lack of space;
(чего-л.) smallness, inadequacy;
какая ~! hog crowded it is here!;
жить в ~е live in crowded conditions, be* cooped up;
в ~е, да не в обиде погов. the more, the merrier
1) narrowness; tightness; closeness
2) (недостаток места, толкотня) cram, crush
какая теснота! — what a crush!, how crowded it is here!
жить в тесноте — to live cooped/penned up together
в тесноте, да не в обиде — the more the merrier