narrow down

narrow down
1. transitive verb
einengen, beschränken (to auf + Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
sich reduzieren (to auf + Akk.)

the choice narrows down to two possibilities — es bleiben zwei Möglichkeiten [übrig]

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narrow down
vt
to \narrow down down ⇆ sth etw beschränken [o einschränken]
to \narrow down down the list of candidates die Zahl der Anwärter beschränken
* * *
1. vi
(to auf +acc) sich beschränken; (= be concentrated) sich konzentrieren

the choice narrows down to this — die Auswahl reduziert sich hierauf

2. vt sep
(to auf +acc) (= limit) beschränken, einschränken; possibilities etc beschränken; (= concentrate) konzentrieren

that narrows it down a bit — dadurch wird die Auswahl kleiner

* * *
1. transitive verb
einengen, beschränken (to auf + Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
sich reduzieren (to auf + Akk.)

the choice narrows down to two possibilities — es bleiben zwei Möglichkeiten [übrig]


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