English-German translation for "narrowly"

"narrowly" German translation

narrowly
[ˈnærouli]adverb | Adverb adv

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eng, schmal, beschränkt mit knapper Not, mit Mühe, knapp genau, gründlich, sorgsam scharf engstirnig, kleinlich
  • mit knapper Not, mit Mühe, knapp
    narrowly by a small margin
    narrowly by a small margin
examples
  • scharf
    narrowly closely: follow
    narrowly closely: follow
Die Soldaten entgingen knapp dem Tod.
The soldiers narrowly escaped death.
Source: Tatoeba
Er entging nur knapp dem Tode.
He narrowly escaped being killed.
Source: Tatoeba
Er entging knapp dem Tode.
He narrowly escaped being killed.
Source: Tatoeba
Er wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden.
He narrowly escaped being run over.
Source: Tatoeba
Um ein Haar wäre ich von einem Auto überfahren worden.
I narrowly escaped being run over by a car.
Source: Tatoeba
Das letzte Mal, Frau Präsidentin, haben wir eine Mehrheit nur knapp verfehlt.
Last time out, Madam President, we narrowly missed getting a majority.
Source: Europarl
Mein Beitrag mag im europäischen Rahmen sehr eng zentriert erscheinen.
My contribution may appear to be narrowly focused in European terms.
Source: Europarl
Der Begriff ist jedoch zu eng gefasst.
However, the term is used too narrowly.
Source: Europarl
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