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estrecho

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adjective ehs-TREH-choh Less Common

Also means

tight (fitting)

Usage Note

Estrecho describes physical narrowness of a space or garment, but also functions as a noun (el estrecho) to mean a sea strait, as in el Estrecho de Gibraltar. As an adjective it has four forms: estrecho, estrecha, estrechos, estrechas. Do not confuse with estricto ('strict').

Examples

"La calle es muy estrecha."

Natural Translation

The street is very narrow.

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