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narrowly
[ˈnærəʊlɪ]
adverbio
1estrictamente, al pie de la letra (to interpret)
2por poco (only just)

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narrowly [na-rou-li]
adverbio
1Estrechamente.
2Exactamente.
3Por poco.
  • We narrowly escaped being drowned -> por poco nos ahogamos
4Escasamente, mezquinamente.

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narrowly [ˈnærəʊlɪ]
adverb
1 (just) [+escape, avoid, miss, fail] por poco; [+defeat] por un escaso margen
to be narrowly defeated (in election) ser derrotado por un escaso margen; (Dep) perder por poco
the government was narrowly defeated England were narrowly defeated by Germany in the semi-final
2 (restrictively) [+define] de forma restringida
the report is too narrowly focused
to be narrowly based [+organization] tener una base limitada; these exams are too narrowly vocational estos exámenes tienen un enfoque demasiado vocacional
these organisations tended to be narrowly based and somewhat insular New Zealand's curriculum was fairly narrowly based by English standards new knowledge (whether scientific or more narrowly technical) arose in response to market demand
3 (closely) [+watch] de cerca; [+observe] atentamente
As the man passed, the boy looked at him narrowly

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