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1 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((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.) stejl2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) voldsom•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) lægge i blød* * *I [sti:p] adjective1) ((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.) stejl2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) voldsom•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) lægge i blød -
2 steep
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3 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.) skihop2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) skihopbakke* * *1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.) skihop2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) skihopbakke -
4 ascent
[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) opstigning; bestigning2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) stigning* * *[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) opstigning; bestigning2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) stigning -
5 brink
[briŋk](the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) kant; bred* * *[briŋk](the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) kant; bred -
6 canyon
['kænjən](a deep valley between high steep banks, usually containing a river: the Grand Canyon.) kløft; slugt* * *['kænjən](a deep valley between high steep banks, usually containing a river: the Grand Canyon.) kløft; slugt -
7 cliff
[klif](a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea.) skrænt; klint* * *[klif](a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea.) skrænt; klint -
8 crag
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9 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) nedstigning2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) skrænt3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) afstamning* * *[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) nedstigning2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) skrænt3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) afstamning -
10 hill
[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) bakke; høj2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) bakke•- hillock- hilly
- hillside* * *[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) bakke; høj2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) bakke•- hillock- hilly
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11 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) arbejde2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbejdskraft3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) veer4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour; Arbejderpartiet2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbejde hårdt2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) slide i det; arbejde hårdt•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) arbejde2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbejdskraft3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) veer4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour; Arbejderpartiet2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbejde hårdt2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) slide i det; arbejde hårdt•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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12 on all fours
(on hands and knees: He went up the steep path on all fours.) på alle fire* * *(on hands and knees: He went up the steep path on all fours.) på alle fire -
13 precipice
['presipis](a steep cliff.) stejl klippe* * *['presipis](a steep cliff.) stejl klippe -
14 precipitous
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15 rolling
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16 sheer
I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) ren og skær2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) stejl3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) tynd2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) lodretII [ʃiə]* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) ren og skær2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) stejl3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) tynd2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) lodretII [ʃiə] -
17 skid
[skid] 1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) skride ud2. noun1) (an accidental slide sideways.) udskridning2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) stopklods* * *[skid] 1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) skride ud2. noun1) (an accidental slide sideways.) udskridning2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) stopklods -
18 slant
1. verb(to be, lie etc at an angle, away from a vertical or horizontal position or line; to slope: The house is very old and all the floors and ceilings slant a little.) hælde2. noun(a sloping line or direction: The roof has a steep slant.) hældning- slanting* * *1. verb(to be, lie etc at an angle, away from a vertical or horizontal position or line; to slope: The house is very old and all the floors and ceilings slant a little.) hælde2. noun(a sloping line or direction: The roof has a steep slant.) hældning- slanting -
19 steeply
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20 stilts
[stil ]1) (a pair of poles with supports for the feet, on which a person may stand and so walk raised off the ground.) stylte2) (tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.) pæl* * *[stil ]1) (a pair of poles with supports for the feet, on which a person may stand and so walk raised off the ground.) stylte2) (tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.) pæl
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