窄   Étroit   Narrow  

détroit ('narrow passage'): strait, district (district)
strict ('tightened'): strict, strictly (strictement)
restreindre ('to bind back'): to restrain, restraint (restriction)
rétrécir (to narrow, to shrink): to restrict, restriction (restriction)
contraindre ('to tighten', to curb, to force): to constrain, constraint (contrainte)
✓ Detroit (Michigan) means '[river] strait' (between Lake Erie and Lake Saint Clair). It's original name was Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit.

⇨ Ã‰volution phonétique: phonetic evolution
⇨ Ã‰volution phonétique: phonetic evolution

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全 Entier: Whole
半 Moitié: Half
多 Multi: Many
独 Seul: Alone
少 Peu: Little
低 Bas: Low
底 Fond: Bottom
高 Haut: High
右 Droite: Right
大 Grand: Big
小 Petit: Small
短 Bref: Short
窄 Étroit: Narrow
宽 Large: Wide
初 Début: Start
始 Commencer: to Begin
完 Finir: to End
界 Terme: Boundary
增 Croître: to Grow

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