| Example in Norwegian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Skjortene koster deg 10 dollar hver, og vi smalner buksene for fem. | The shirts will cost you ten dollars each. We can narrow the pants for five. |
| I bunnen fins alle mennesker, og så smalner den av gjennom livet. | It starts with everyone and it narrows through your life. |
| Sidene smalner og det gjør vondt. | The sides are narrowing' in, and it hurts. |
| Sjakten smalner. | The shaft appears to be narrowing. |
| Det er en kamerateknikk der man smalner vinkelen for å få hele bildet i fokus. | It's a camera technique where you narrow the angle to get the entire screen in focus. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | verengen,vernauwen, versmallen | English | narrow |
| Esperanto | mallarĝigi, mallarĝiĝi, malvastigi, malvastiĝi | Estonian | ahendama, ahenema, kitsendama |
| Finnish | huipentua, kaventaa, kaventua, kaveta | Hungarian | szűkít |
| Italian | restringere | Lithuanian | siaurėti |
| Polish | przewęzić, zawęzić, zawężać, zwężać | Portuguese | estreitar |
| Romanian | îngusta | Russian | суживать, суживаться, сузить, сузиться |
| Spanish | angostar, angostarse, enangostar, estrechar, estrecharse | Thai | แคบ |
| Turkish | daraltılmak, darlaştırmak |