Eng

1. scary, creepy [adjective] [eng] Iconspeaker_3

"Eng" is a homonym: it has multiple meanings, thus multiple translations. First translation is "scary/creepy", second translation is "narrow/tight", see 2.

Examples:Scream_2
- "Ik houd niet van griezelfilms, veel te eng." 
("I don’t like horror movies, way too scary.")

- "Die billenknijper is zo’n enge man, het is verschrikkelijk." 
("That bottom squeezer is such a creepy man, it’s awful.")

- "Ik durf niet te kijken, wat een enge scene…" 
("I’m too scared to watch, what a scary movie scene." Lit.: "I don’t dare to watch…")

Expressions:
- "Zich een hoedje schrikken": to be scared out of one’s wits.

Related words:
- Schrikken: to be scared [verb] [schrok, geschrokken].
- Akelig: scary, nasty [adjective].

Extra:
One of the first big Dutch "scary movies" was Amsterdamned. It’s about a maniac scuba diver who is on a mad rage killing people in the Amsterdam canals….Actually it’s very outdated now, but still fun to watch :-)

2. narrow, tight [adjective] [eng] Iconspeaker_3

In this context, "eng" is used to qualify a lack of space: the lack of space in a pair of trousers, or the lack of space in small street.

When used in reference to a pair of trousers, you may hear "strak" more often.

Examples:Alley
- "Dit straatje is veel te eng voor een auto, draai maar om." 
("This little street is way too narrow for a car, just turn around.")

- "Vermijd dit enge steegje ‘s nachts…het is een redelijk enge plek als het donker is." 
("Avoid this narrow alley at night…it is a pretty creepy place when it’s dark.")

- "Ik krijg geen lucht…deze spijkerbroek zit veel te eng." 
("I can’t get any air…these jeans are much too tight.")

- "Frank heeft zo’n enge visie op het leven: werken, eten, slapen…werken, eten, slapen…"
("Frank has such a narrow-minded vision on life: work, eat, sleep…work, eat, sleep…")

Related words:
- Strak: tight [adjective].
- Klein: small [adjective].

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