Meaning of šaurs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. narrow (having little breadth; having a relatively small distance from side to side, or (for round objects) a relatively small diameter)
2. narrow (uncomfortable because of lack of space)
3. acute
4. tight
5. narrow, tense (pronounced with relatively small mouth opening)
6. narrow (including relatively few people)
7. narrow (a smaller subset of a larger domain of activity)
8. narrow (lacking versality, breadth, depth)
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Equivalents

Examples

“šaura iela, eja”

narrow street, passage

“šaurs koridors”

narrow corridor

“šauras kāpnes, durvis”

narrow stairs, door

“šaura gulta”

narrow bed

“šaura josta”

narrow belt

“šaurs trauks”

narrow bowl

“šaura seja, piere”

narrow face, forehead

“šaurs dzīvoklis”

narrow (= stifling, too small) apartment

“šaurs leņķis”

acute angle (between 0° and 90°)

“kleita plecos ir šaura”

the dress is tight at the shoulder

“kurpes par šauram”

too tight shoes

“šaurais patskanis”

narrow, tense vowel

“šaurais e, ē”

narrow, tense e, ē (i.e., [ɛ] instead of [æ])

“vārdi un frāzes, ko lieto tikai kāda šaura sociāla grupa”

words and phrases that only a certain narrow social group uses

“tās lasītāju loks tolaik bija diezgan šaurs”

its readership at the time was rather narrow

“šaura specializācija”

narrow specialty, specialization

“tematiski šaura izstāde”

thematically narrow exhibition

“šaurs redzesloks”

narrow range of vision

“šaurs garīgais apvārsnis”

narrow spiritual horizon

“šaurs skatījums uz dzīvi”

narrow outlook on life

“šaurs uzskati”

narrow views, opinions

CEFR level