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adverb (up a slope: We travelled uphill for several hours.) oppoverbakkeoppoverbakkeIsubst. \/ˌʌpˈhɪl\/stigning, oppoverbakke, bakkeIIadj. \/ˈʌphɪl\/1) stigende, bratt, oppover-det går oppover hele tiden, det er tungt hele tiden2) høytliggende3) ( overført) besværlig, brysom, anstrengendeIIIadv. \/ˌʌpˈhɪl\/oppover (bakken) -
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A n1 ( incline) gen pente f ; ( of writing) inclinaison f ; to be on a slope être en pente ; the slope on the road is considerable la pente de la route est importante ; a 40° slope, a slope of 40° une pente de 40° ; a steep/gentle slope une pente raide/douce ;2 ( hillside) flanc m ; north/south slope versant m nord/sud ; uphill slope montée f ; downhill slope descente f ; upper slopes sommet m de la montagne ; halfway up ou down the slope ( road) à mi-côte ; ( mountain) à mi-pente.C vi [road, path, roof, garden etc] être en pente (towards vers) ; [writing] pencher (to vers) ; to slope down ou away descendre en pente (to vers) ; to slope to the left/right descendre vers la gauche/la droite. ⇒ slippery.■ slope off ○ se barrer ○. -
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slope [sləʊp]1. nouna. [of roof, ground, surface] pente f• halfway up or down the slope à mi-côte[ground, roof] être en pente ; [handwriting] pencher( = sneak away) se tirer (inf !)* * *[sləʊp] 1.north/south slope — versant m nord/sud
uphill slope — montée f
2.upper slopes — sommet m de la montagne
intransitive verb gen être en pente; [writing] pencher (to vers) -
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1. adverb• to go uphill [road] monter2. adjectivea. ( = up gradient) uphill walk montée fb. ( = difficult) it's an uphill struggle (trying to find a job) ce n'est pas évident (inf) (d'essayer de trouver un emploi)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque uphill est un adverbe, l'accent tombe sur la seconde syllabe: ʌpˈhɪl, lorsque c'est un adjectif, sur la première: ˈʌpˈhɪl.* * *[ˌʌp'hɪl] 1.1) lit [road, slope] qui monte2.it will be an uphill struggle ou battle — cela va être difficile
adverb [go, walk] en montéeit's uphill all the way — lit ça monte tout le temps; fig ce n'est pas une tâche facile
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A adj1 lit [road, slope] qui monte ;2 fig ( difficult) [task] difficile ; it will be an uphill struggle ou battle cela va être difficile.B adv [go, walk] en montée ; the path led ou ran uphill le sentier montait ; she can't walk uphill elle ne peut pas marcher dans les montées ; the house is uphill from here la maison est dans la montée par rapport à ici ; it's uphill all the way lit ça monte tout le temps ; fig ce n'est pas tâche facile. -
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uphill [‚ʌp'hɪl](a) (road, slope) qui monte∎ it's uphill all the way ça monte tout le long du chemin; figurative c'est une lutte permanente;∎ it was an uphill struggle convincing him j'ai eu beaucoup de mal à le convaincre2 adverb∎ to ski uphill skier en amont►► uphill ski ski m amont -
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[ˌʌp'hɪl] 1.1) [road, slope] in salita2.avverbio [go, walk] in salitathe path led o ran uphill il sentiero era in salita o saliva; it's uphill all the way — è una strada tutta in salita (anche fig.)
* * *adverb (up a slope: We travelled uphill for several hours.) in salita* * *uphill /ˈʌpˈhɪl/A a.B avv.1 all'insù; ( anche fig.) in salita: to face an uphill struggle, avere davanti a sé una strada tutta in salita (fig.)C n.salita; erta● ( sci) uphill christie, cristiania a monte □ ( sci) uphill edge, spigolo a monte ( dello sci) □ ( sport) uphill finish, arrivo in salita □ ( sci) uphill ski, sci a monte.* * *[ˌʌp'hɪl] 1.1) [road, slope] in salita2.avverbio [go, walk] in salitathe path led o ran uphill il sentiero era in salita o saliva; it's uphill all the way — è una strada tutta in salita (anche fig.)
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I [sləʊp]1) (incline) pendio m., pendenza f.; (of writing) inclinazione f.2) (hillside) pendio m., versante m.uphill, downhill slope — salita, discesa
II [sləʊp]upper slopes — cima, sommità
verbo intransitivo [ ground] digradare; [ floor] pendere, essere in pendenza; [ writing] essere inclinato* * *[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) pendenza2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) pendio2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) inclinarsi- sloping* * *[sləʊp]1. n1) (gen), (of hill) pendio, (side of hill) versante m, (of roof) pendenza, (of floor) inclinazione fon the slopes of Mount Etna — alle falde or pendici dell'Etna
2) (also: ski slope) pista (da sci)2. vi(path, roof, handwriting) essere inclinato (-a)•* * *I [sləʊp]1) (incline) pendio m., pendenza f.; (of writing) inclinazione f.2) (hillside) pendio m., versante m.uphill, downhill slope — salita, discesa
II [sləʊp]upper slopes — cima, sommità
verbo intransitivo [ ground] digradare; [ floor] pendere, essere in pendenza; [ writing] essere inclinato -
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adverb (up a slope: We travelled uphill for several hours.) cuesta arribauphill adv cuesta arriba1 ascendente2 figurative use (task, struggle) arduo,-a, difícil, duro,-a, penoso,-a1 cuesta arribauphill [.ʌp'hɪl] adv: cuesta arribauphill ['ʌp.hɪl] adj1) ascending: en subida2) difficult: difícil, arduoadj.• ascendente adj.adv.• cuesta arriba adv.
I 'ʌp'hɪladverb cuesta arriba, en subida
II
['ʌp'hɪl]it was an uphill struggle — fue muy difícil, nos (or les etc) costó mucho
1.ADV2.ADJ en cuesta, en pendiente; (fig) arduo, penosoit's uphill all the way — (lit) el camino es todo cuesta arriba; (fig) es una tarea laboriosa
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I ['ʌp'hɪl]adverb cuesta arriba, en subida
II
it was an uphill struggle — fue muy difícil, nos (or les etc) costó mucho
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10 uphill
1. adjectivebergauf führend [Weg, Pfad]; [Fahrt, Reise] bergauf; (fig.)2. adverban uphill task/struggle — eine mühselige Aufgabe/ein harter Kampf
it's uphill all the way — es geht immer bergauf; (fig.) es ist ein mühseliges Geschäft
* * ** * *up·hill[ʌpˈhɪl]to run/walk \uphill bergauf laufen/gehenII. adj\uphill battle harter KampfIII. n Steigung f* * *['ʌp'hɪl]1. advbergaufto go uphill — bergauf gehen, steigen; (road also) bergauf führen; (car) den Berg hinauffahren
2. adjroad bergauf (führend); (fig) work, struggle mühsam, mühseligit's uphill all the way (lit) — es geht die ganze Strecke bergauf; (fig) es ist ein harter Kampf
an uphill struggle or battle — ein mühsamer or mühseliger Kampf
uphill ski — Bergski m
* * *A adv1. den Berg hinauf, bergauf, bergan2. aufwärtsB adj1. bergauf führend, ansteigend2. auf dem Berg gelegen, hoch gelegen, oben gelegen3. fig mühselig, hart (Aufgabe etc)C s [ˈʌphıl] Steigung f, Anstieg m* * *1. adjectivebergauf führend [Weg, Pfad]; [Fahrt, Reise] bergauf; (fig.)2. adverban uphill task/struggle — eine mühselige Aufgabe/ein harter Kampf
it's uphill all the way — es geht immer bergauf; (fig.) es ist ein mühseliges Geschäft
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إلى أَعْلَى \ up: towards the top of: We climbed up the hill, in or to higher position: She lives up in the hills. She looked up at the stars. He got up from his chair. Prices often go up. uphill: up a slope: The road winds uphill for a mile. upward: in an upward direction: The aeroplane flew upwards. -
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صُعُدًا \ uphill: up a slope: The road winds uphill for a mile. -
13 salita
"slope;Steigung;elevaçao"* * *f climbstrada slope* * *salita s.f.1 slope, ascent: una ripida salita, a steep slope; fare una salita, to climb (a slope) (o to go uphill); arrivare in cima alla salita, to get to the top of the climb (o ascent) // in salita, uphill; ( che aumenta) rising; un sentiero in salita, an uphill path2 ( il salire) ascent, climb (ing), going up: la salita della montagna fu molto dura, the ascent of the mountain was very difficult; salita alla fune, alla pertica, rope, pole climbing4 ( aumento) rise, increase: un'improvvisa salita dei prezzi, a jump (o a sudden rise) in prices // (Borsa): salita nelle quotazioni, bullish trend; i titoli sono in salita, stocks are on the upgrade5 (ferr.) gradient, slope.* * *[sa'lita]sostantivo femminile1) (il salire) ascent, climb(ing)2) (pendio) climb, (uphill) slope, rise; (pendenza) gradient3) fig. (aumento) rise, increase4) in salita [procedere, camminare] uphill; [strada, sentiero] uphill, upwardil sentiero era in salita — the path led o ran uphill
* * *salita/sa'lita/sostantivo f.1 (il salire) ascent, climb(ing)3 fig. (aumento) rise, increase4 in salita [procedere, camminare] uphill; [strada, sentiero] uphill, upward; il sentiero era in salita the path led o ran uphill. -
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f.slope, climb, grade.cuesta arriba uphillcuesta abajo downhilltrabajar los viernes se me hace muy cuesta arriba (informal figurative) I find working on Fridays heavy goingpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: costar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: costar.* * *1 (pendiente) slope\a cuestas on one's back, on one's shoulderscuesta abajo downhillcuesta arriba uphillhacérsele a uno algo cuesta arriba figurado to find something an uphill struggle, find something very difficultir cuesta abajo figurado to go downhillla cuesta de enero figurado the January squeeze* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=pendiente) hill, slopela cuesta de enero — period of financial stringency following Christmas spending
2)• a cuestas — on one's back
siempre va con su guitarra a cuestas — he always goes around with his guitar on his back o slung over his shoulder
se echa todas las responsabilidades a cuestas — she takes all the responsibilities on her own shoulders
* * *I1) ( pendiente)hacérsele muy cuesta arriba a alguien: se me hace muy cuesta arriba venderlo I'm finding it very difficult to sell it; ir cuesta abajo to go downhill; la cuesta de enero — January ( when people are traditionally short of money)
2)llevar algo a cuestas — to carry something on one's shoulders/back
IIecharse algo a cuestas — <carga/bulto> to put something on one's back; < problema> to burden oneself with something
* * *= slope, ascent.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. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.----* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.* cuesta arriba = uphill.* cuesta para tirarse con trineos = sled hill.* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.* * *I1) ( pendiente)hacérsele muy cuesta arriba a alguien: se me hace muy cuesta arriba venderlo I'm finding it very difficult to sell it; ir cuesta abajo to go downhill; la cuesta de enero — January ( when people are traditionally short of money)
2)llevar algo a cuestas — to carry something on one's shoulders/back
IIecharse algo a cuestas — <carga/bulto> to put something on one's back; < problema> to burden oneself with something
* * *= slope, ascent.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: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.* cuesta arriba = uphill.* cuesta para tirarse con trineos = sled hill.* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.* * *A(pendiente): íbamos cuesta arriba we were going uphilliba corriendo cuesta abajo y no pude parar I was running downhill and couldn't stopestacionar en cuesta to park on a hilldejé el coche en la cuesta I left the car on the hill/slopeuna cuesta muy pronunciada a very steep slopehacérsele muy cuesta arriba a algn: se me hace muy cuesta arriba trabajar con este calor I find it very difficult to work in this heat, it's an uphill struggle working in this heatir cuesta abajo «coche/corredor» to go downhill;«negocio» to go downhill, be on the skids ( colloq)Bno te eches los problemas ajenos a cuestas don't weigh yourself down o burden yourself with other people's problemsparece que llevas los problemas del mundo a cuestas you look as if you have the weight of the world on your shoulders* * *
Del verbo costar: ( conjugate costar)
cuesta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
costar
cuesta
costar ( conjugate costar) verbo transitivo
◊ ¿cuánto me cuestaá arreglarlo? how much will it cost to fix it?b) ( en perjuicios):
le costó el puesto it cost him his jobc) ( en esfuerzo):
cuesta abrirlo it's hard to open;
me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believe
verbo intransitivo
b) ( resultar perjudicial):
c) ( resultar difícil):
no te cuesta nada intentarlo it won't do you any harm to give it a try;
la física le cuesta he finds physics difficult;
me costó dormirme I had trouble getting to sleep
cuesta sustantivo femenino
iba corriendo cuesta abajo I was running downhillb)◊ a cuestas: llevar algo a cuestas to carry sth on one's shoulders/back;
echarse algo a cuestas ‹carga/bulto› to put sth on one's back;
‹ problema› to burden oneself with sth
costar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un precio) to cost: ¿cuánto dinero te costó?, how much did it cost you?
2 (llevar tiempo) to take
3 (ser trabajoso) me cuesta hablar alemán, I find it difficult to speak German
nos costó mucho conseguir el empleo, it was really hard to get the job
♦ Locuciones: figurado te va a costar caro, you'll pay dearly for this
cueste lo que cueste, cost what it may
cuesta sustantivo femenino slope
cuesta abajo, downhill
cuesta arriba, uphill
♦ Locuciones: adverbio a cuestas, on one's back o shoulders
' cuesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aterrizar
- baja
- bajar
- bajo
- cala
- costar
- difícil
- disparate
- escarpada
- escarpado
- estercolar
- flete
- idea
- reaccionar
- su
- subida
- cuánto
- ida
- jadeante
- suave
- subir
- trabajo
- tranquilo
- zancada
English:
be
- come to
- come up
- descend
- down
- downhill
- downward
- easy
- grade
- gradient
- gripping
- incline
- job
- labour
- mount
- much
- slog
- slope
- steep
- struggle
- subscription
- trouble
- uphill
- what
- work
- a
- about
- do
- find
- free
- hard
- hill
- labor
- mix
- pelt
- plow
- price
- race
- rise
- roll
- up
* * *♦ nf[pendiente] slope;una calle/un camino en cuesta a street/road on a hill;cuesta arriba uphill;también Figcuesta abajo downhill;Famhacerse cuesta arriba: trabajar los viernes se me hace muy cuesta arriba I find working on Fridays heavy goingla cuesta de enero = lack of money in January due to Christmas spending♦ a cuestas loc advon one's back, over one's shoulders;tuvo que llevar los sacos a cuestas he had to carry the sacks on his back o over his shoulders;lleva a cuestas la enfermedad de su marido she has to bear the burden of her husband's illness* * *f slope;cuesta abajo downhill;cuesta arriba uphill;se me hace cuesta arriba levantarme a las 7 todos los días I find it very hard to get up at 7am every day;a cuestas on one’s back* * *cuesta nf1) : slopecuesta arriba: uphill2)a cuestas : on one's back* * *cuesta n slope -
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f EISENB., Straße: gradient; (Hang) uphill stretch, hill; die Straße hat eine Steigung von 20% the road has a gradient of 1 in 5 (Am. a 20% grade); an der Steigung runterschalten change down on the uphill stretch* * *die Steigungraise; grade; rising; gradient; slope; acclivity; riser; ascent* * *Stei|gung ['ʃtaigʊŋ]f -, -en(= Hang) slope; (von Hang, Straße, MATH) gradient (Brit), grade (esp US); (= Gewindesteigung) pitcheine Stéígung von 10% — a gradient (Brit) or grade (esp US) of one in ten, a gradient (Brit) or grade (esp US) of 10%
* * *(a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) rise* * *Stei·gung<-, -en>f2. (Anstieg) slopeeine \Steigung von 10 % a gradient of one in ten [or of 10%]* * *die; Steigung, Steigungen gradient* * *die Straße hat eine Steigung von 20% the road has a gradient of 1 in 5 (US a 20% grade);an der Steigung runterschalten change down on the uphill stretch* * *die; Steigung, Steigungen gradient* * *-en (Mathematik) f.slope n. -en f.acclivity n.gradient n.riser n. -
16 amont
amont [amɔ̃]masculine noun[de cours d'eau] upper reaches* * *amɔ̃
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adjectif invariable [ski] uphill
2.
nom masculin Géographie ( de cours d'eau) upper reaches (pl)en amont — lit upstream (de from); fig upstream (de of)
* * *amɔ̃ nm[cours d'eau] upstream stretch, [pente] uphill slopeen amont (le long d'un cours d'eau) — upstream, (sur une pente) uphill
en amont de (cours d'eau) — upstream from, (pente) uphill from
d'amont (le long d'un cours d'eau) — upstream, (sur une pente) uphill
* * *A adj inv [ski] uphill.B nm1 Géog ( de cours d'eau) upper reaches (pl); en amont upstream (de from); naviguer d'amont en aval to sail downstream;[amɔ̃] nom masculin[d'une rivière] upstream water[d'une montagne] uphill slope————————[amɔ̃] adjectif invariable[ski, skieur] uphill (avant nom)en amont locution adverbiale(sens propre & figuré) upstreamen amont de locution prépositionnelle[rivière] upstream from[montagne] uphill from ou aboveles étapes en amont de la production (figuré) the stages upstream of production, the pre-production stages -
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montée [mɔ̃te]feminine nounb. [de ballon, avion] ascent• pendant la montée de l'ascenseur while the lift is (or was) going upc. ( = escalade) climbd. ( = pente) uphill slope* * *mɔ̃te
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2.
1) ( action de grimper) (d'escalier, de pente) climb; ( de montagne) ascent‘ne pas gêner la montée des voyageurs’ — ‘do not obstruct passengers boarding’
2) (d'avion, de ballon) climb, ascent3) ( élévation de niveau) ( action) rising (de of); ( résultat) rise (de in)4) Finance rise (de in); (de coûts, frais) increase (de in)5) ( augmentation) gén rise; (de dangers, risques) increase6) ( pente) hill7) Sport* * *mɔ̃te nf1) (= augmentation) rising, rise2) (= élévation) rising, rise3) (= escalade) climb, ascentC'est plus fatigant à la montée. — The climb up is more tiring.
5) (= côte) hillLe moteur chauffe dans les montées. — The engine overheats going uphill.
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adversum ī, n the opposite direction: hic ventus adversum tenet Athenis proficiscentibus, N.: in adversum Romani subiere, directly to the hill, L.—Fig., opposed, contrary, hostile, adverse, unfavorable, unpropitious: fortuna: mentes mihi: bellum, a face-to-face quarrel, H.: adversā patrum voluntate, L.: res, misfortune, calamity, H.: casūs, N.: adversae rerum undae, a sea of troubles, H.: Mars, i. e. defeat, V.: annus frugibus, L.: valetudo, i. e. sickness, L.: adversā nocte, i. e. since the night was unfavorable, Cs.: qui timet his adversa, the opposite fortune, H: quīs omnia regna advorsa sint, odious, S.—As substt. 1.* * *Iopposite, against, in opposite direction; in opposition; (w/ire go to meet)IIfacing, opposite, against, towards; contrary to; face to face, in presence ofIIIdirection/point opposite/facing; uphill slope/direction; obstacle, trouble -
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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 -
20 subida
f.1 hill (cuesta).2 ascent, climb.3 increase, rise (aumento).se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to risesubida de precios price increasesubida de sueldo pay rise4 pick-up, recovery in prices.past part.past participle of spanish verb: subir.* * *1 (ascenso) ascent, climb2 (pendiente) slope, hill3 (automovilismo) hill climb4 figurado (aumento - gen) increase; (- de temperatura) rise; (- de precios, salario) rise, increase* * *noun f.1) rise2) ascent, climb* * *SF1) (=ascensión) [de montaña, cuesta] ascentes una subida difícil — it's a tough ascent o climb
2) (=pendiente) slope, hill3) (=aumento) rise, increaseuna subida de los precios — a price rise o increase
subida salarial — pay rise, wage increase
4) * [de drogas] high ** * *a) ( pendiente) rise, climbc) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase* * *= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].Ex. The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.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 only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex. Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.Ex. The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* subida acusada = sharp rise.* subida al poder = seizure of power.* subida de las tasas = rate increase.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subida de temperatura = heat gain.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* * *a) ( pendiente) rise, climbc) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase* * *= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.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 only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex: Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.Ex: The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* subida acusada = sharp rise.* subida al poder = seizure of power.* subida de las tasas = rate increase.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subida de temperatura = heat gain.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* * *A1 (pendiente) rise, climbir de or ( AmL) en subida to go uphillla subida fue más dura que la bajada the ascent was harder than the descent o going up was harder than coming down3 (de precios, salarios) rise, increase; (de temperatura) rise, increasese registró una fuerte subida del yen there was a sharp rise in the value of the yen, the yen rose sharply o substantiallyla subida del río supuso un peligro the river rose to a dangerous levelB ( Inf) upload* * *
subida sustantivo femenino
( al poder) rise
subido,-a adj fam (intenso) un rojo subido, a deep red
♦ Locuciones: una conversación subida de tono, a risqué conversation
subida sustantivo femenino
1 (incremento de precios, temperatura, etc) rise, increase
2 (cuesta, pendiente) slope, hill
3 (a una montaña) ascent
' subida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ascenso
- negociar
- protesta
- protestar
- subido
- brusco
- crecida
- escalada
- trabajoso
English:
ascent
- climb
- demand
- escalation
- gazumping
- increase
- jump
- pay increase
- rise
- scramble
- way
- hike
- raise
- soar
- up
* * *subida nf1. [cuesta] hill2. [ascensión] ascent, climb;el tenista australiano se impuso en sus subidas a la red the Australian player showed his superiority when he came to the net3. [aumento] increase, rise;se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to risesubida de sueldo Br pay rise, US pay raise4. CompRP Famuna subida al carro an attempt to jump on the bandwagon* * *f rise, ascent;subida de los precios rise in prices* * *subida nf1) : ascent, climb2) : rise, increase3) : slope, hillir de subida: to go uphill* * *subida n1. (aumento) rise2. (ascenso) ascent / climb3. (cuesta) hill / slope
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