L'étroite (en. The narrow)

/le.tʁwat/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Text: Which has a reduced width.

Text: The passage is narrow; it is difficult to enter it.

Le passage est étroit, il est difficile de s'y engager.

Text: Which limits possibilities.

Text: She felt cramped in her current situation.

Elle se sentait étroite dans sa situation actuelle.

Text: Related to a confined space.

Text: The narrow streets of the old town are charming.

Les rues étroites de la vieille ville sont charmantes.

Text: From the Latin 'angustus', meaning 'narrow'.

Text: to be in a tight situation

Text: To be in a difficult position.

être dans une situation étroite

Text: close collaboration

Text: Very close collaboration between several parties.

étroite collaboration

Text: to have a narrow mind

Text: To have limited or closed thoughts.

avoir l'esprit étroit

Text: narrowed

Text: Which has been reduced in size.

rétréci

Text: condensed

Text: Made more compact or concentrated.

condensé

Text: tightening

Text: Action of making something narrower or tighter.

serrement

Text: To tighten ranks.

Text: We need to tighten the ranks to be more effective as a team.

On doit étroiter les rangs pour être plus efficaces en équipe.

Text: To be in the red.

Text: Because of his debts, he felt financially constrained.

À cause de ses dettes, il se sentait étroit financièrement.