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nauw meaning in English

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nauw bijvoeglijk naamwoord

narrow [narrower, narrowest](having small width)
adjective
[UK: ˈnæ.rəʊ] [US: ˈnero.ʊ]

nauw substantief
{n}

strait [straits](narrow channel of water)
noun
[UK: streɪt] [US: ˈstreɪt]

Nauw van Kales eigennam
{n}

Strait of Dover(strait in the English Channel)
proper noun

nauwelijks bijwoord

barely(by a small margin)
adverb
[UK: ˈbeə.li] [US: ˈber.li]

hardly(barely, only just)
adverb
[UK: ˈhɑːd.li] [US: ˈhɑːrd.li]

scarcely(almost not, by a small margin)
adverb
[UK: ˈskeə.sli] [US: ˈsker.sli]

nauwgelet begeleiden werkwoord

babysit [babysat, babysitting, babysits](to watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely)
verb
[UK: ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt] [US: ˈbeɪ.bi.ˌsɪt]

nauwgezet bijvoeglijk naamwoord

particularadjective
[UK: pə.ˈtɪ.kjʊ.lə(r)] [US: pər.ˈtɪ.kjə.lər]

nauwkeurig bijvoeglijk naamwoord

accurate(exact or careful conformity to truth)
adjective
[UK: ˈæ.kjə.rət] [US: ˈæ.kjə.rət]

particularadjective
[UK: pə.ˈtɪ.kjʊ.lə(r)] [US: pər.ˈtɪ.kjə.lər]

precise(exact)
adjective
[UK: prɪ.ˈsaɪs] [US: prə.ˈsaɪs]

nauwkeurig onderzoek substantief

scrutiny [scrutinies](intense study)
noun
[UK: ˈskruː.tɪ.ni] [US: ˈskruː.tə.ni]

nauwkeurigheid substantief

accuracy [accuracies](state of being accurate)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.kjə.rə.si] [US: ˈæ.kjə.rə.si]

adervernauwing substantief

stenosis [stenoses](abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ)
noun
[UK: ste.ˈnəʊ.sɪs] [US: stɪˈno.ʊ.sɪs]

benauwd bijvoeglijk naamwoord

gloomy [gloomier, gloomiest](affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡluː.mi] [US: ˈɡluː.mi]

stuffy [stuffier, stuffiest](poorly ventilated)
adjective
[UK: ˈstʌ.fi] [US: ˈstʌ.fi]

benauwdheid substantief
{f}

shortness of breath(dyspnea)
noun

benauwen werkwoord

distress [distressed, distressing, distresses](to cause strain or anxiety)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈstres] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈstres]

in het nauw preposition

at bay(cornered)
preposition
[UK: ət beɪ] [US: ət ˈbeɪ]

in het nauw substantief

dire straits(difficult position)
noun
[UK: ˈdaɪə(r) streɪts] [US: ˈdaɪr ˈstreɪts]

onnauwkeurig bijwoord

inaccurately(In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly)
adverb
[UK: ɪn.ˈæ.kjʊ.rət.li] [US: ˌɪ.ˈnæ.kjə.rət.li]

onnauwkeurigheid substantief
{f}

inaccuracy [inaccuracies](lack of accuracy)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈæ.kjə.rə.si] [US: ˌɪ.ˈnæ.kjə.rə.si]

snauwen werkwoord

snap [snapped, snapping, snaps](to say abruptly or sharply)
verb
[UK: snæp] [US: ˈsnæp]

snarl [snarled, snarling, snarls](To speak crossly)
verb
[UK: snɑːl] [US: ˈsnɑːrl]

voorhuidsvernauwing substantief
{f}

phimosis [phimoses](contraction of the foreskin)
noun
[UK: fɪmˈəʊsɪs] [US: fɪmˈoʊsɪs]