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étroitement

closely

adverb eh-trwat-MAHN Rare
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Also means

narrowly

Usage Note

Étroitement derives from étroit (narrow, close) and typically describes a close relationship or tight connection — étroitement lié (closely linked) is an extremely common collocation in formal and written French. It can also mean 'narrowly' in a spatial sense but this is rarer.

Examples

"Ces deux questions sont étroitement liées."

Natural Translation

These two questions are closely linked.

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