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  • 1 precipitous

    precipitous BOD steil, abschüssig

    English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > precipitous

  • 2 precipitous

    adjective
    1) (very steep) sehr steil [Schlucht, Abhang, Treppe, Weg]; schroff [Abhang, Felswand]

    precipitous slope/drop — Steilhang, der/[steiler] Absturz

    2) see academic.ru/57391/precipitate">precipitate 1.
    * * *
    [pri'sipitəs]
    adjective (very steep.) jäh
    * * *
    pre·cipi·tous
    [prɪˈsɪpɪtəs, AM -t̬-]
    1. (very steep) steil, abschüssig, steil abfallend attr
    ▪ to be \precipitous steil [o abschüssig] sein, steil abfallen
    \precipitous slope Steilhang m, SCHWEIZ a. Abhang m
    2. ( fig: abrupt) abrupt
    a \precipitous fall/decline ein abrupter [o plötzlicher] Fall/Rückgang
    there has been a \precipitous fall in car sales die Autoverkäufe sind schlagartig zurückgegangen
    3. ( form: precipitate) voreilig, übereilt
    * * *
    [prI'sIpɪtəs]
    adj
    1) (= steep) steil
    2) (= hasty) überstürzt
    * * *
    precipitous [prıˈsıpıtəs] adj (adv precipitously)
    1. jäh, steil (abfallend), abschüssig
    2. fig überstürzt, -eilt, voreilig
    * * *
    adjective
    1) (very steep) sehr steil [Schlucht, Abhang, Treppe, Weg]; schroff [Abhang, Felswand]

    precipitous slope/drop — Steilhang, der/[steiler] Absturz

    * * *
    adj.
    abschüssig adj.

    English-german dictionary > precipitous

  • 3 precipitous

    pre·cipi·tous [prɪʼsɪpɪtəs, Am -t̬-] adj
    1) ( very steep) steil, abschüssig, steil abfallend attr;
    to be \precipitous steil [o abschüssig] sein, steil abfallen;
    \precipitous slope Steilhang m;
    2) (fig: abrupt) abrupt;
    a \precipitous fall/ decline ein abrupter [o plötzlicher] Fall/Rückgang;
    there has been a \precipitous fall in car sales die Autoverkäufe sind schlagartig zurückgegangen
    3) (form: precipitate) voreilig, übereilt

    English-German students dictionary > precipitous

  • 4 precipice

    noun
    Abgrund, der
    * * *
    ['presipis]
    (a steep cliff.) die Klippe
    - academic.ru/57395/precipitous">precipitous
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    preci·pice
    [ˈpresɪpɪs, AM -sə-]
    n (steep drop) Abgrund m; (cliff face) Steilhang m, Abhang m
    to stand at the edge of the \precipice am Abgrund stehen
    to fall over a \precipice in einen Abgrund stürzen
    to push sb over the \precipice into financial ruin/mental breakdown ( fig) jdn in den finanziellen Ruin stürzen/in den Wahnsinn treiben
    * * *
    ['presIpɪs]
    n (lit, fig)
    Abgrund m
    * * *
    precipice [ˈpresıpıs] s
    1. (jäher) Abgrund
    2. fig
    a) Abgrund m:
    b) Klippe f
    * * *
    noun
    Abgrund, der
    * * *
    n.
    Abgrund -¨e m.

    English-german dictionary > precipice

  • 5 escarpment

    < geo> (long, precipitous, clifflike ridge) ■ Abdachung f

    English-german technical dictionary > escarpment

  • 6 scarp

    < build> ■ Steilböschung f
    < geo> (long, precipitous, clifflike ridge) ■ Abdachung f
    vi < build> ■ abböschen vt

    English-german technical dictionary > scarp

См. также в других словарях:

  • Precipitous — Pre*cip i*tous, a. [L. praeceps, cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See {Precipice}.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. [1913 Webster] 2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. [1913 Webster] 3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • precipitous — UK US /prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ adjective ► if a reduction is precipitous, it happens very suddenly and is very big: a precipitous decline/drop/fall »The company has seen a precipitous decline in advertising revenue. ► done too quickly without thinking… …   Financial and business terms

  • precipitous — index impulsive (rash), precipitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • precipitous — (adj.) 1640s, rash, headlong, from obsolete Fr. precipiteux (16c.), from V.L. *praecipitosus, from praecipitare (see PRECIPITATION (Cf. precipitation)). Related: Precipitously. Precipitate (adj.) hasty is attested from 1650s …   Etymology dictionary

  • precipitous — *steep, abrupt, sheer Analogous words: soaring, towering, rocketing, ascending, rising (see RISE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • precipitous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) dangerously high or steep. 2) (of a change in a condition or situation) sudden and dramatic. 3) hasty; precipitate. DERIVATIVES precipitously adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • precipitous — [prē sip′ə təs, prisip′ə təs] adj. [MFr precipiteux < LL * precipitosus < L praeceps: see PRECIPICE] 1. steep like a precipice; sheer 2. having precipices 3. PRECIPITATE SYN. STEEP1 precipitously adv. precipitousne …   English World dictionary

  • precipitous — [[t]prɪsɪ̱pɪtəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A precipitous slope or drop is very steep and often dangerous. The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff. Derived words: precipitously ADV GRADED usu ADV after v, also ADV adj The… …   English dictionary

  • precipitous — precipitate, precipitous 1. The two words overlap in meaning and were used interchangeably from the 17c to the 19c. Precipitous has a physical meaning ‘sheer like a precipice’: • There was a precipitous wooden stair to the ground floor A. Craig,… …   Modern English usage

  • precipitous — adjective Etymology: French précipiteux, from Middle French, from Latin precipitium precipice Date: 1646 1. precipitate 2 2. a. very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall < a precipitous slope > b. having precipitous sides < a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • precipitous — adjective a) Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. ...humans have been responsible for a precipitous decline of elephants, from perhaps 300,000 in the early 1970s to some 10,000 today. b) Headlong; as, precipitous fall …   Wiktionary

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