrowingwe should/would have been narrowing
you would have been narrowingyou would have been narrowing
he/she/it would have been narrowingthey would have been narrowing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am narrowedwe are narrowed
you are narrowedyou are narrowed
he/she/it is narrowedthey are narrowed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being narrowedwe are being narrowed
you are being narrowedyou are being narrowed
he/she/it is being narrowedthey are being narrowed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been narrowedwe have been narrowed
you have been narrowedyou have been narrowed
he/she/it has been narrowedthey have been narrowed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was narrowedwe were narrowed
you were narrowedyou were narrowed
he/she/it was narrowedthey were narrowed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being narrowedwe were being narrowed
you were being narrowedyou were being narrowed
he/she/it was being narrowedthey were being narrowed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been narrowedwe had been narrowed
you had been narrowedyou had been narrowed
he/she/it had been narrowedthey had been narrowed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be narrowedwe shall/will be narrowed
you will be narrowedyou will be narrowed
he/she/it will be narrowedthey will be narrowed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been narrowedwe shall/will have been narrowed
you will have been narrowedyou will have been narrowed
he/she/it will have been narrowedthey will have been narrowed