estrecho2

² = cramped, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], narrow [narrower -comp., narrowest -sup.].

Ex. Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.

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* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.

* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.

* estrecho de mente = narrow-minded.

* estrecho de miras = narrow-minded.

* muy estrecho = poky [pokier -comp., pokiest -sup.].