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1 steep
I [stiːp] adjectiveشَديد الإنْحِدارa steep climb.
2) (of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great:He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?
باهِظ الثَّمَن II [stiːp]That's a bit steep!
to soak thoroughly.يَنْتَقِع، يَتَبَلَّل -
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4 steil
I Adj.1. steep; (abschüssig) precipitous; steiler Abfall steep ( oder sharp, stärker: sheer) drop; steile Abfahrt Ski: steep piste ( oder downhill course); steiler Aufstieg steep ascent; fig. ( auch steile Karriere) meteoric riseII Adv.1. steeply; steil ansteigen rise steeply; fig. auch rise sharply, soar; steil abfallen slope down ( oder fall away) steeply; fig. drop sharply, plummet; dort fällt es steil ab auch there’s a steep ( oder sharp, stärker: sheer) drop at that point; es geht steil nach unten Pfad etc.: it leads steeply down; steil aufsteigen FLUG. climb steeply; steil aufragend soaring* * *highpitched; precipitous; mercurial; sheer; steep; bluff* * *[ʃtail]1. adj1) Abhang, Treppe steep; (fig) Anstieg, Rückgang steep, rapideine stéíle Karriere (fig) — a rapid rise
2) (= senkrecht) upright3) (SPORT)stéíle Vorlage, stéíler Pass — through ball
4) (dated sl) super (inf), smashing (inf)ein stéíler Zahn (inf) — a smasher (inf)
2. advsteeplysich stéíl aufrichten — to sit/stand up straight
* * *((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) steep* * *[ʃtail]I. adj1. (stark abfallend) steep\steile Klippen steep [or precipitous] [or sheer] cliffsein \steiles Ufer a steep bank, a bluff2. (eine starke Steigung aufweisend) steep▪ \steil sein/ \steiler werden to be steep/to become [or get] steeper3. (sehr rasch) rapidein \steiler Aufstieg a rapid [or meteoric] rise4. SPORTein \steiler Pass/eine \steile Vorlage a through ball [or passII. adv steeply, precipitously* * *1.2) nicht präd. (Jugendspr. veralt.): (beeindruckend) fabulous (coll.); super (coll.)2.adverbial steeply* * *A. adj1. steep; (abschüssig) precipitous;steile Karriere) meteoric rise2. SPORT, Pass, Zuspiel: deep3. obs, jugendspr fabulous, super;steiler Zahn stunning wenchB. adv1. steeply;steil ansteigen rise steeply; fig auch rise sharply, soar;es geht steil nach unten Pfad etc: it leads steeply down;steil aufsteigen FLUG climb steeply;steil aufragend soaring2. SPORT:den Ball steil spielen play the ball deep ( oder long)* * *1.2) nicht präd. (Jugendspr. veralt.): (beeindruckend) fabulous (coll.); super (coll.)2.adverbial steeply -
5 bergab
Adv. auch fig. downhill; einen Weg bergab gehen go down a path, follow a path downhill; mit ihm / unserer Wirtschaft geht es ( immer mehr) bergab umg., fig. things are going from bad to worse with him / the economy; rapid(e) II* * *downwards (Adv.); downhill (Adj.); downward (Adv.)* * *berg|ạb [bɛrk'|ap]advdownhill* * *1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) downhill2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) downhill* * *berg·ab[bɛrkˈʔap]adv downhill* * *Adverb downhilleinen steilen Weg bergab fahren — go down a steep path
mit dem Patienten/der Firma geht es bergab — (fig. ugs) the patient's getting worse/the firm's going downhill
* * *bergab adv auch fig downhill;einen Weg bergab gehen go down a path, follow a path downhill;mit ihm/unserer Wirtschaft geht es (immer mehr) bergab umg, fig things are going from bad to worse with him/the economy; → rapid(e) B* * *Adverb downhillmit dem Patienten/der Firma geht es bergab — (fig. ugs) the patient's getting worse/the firm's going downhill
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7 Steig
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8 dirupato
dirupato agg.1 abrupt, precipitous, steep: un sentiero dirupato, a steep path2 (geogr.) craggy.* * *[diru'pato]* * *dirupato/diru'pato/[ pendio] steep, craggy. -
9 ὄρθιος
A straight up, steep, uphill, ;πάγοι S.Fr.89
; ;ὁδός X.An.1.2.21
, etc. ; ὄρθιον ἑτέραν (sc. ὁδὸν)ἐπορεύοντο Th.
l.c. ; ὄρθιον or πρὸς ὄρθιον ἰέναι march uphill, X.An.4.6.12, HG2.4.15 ; ἡ ἀρετὴ πρὸς ὄρθιον ἄγουσα leading by a steep path, Id.Cyr.2.2.24 ; πρὸς ὀρθίῳ on rising ground, opp. ἐν ἐπιπέδῳ, Id.HG6.4.14 ; κατὰ τοῦ ὀ. by a steep descent, Arr.An.1.1.8; τὰ ὄ. the country from the coast upwards, τὰ ἐς μεσόγαιαν φέροντα, Hdt.4.101.2 upright, standing,ὄ. ἦν τὰ γέρρα Id.9.102
;πύργοι E.Andr.10
; esp. of hair,ὀ. στῆσαι τρίχας S.OC 1624
; (lyr.), cf. E.Hel. 632 (lyr.) ; also ὄ. ἐφιστὰς τὸ οὖς pricking up the ear, Luc.Tim.23 ; of animals, rampant, Pi.P.10.36.II of the voice, high-pitched, shrill, ; ; , Ichn.40 ;ὀρθία σάλπιγγος ἠχώ E.Tr. 1266
: more freq. the neut. as Adv., ἤϋσε.. ὄρθια she cried aloud, Il.11.11 (not found elsewh. in Hom.) ;ἰάχησε δ' ἄρ' ὄρθια φωνῇ h.Cer.20
, cf. 432 ; so ὄρθιον ὤρυσαι, φωνεῖν, Pi.O.9.109, N.10.76 ;ὄρθιον ἀντηλάλαξε.. ἠχώ A.Pers. 389
;ἐσήμην' ὄρθιον σάλπιγγι E.Heracl. 830
.2 νόμος ὄ. a traditional melody of very high pitch (cf. Arist.Pr. 920b20), Hdt.1.24, Ar.Eq. 1279, etc.: pl.,ὀρθίοις ἐν νόμοις A. Ag. 1153
(lyr.); also ὁ ὄρθιος alone, Ar.Ach.16, etc., cf. Sapph.Supp. 20c.4 (p.78 Lobel);μελῳδία ὄ. Plu.2.1140f
.b ὄρθιος, ὁ, in Metre, the foot - - <*>, Aristid.Quint.1.16, cf. Plu.2.1140f, Bacch.Harm. 101.III in military language, formed in column, opp. in line or extended front,ὀ. ποιεῖσθαι τοὺς λόχους X.Cyr.3.2.6
, cf. An.4.8.10 ; προσβάλλειν ὀ. τοῖς λόχοις ib.4.2.11 ; ἄγειν τοὺς λόχους ὀ. bring them up in column, ib.4.3.17 ;προῆγεν [αὐτοὺς] ὀ. ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους Plb. 11.23.2
, cf. Polyaen.5.16.1.b of stones in building, engaged lengthwise in the wall, i.e. with only the short sides showing, headers (opp. stretchers)τιθέντας τοὺς λίθους ὀρθίους ἐν γύψῳ Ph.Bel.80.21
.IV generally, like ὀρθός, straight, opp. crooked,φλέψ Hp. Aph.5.68
, Gal.11.218 ;ἴχνος X.Cyn.6.14
,15 ;τάφροι Thphr.CP3.6.3
; opp.πλάγιος, κάλαμοι Aen.Tact.32.2
: metaph.,ἤθη ὄ.
straight-forwardness,Plu.
Sull.1 ;ὄ. καὶ αὐθέκαστος Id.Cat.Ma.6
.2 -ία, ἡ, latus rectum of a conic, Apollon.Perg.1.11, al.3 ὀ. διάμετρος conjugate diameter of a two-branched curve, Id.1Def.1, al.VI Ὄρθιος, epith. of Asclepius, IG42(1).459 (Epid.). -
10 'aqaba
follow [Sem '-q-b, Mal gharqub (heel), Akk eqbu, Heb 'aqev, Syr 'eqba, JNA aqba, Tig eqeb (leg), Uga 'qb (hoof)]--------punish ['aqaba]--------steep path; obstacle [Uga 'qb (restrain)] -
11 herunterkommen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. come down; kletternd etc.: get down ( von from); die Treppe herunterkommen auch come downstairs; herunterkommen von einem Bett etc.: auch get off2. umg., fig. go downhill; stärker, Betrieb, Wirtschaft etc.: go to rack and ruin; Person, wirtschaftlich: come down in the world; sittlich: go to the dogs, sink low; gesundheitlich: get run down; heruntergekommen3. umg., fig.: vom Alkohol herunterkommen give up alcohol, stop drinking, get on the wagon; von den Drogen herunterkommen give up drugs, kick the habit; ach, komm herunter von dem Trip! (sei nicht so naiv etc.) oh, open your eyes!* * *to come down; to descend* * *he|rụn|ter|kom|menvi sep irreg aux sein1) (= nach unten kommen) to come down; (inf = herunterkönnen) to get down2) (fig inf = verfallen) (Stadt, Firma) to go downhill; (Wirtschaft) to go to rack and ruin; (gesundheitlich) to become run-downSee:von Drogen/vom Alkohol herunterkommen — to kick the habit (inf)
* * *1) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) go down2) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) go to seed3) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) go to seed* * *he·run·ter|kom·menvi irreg Hilfsverb: seinohne Hilfe wird sie den steilen Weg wohl kaum \herunterkommen she will have trouble getting down this steep path on her ownsie sieht völlig heruntergekommen aus she looks completely down-and-outvon einer Gewohnheit \herunterkommen to kick a habit slvon einer schlechten Zensur \herunterkommen to improve on a bad mark* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit seiner ist so weit heruntergekommen, dass... — he has sunk so low that...
3) (ugs.): (wegkommen)von Drogen/vom Alkohol herunterkommen — come off drugs/alcohol; kick the habit (coll.)
* * *herunterkommen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. come down; kletternd etc: get down (von from);die Treppe herunterkommen auch come downstairs;herunterkommen von einem Bett etc: auch get off2. umg, fig go downhill; stärker, Betrieb, Wirtschaft etc: go to rack and ruin; Person, wirtschaftlich: come down in the world; sittlich: go to the dogs, sink low; gesundheitlich: get run down; → heruntergekommen3. umg, fig:vom Alkohol herunterkommen give up alcohol, stop drinking, get on the wagon;von den Drogen herunterkommen give up drugs, kick the habit;ach, komm herunter von dem Trip! (sei nicht so naiv etc) oh, open your eyes!* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (kommen) come down; (nach unten kommen können) manage to come downer ist so weit heruntergekommen, dass... — he has sunk so low that...
3) (ugs.): (wegkommen)von Drogen/vom Alkohol herunterkommen — come off drugs/alcohol; kick the habit (coll.)
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12 auf allen Vieren
(on hands and knees: He went up the steep path on all fours.) on all fours -
13 uważnie
adv. grad. carefully, attentively- uważnie stąpać po stromej ścieżce to walk carefully along the steep path- uważnie słuchać wykładu to listen attentively to the lecture* * *adv* * *adv.(= z uwagą) attentively, carefully; słuchaj uważnie! listen carefully!, pin your ears back!; (= ostrożnie) carefully, cautiously.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uważnie
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14 herunterkommen
he·run·ter|kom·menvi irreg seinohne Hilfe wird sie den steilen Weg wohl kaum \herunterkommen she will have trouble getting down this steep path on her ownsie sieht völlig heruntergekommen aus she looks completely down-and-outvon etw \herunterkommen to get off [or give up] sth;von einer Gewohnheit \herunterkommen to kick a habit (sl)von einer schlechten Zensur \herunterkommen to improve on a bad mark -
15 с головой
I разг.1) (умный, толковый, способный) smb. is a man (a woman) of brains; smb. has brains; smb. has a good head on his shoulders- Да, я уезжаю, - перебил Додика Степанов. - Уточнять вы можете всё с Евгением, он парень с головой. (Ю. Герман, Дело, которому ты служишь) — 'Yes, I am going away,' Stepanov cut him short. 'Make all the arrangements with Yevgeny, he has a good head on his shoulders.'
- И пообедать можно. Разведчик с головой обедает получше генерала. (Эм. Казакевич, Звезда) — 'Nothing wrong with a good dinner. A scout with his head screwed on the right way can eat better than a general.'
2) (обдуманно, толково (делать что-либо)) using one's brains (head); efficiently, properly, thoroughlyII- Табак - продукт мудрёный. Его с головой надо курить - тогда будет толк и польза. Не то один вред получается. Что значит "курить с головой", Максимыч не пояснял, считая, видимо, излишним. (М. Алексеев, Дивизионка) — 'Tobacco is tricky stuff. You have to use your head when you smoke it. Then you'll get value out of it. Otherwise it'll cause you nothing but harm.' Maximych did not bother to explain what he meant by using your head when you smoke, apparently considering it superfluous.
(укрыться, завернуться и т. п.) разг. to the top of one's headВ это время по крутой тропинке от церкви спускается баба с ребёнком на руках. Ребёнок кричит, завёрнутый с головой в тряпки. (В. Короленко, Река играет) — In the meantime a woman with a child in her arms is making her way down the steep path from the church. Swaddled in rags to the top of its head, the child screams shrilly.
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16 on all fours
on hands and knees:على أربَعَه، على اليَدَيْن والرجلَيْنHe went up the steep path on all fours.
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17 стръмен
steep, sheer, precipitous, abrupt; arduousставам по- стръмен steepen* * *стръ̀мен,прил., -на, -но, -ни steep, sheer, precipitous, abrupt; arduous; книж. declivitous; ставам по-\стръменен steepen.* * *steep: Walk on a стръмен path. - Вървя по стръмна пътека.; precipitous* * *1. steep, sheer, precipitous, abrupt;arduous 2. ставам по-СТРЪМЕН steepen -
18 посадка со снижением по крутой траектории
Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > посадка со снижением по крутой траектории
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19 bajada
f.1 descent (descenso).cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down2 (downward) slope (pendiente).3 decrease, drop.4 ebb, ebb tide, outgoing tide.past part.past participle of spanish verb: bajar.* * *1 (disminución) drop, fall■ esto representa una bajada del 10% this represents a drop of 10%2 (descenso) descent; (de telón, barrera) lowering■ mientras subía, no pensaba más que en la bajada all the while I was climbing up I could think of nothing but the descent■ no crucen la vía después de la bajada de la barrera do not cross the line after the barrier has come down3 (camino) way down4 (en carretera etc) slope, hill\bajada de bandera minimum fare* * *noun f.1) descent2) fall, drop3) slope* * *SF1) (=camino)la bajada hasta el río — (=sendero) the path down to the river; (=carretera) the road down to the river
una bajada muy difícil para un esquiador sin experiencia — a very difficult slope for an inexperienced skier
2) (=acción) descenten la bajada alcanzamos los 150km/h — on the way down o descent we got up to 150km/h
3) (=disminución) fall, dropuna drástica bajada de las temperaturas — a dramatic fall o drop in temperature
sufrió una bajada de azúcar — his sugar level fell o dropped
bajada de tensión — fall o drop in blood pressure
4) Esp** [de drogas]* * *1) ( acción) descent2) ( camino)la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep
* * *= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.Ex. When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.----* bajada de los precios = falling prices.* bajada de nivel = drawdown.* bajada de tensión = sag.* constante de bajada = slope constant.* lista de bajada = drop-down list.* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* * *1) ( acción) descent2) ( camino)la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep
* * *= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.
Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.* bajada de los precios = falling prices.* bajada de nivel = drawdown.* bajada de tensión = sag.* constante de bajada = slope constant.* lista de bajada = drop-down list.* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* * *A (acción) descenten la bajada me fallaron los frenos my brakes failed on the way downal atardecer emprendimos la bajada as evening fell we began the descentiba corriendo en bajada y no pude parar I was running downhill and couldn't stoptuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure droppedCompuestos:gutterminimum fareBla bajada es muy empinada it's a very steep descent, the path ( o road etc) down is very steep* * *
bajada sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) descent;
tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped;
bajada de bandera ( en taxi) minimum fare
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b) ( camino):
bajada sustantivo femenino
1 (descenso) descent
2 (pendiente) slope
3 (de precios, temperaturas) drop, fall
4 (de taxi) bajada de bandera, minimum fare 5 bajada de aguas, the drains
' bajada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hundimiento
English:
comedown
- decline
- dip
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- way
- descent
- down
* * *bajada nf1. [descenso] descent;cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) downbajada de aguas [tubo] drainpipe;bajada de bandera [de taxi] minimum fare2. [pendiente] (downward) slope;está al final de la bajada de la escuela it's at the bottom of the road that leads down to the school3. [disminución] decrease, drop;[rebaja] a price cut* * *f fall, drop* * *bajada nf1) : descent2) : dip, slope3) : decrease, drop* * *bajada n1. (descenso) descent2. (pendiente) slope / road down3. (disminución) fall / drop -
20 pendiente
adj.1 pending.2 failed (asignatura).3 hanging, pendent.f.1 slope.el terreno está en pendiente the ground slopes o is on a slopeuna pendiente del 25 por ciento a gradient of 1 in 4, a 1 in 4 gradient2 steepness, pitch.3 earring, eardrop, pendant, pendent.4 steep incline, drop.m.earring. (peninsular Spanish)* * *► adjetivo1 hanging2 (asunto) pending, outstanding1 (cuesta) slope; (inclinación) gradient1 (joya) earring\estar pendiente de algo (a la espera) to be waiting for something 2 (atento) to follow something closelyestar pendiente de alguien (atento) to be watching somebody 2 (dispuesto) to be at somebody's beck and call* * *1. noun f. 2. adj. 3. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=a la expectativa)estar pendiente de algo: estaban pendientes de su llegada — they were waiting for him to arrive
2) (=atento)estar pendiente de algo/algn: está muy pendiente de la salud de su madre — he always keeps an eye on his mother's health
3) [juicio, caso, pedido] pending4) [cuenta] outstanding, unpaid5) [asignatura]6) (=colgado) hanging2.SM (=arete) earring3.SF [de un terreno] slope; [de un tejado] pitch* * *I1) <asunto/problema> unresolvedtenemos algunas cuentas pendientes — ( hablando - de dinero) we have some bills outstanding; (- de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settle
2) ( atento)IIestar pendiente DE algo/alguien: está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes every minute of the day to the child; estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me; siempre está pendiente de los demás — he's always watching to see what other people are doing
masculino (Esp) earringIIIuna pendiente muy pronunciada — a very steep slope o incline
la colina tiene una pendiente del 20% — the hill has a one-in-five gradient
* * *I1) <asunto/problema> unresolvedtenemos algunas cuentas pendientes — ( hablando - de dinero) we have some bills outstanding; (- de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settle
2) ( atento)IIestar pendiente DE algo/alguien: está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes every minute of the day to the child; estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me; siempre está pendiente de los demás — he's always watching to see what other people are doing
masculino (Esp) earringIIIuna pendiente muy pronunciada — a very steep slope o incline
la colina tiene una pendiente del 20% — the hill has a one-in-five gradient
* * *pendiente11 = escarpment, rise, slope, hill-hugging, descent, ascent.Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.
Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex: Dubrovnic is a beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea with small, intriguing hill-hugging streets and pedestrian-only traffic within the walls.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.pendiente22 = pendant, earring.Ex: Dress was from animal hides and pelts, tattoos ornamented both men and women, and bead pendants were worn in ear lobes and rings.
Ex: The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.pendiente33 = pending, outstanding, unresolved.Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.Ex: Other instances of unresolved or partially resolved conflicts of this type abound in our precomputer cataloging codes.* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.* asignatura pendiente = unfinished business.* asunto pendiente = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* pendiente de = on the lookout for.* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.* pendiente de confirmación = to be confirmed.* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.* quedar pendiente = remain + to be done.* saldo pendiente = outstanding balance.pendiente44 = hanging.Ex: The catenary, often confused with the parabola, is the curve formed by a hanging chain held only at its ends.
* * *A ‹asunto/problema› unresolvedel asunto todavía está pendiente de resolución the matter has still to be resolved, a decision on the matter is still pending ( frml)aún tenemos algunas cuentas pendientes (hablando — de dinero) we still have some bills outstanding; (— de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settleB (atento) estar pendiente DE algo/algn:está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes her constant attention to the childvive pendiente del marido she's always at her husband's beck and callestoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call mesiempre está pendiente de lo que hacen los demás he's always watching to see what other people are doing, he always has his eye on what everyone else is doing( Esp)earring(inclinación — de un terreno) slope, incline; (— de un tejado) slopesubíamos un camino en pendiente we were following an uphill pathla ladera tiene mucha pendiente the hillside slopes steeplyel coche se deslizó por la pendiente the car slid down the slope o hilluna pendiente muy pronunciada a very steep slope o inclinela colina tiene una pendiente del 20% the hill has a one-in-five o a 20% gradient* * *
pendiente adjetivo
1 ‹asunto/problema› unresolved;
‹ cuenta› outstanding
2 ( atento):
estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me
■ sustantivo masculino (Esp) earring
■ sustantivo femenino ( de terreno) slope, incline;
( de tejado) slope;◊ una pendiente muy pronunciada a very steep slope o incline;
tiene mucha pendiente it slopes steeply
pendiente
I adjetivo
1 (sin resolver) unresolved, pending
2 ( dinero) unpaid, outstanding: tiene algunas cuentas pendientes, he has some bills outstanding
3 (estar atento) tienes que estar pendiente de la comida, you must pay attention to the cooking
4 (esperar) to be waiting for
5 (colgante) hanging [de, from]
II m (joya) earring
pendientes de clip, clip-on earring
III sustantivo femenino
1 (del terreno) incline, slope
2 (de techo, tejado) pitch
' pendiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arete
- asignatura
- bajada
- clip
- declive
- desnivel
- encima
- escarpada
- escarpado
- escorrentía
- rellano
- remontar
- subir
- subida
- tela
- zarcillo
- abrupto
- caer
- cuesta
- empinado
- gradiente
- inclinación
- inclinado
- pronunciado
- rampa
- tanto
- topo
English:
alert
- coast
- dip
- downhill
- earring
- eye
- gradient
- hanging
- inclination
- incline
- open
- outstanding
- owing
- pending
- pitch
- preoccupied
- rise
- rising
- slant
- slip down
- slope
- sloping
- steep
- stud
- undecided
- unfinished
- unpaid
- unsettled
- descent
- ear
- hang
- out
* * *♦ adj1. [por resolver] pending;[deuda] outstanding;estar pendiente de [a la espera de] to be waiting for;tiene dos asignaturas pendientes she has to retake two subjects;estar pendiente de un hilo to be hanging by a thread2.estar pendiente de [atento a] to keep an eye on;estoy pendiente de conocer la respuesta I'm anxious to know the reply;vive pendiente del teléfono she spends her life waiting for the phone to ring3. [colgante] hanging♦ nmpendiente de clip clip-on earring2. Am [asunto] unresolved matter;la lista de pendientes es enorme there is an enormous backlog of matters to be dealt with♦ nf1. [cuesta] slope;una calle con mucha pendiente a very steep street;el terreno está en pendiente the ground slopes o is on a slope;una pendiente del 20 por ciento a 1:5 gradient2. [de tejado] pitch* * *I adj1 unresolved, unfinished;estar pendiente be pending;pendiente de solución awaiting a solution, still to be resolved2 cuenta unpaid3 ( alerta):estar pendiente de be waiting forII m earringIII f slope* * *pendiente adj1) : pending2)estar pendiente de : to be watchful of, to be on the lookout forpendiente nf: slope, incline* * *pendiente1 adj1. (asunto, factura) outstanding2. (juicio, decisión) pendingpendiente2 n1. (adorno) earring2. (cuesta) slope
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