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estrecho

See also: estrechó

Asturian edit

Adjective edit

estrecho

  1. neuter of estrechu

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /esˈtɾet͡ʃo/ [esˈt̪ɾe.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -etʃo
  • Syllabification: es‧tre‧cho

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Spanish estrecho, from Latin strictus. Doublet of estricto, which was borrowed from Latin.

Adjective edit

estrecho (feminine estrecha, masculine plural estrechos, feminine plural estrechas)

  1. narrow
    Synonym: angosto
  2. tight
    Synonym: apretado
    • 2023 July 24, Carlos E. Cué, “La resistencia del PSOE y Sumar frustra la mayoría del PP y Vox y deja abiertas todas las posibilidades”, in El País‎[1]:
      Los números son tan estrechos que dejan la gobernabilidad en el aire: el bloque actual tendría 172 escaños, y necesitaría al menos la abstención de Junts para hacer presidente a Pedro Sánchez, y el bloque de la derecha solo tiene 171 siempre que el PNV se mantenga con el PSOE.
      The numbers are so tight that they leave governance up in the air: the current bloc would have 172 seats, and would need at least the abstention of Junts to make Pedro Sánchez prime minister, and the right-wing bloc only has 171 as long as the EAJ-PNV remains with the PSOE.
  3. (of a relative) close, kin
    Synonym: cercano
  4. (of a relationship) close, intimate, strong
    Synonym: íntima
  5. prudish, uptight, strict
    Synonym: pudibundo
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Noun edit

estrecho m (plural estrechos)

  1. (geography) strait
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

estrecho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estrechar

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