WIDE vs. NARROW
13 / 03 / 2012
WIDE vs. NARROW: meaning and examples
Good morning.
Today we continue with our series of words to describe dimensions. Today we look at two words to describe a space: the words wide (ancho) and narrow (estrecho). They are sometimes confused with yesterday's words, thick (grueso) and thin (fino), which we use to describe solid objects.
Meaning of wide: We use this adjective to refer to the measurement of something from one side to the other. It can also be used to refer to something that has a greater than average measurement from side to side.
Meaning of narrow: We use this adjective when the measurement of something from one side to the other is less than average or when this space is reduced.
Example 1:
The stage is only four meters wide, so the singer won't be able to move around too much.
Example 2:
What a narrow street! Are you sure that you'll be able to drive on it?
Example 3:
Neckties were fairly narrow at the beginning of the 1950s, but they became even narrower as the decade went on. Ties then became wide again throughout the '60s and 70's until the '80s, when fashion dictated a return to narrow ties.
Both wide and narrow are used in many expressions. We'll look at some of those expressions another week, but tomorrow we'll be comparing a different pair of words for describing dimension and size.
Enjoy your day!
Today we continue with our series of words to describe dimensions. Today we look at two words to describe a space: the words wide (ancho) and narrow (estrecho). They are sometimes confused with yesterday's words, thick (grueso) and thin (fino), which we use to describe solid objects.
Meaning of wide: We use this adjective to refer to the measurement of something from one side to the other. It can also be used to refer to something that has a greater than average measurement from side to side.
Meaning of narrow: We use this adjective when the measurement of something from one side to the other is less than average or when this space is reduced.
Example 1:
The stage is only four meters wide, so the singer won't be able to move around too much.
Example 2:
What a narrow street! Are you sure that you'll be able to drive on it?
Example 3:
Neckties were fairly narrow at the beginning of the 1950s, but they became even narrower as the decade went on. Ties then became wide again throughout the '60s and 70's until the '80s, when fashion dictated a return to narrow ties.
Both wide and narrow are used in many expressions. We'll look at some of those expressions another week, but tomorrow we'll be comparing a different pair of words for describing dimension and size.
Enjoy your day!
