Usage examples of "narrow sense" in English with translation to French

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This road is too narrow for trucks to pass. Cette route est trop étroite pour le passage des camions.
Can you make sense of what the writer is saying? Comprenez-vous le sens de ce que l'écrivain écrit ?
The road is too narrow for cars. La route est trop étroite pour les voitures.
It makes sense now. C'est sensé, désormais.
What narrow stairs! Qu'est-ce qu'ils sont étroits ces escaliers!
In a sense, it is true. En un sens, c'est vrai.
She managed to back up through the narrow driveway. Elle a réussi à faire marche arrière dans la l'allée étroite.
In a sense, life is only a dream. En un sens, la vie n'est qu'un rêve.
He is contemptuous of his boss's narrow mind. Il méprise l'étroitesse d'esprit de son patron.
That makes perfect sense to me. Ça me semble tout à fait sensé.
She can only view things in a narrow scope. Elle n'arrive à voir les choses qu'avec des œillères.
I had enough sense to get out of there. J'eus assez de bon sens pour sortir de là.
Why do physicists converge? Because they're monotonous and narrow. Pourquoi les physiciens sont-ils convergents ? Parce qu'ils sont monotones et bornés.
I read somewhere that animals can sense an earthquake before it hits. J'ai lu quelque part que les animaux savent détecter un séisme avant qu'il ne frappe.
Have you ever had a narrow escape? T'en es-tu déjà tiré de justesse ?
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Le sens commun, c'est le ramassis des préjugés appris jusqu'à l'âge de 18 ans.
We had a narrow escape. Nous nous sommes échappés de justesse.
He was so confused that his answer did not make any sense. Il fut si troublé que sa réponse n'eut aucun sens.
I had a narrow escape. Je l'ai échappé belle.
This story does not make sense! C'est une histoire sans queue ni tête !
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