Sentence examples of "étroit" in French

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Un étroit chemin court le long de la falaise. There is a narrow path running along by the cliff.
Ils ont marché le long d'un chemin étroit. They walked along a narrow path.
Celui qui emprunte le chemin droit et étroit doit résister aux tentations de toutes sortes. He who walks the straight and narrow path must resist temptations of all sorts.
Que ces escaliers sont étroits ! What narrow stairs!
La route est trop étroite pour les voitures. The road is too narrow for cars.
Qu'est-ce qu'ils sont étroits ces escaliers! What narrow stairs!
Cette route est trop étroite pour le passage des camions. This road is too narrow for trucks to pass.
Elle a réussi à faire marche arrière dans la l'allée étroite. She managed to back up through the narrow driveway.
Seul un intellectuel masculin embrumé par le désir sexuel a pu nommer le beau sexe le modèle réduit, aux épaules étroites, aux hanches larges et aux jambes courtes. Only a male intellect clouded by the sexual drive could call the stunted, narrow-shouldered, broad-hipped and short-legged sex the fair sex.
Son point de vue est étroit. Her viewpoint is limited.
Je suis dans un endroit étroit. I am in a tight place.
Celui qui porte un soulier sait mieux que quiconque où il est trop étroit. The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.
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