L'étroit (en. The narrow)

lɛtʁwa

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to a space that is tight or restricted.

The hallway was so narrow that we had to press against the walls.

Le couloir était si étroit que nous devions nous serrer contre les murs.

Designates a limited vision or opinion.

His thinking is very narrow on this topic.

Sa pensée est très étroite sur ce sujet.

Evokes a diminished or narrow dimension.

This passage is narrow; we can't both go through it.

Ce passage est étroit, nous ne pouvons pas y passer à deux.

From Old French 'estroit', derived from Latin 'angustus'.

a narrow path

A path or road that can only accommodate a single passage.

un chemin étroit

to have a narrow view

To have prejudices or not accept other viewpoints.

avoir une vision étroite

in a tight space

To be in a restricted place.

dans un espace étroit

narrowness

State of being narrow.

étroitesse

to narrow

To make something narrower.

rétrécir

To be stuck in a complex situation.

I'm in a tight spot; I don't know what to do.

Je suis dans un étroit, je ne sais pas quoi faire.

A moment of stress under pressure.

This project put me in a tight spot, but I managed to finish it.

Ce projet m'a mis dans un étroit, mais j'ai réussi à le finir.