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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.)2) ((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!)•- steeply
II sti:p(to soak thoroughly.)steep adj empinado / de mucha pendientetr[stiːp]1 (hill, slope, stairs) empinado,-a; (rise, drop) abrupto,-a, brusco,-a■ they charged me £100 - that's a bit steep! me cobraron £100 - ¡eso es un poco excesivo!————————tr[stiːp]1 (fruit) macerarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be steeped in something figurative use estar empapado,-a de algosteep ['sti:p] vt: remojar, dejar (té, etc.) en infusiónsteep adj1) : empinado, escarpadoa steep cliff: un precipicio escarpado2) considerable: considerable, marcado3) excessive: excesivosteep prices: precios muy altosadj.• abrupto, -a adj.• acantilado, -a adj.• despeñadizo, -a adj.• empinado, -a adj.• escarpado, -a adj.• tajado, -a adj.v.• destemplar v.• empapar v.• remojar v.stiːp
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adjective -er, -est1)a) < slope> empinado; < drop> brusco, abrupto; < descent> en picada or (Esp) en picadob) ( large) <increase/decline> considerable, pronunciado2) ( excessive) (colloq)a) ( of prices) alto, excesivob) ( unreasonable)it's a bit steep to expect them to work without a break — no es muy razonable que digamos, esperar que trabajen sin un descanso
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transitive verb (to soften, clean) remojar, dejar en or a remojo; ( to flavor) macerar
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vi \<\<fruit\>\> macerarse
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[stiːp]ADJ (compar steeper) (superl steepest)1) [hill, cliff] empinado, escarpado; [stairs, slope, climb] empinadoit's too steep for the tractor — está demasiado pendiente para el tractor, la pendiente es demasiado empinada para el tractor
2) (=sharp) [drop] abrupto, brusco; [increase] pronunciado3) * [price, demands] excesivo4) (Brit)* (=unreasonable)that's pretty steep! — ¡eso es demasiado!, ¡no hay derecho!
II [stiːp]1. VT1) [+ washing] remojar, poner a or en remojo (in en)2)steeped in — (fig) impregnado de
a town steeped in history — una ciudad cargada or impregnada de historia
a ceremony which is steeped in ancient tradition — una ceremonia que hunde sus raíces en la más antigua tradición
he was steeped in the religion and laws of Judaism — estaba imbuido de la religión y las leyes judaicas
2.VIto leave sth to steep — dejar algo a or en remojo
* * *[stiːp]
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adjective -er, -est1)a) < slope> empinado; < drop> brusco, abrupto; < descent> en picada or (Esp) en picadob) ( large) <increase/decline> considerable, pronunciado2) ( excessive) (colloq)a) ( of prices) alto, excesivob) ( unreasonable)it's a bit steep to expect them to work without a break — no es muy razonable que digamos, esperar que trabajen sin un descanso
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transitive verb (to soften, clean) remojar, dejar en or a remojo; ( to flavor) macerar
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vi \<\<fruit\>\> macerarse
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