Dutch | English |
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nauw bijvoeglijk naamwoord | narrow [narrower, narrowest](having small width) |
nauw substantief {n} | strait [straits](narrow channel of water) |
Nauw van Kales eigennam {n} | Strait of Dover(strait in the English Channel) |
nauwelijks bijwoord | barely(by a small margin) hardly(barely, only just) scarcely(almost not, by a small margin) |
nauwgelet begeleiden werkwoord | babysit [babysat, babysitting, babysits](to watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely) |
nauwgezet bijvoeglijk naamwoord | particularadjective |
nauwkeurig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | accurate(exact or careful conformity to truth) particularadjective precise(exact) |
nauwkeurig onderzoek substantief | scrutiny [scrutinies](intense study) |
nauwkeurigheid substantief | accuracy [accuracies](state of being accurate) |
adervernauwing substantief | stenosis [stenoses](abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ) |
benauwd bijvoeglijk naamwoord | gloomy [gloomier, gloomiest](affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) stuffy [stuffier, stuffiest](poorly ventilated) |
benauwdheid substantief {f} | shortness of breath(dyspnea) |
benauwen werkwoord | distress [distressed, distressing, distresses](to cause strain or anxiety) |
in het nauw preposition | at bay(cornered) |
in het nauw substantief | dire straits(difficult position) |
onnauwkeurig bijwoord | inaccurately(In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly) |
onnauwkeurigheid substantief {f} | inaccuracy [inaccuracies](lack of accuracy) |
snauwen werkwoord | snap [snapped, snapping, snaps](to say abruptly or sharply) snarl [snarled, snarling, snarls](To speak crossly) |
voorhuidsvernauwing substantief {f} | phimosis [phimoses](contraction of the foreskin) |