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estrecho

/esˈtɾet͡ʃo/, [esˈt̪ɾe.t͡ʃo]

close, narrow

Adjective estrecho (feminine estrecha, masculine plural estrechos, feminine plural estrechas)

  1. narrow
  2. tight
  3. (of a relative) close, kin
  4. (of a relationship) close, intimate, strong
  5. prudish, uptight, strict

Noun estrecho m (plural estrechos)

  1. (geography) strait

Verb estrecho

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of estrechar.

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Examples

  • EE.UU. cree que le tocó el lado estrecho del embudo.

    The U.S. thinks it is getting the short end of the stick.

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  • El agujero es estrecho.

    The hole is narrow.

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  • Este camino es muy estrecho para que pasen los camiones.

    This road is too narrow for trucks to pass.

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  • Este traje me queda estrecho.

    This suit is tight on me.

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  • Nosotros caminamos a través de un camino estrecho.

    We walked along a narrow path.

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  • ¿Ha pasado usted por el estrecho de Magallanes?

    Have you ever gone through the Straits of Magellan?

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  • Este traje me queda demasiado estrecho.

    This suit's too thin for me.

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  • Pasamos por un camino estrecho.

    We went along a narrow road.

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  • El camino es muy estrecho para los autos.

    The road is too narrow for cars.

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  • Ocurre con la gente de mente pequeña lo mismo que con las botellas de cuello estrecho. Cuanto menos contiene, más ruido hacen al vaciarlas.

    It is with narrow-souled people as with narrow necked bottles: the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring it out.

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