narrow down

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de reduzir o número de possibilidades ou opções, tornando algo mais específico ou focado.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of reducing the number of possibilities or options, making something more specific or focused.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Reduce optionsinformal

   To reduce the number of possibilities or choices to a smaller, more manageable set.

   Reduzir as opções

   • We need to narrow down the list of candidates to three.
   • She narrowed down her search to apartments under $1000.
   • The detective narrowed down the suspects to two people.

   Sinônimosconstrictcut downfocuslimitreducerefinerestrictsingle outwhittle down

   Antônimosbroadenexpandwiden

2. Make more specificinformal

   To make something more precise or focused.

   Especificar

   • Can you narrow down the problem to a specific cause?
   • He narrowed down his research topic to climate change effects.
   • The doctor narrowed down the diagnosis to a few possibilities.

   Sinônimosfocushome inlimitpin downrefinerestrictspecifyzero in

   Antônimosbroadenexpandwiden

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