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1 ascent
[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) ascension2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) montée -
2 steep
steep [sti:p]1. adjectivea. [slope, road, stairs] raide ; [hill] escarpé ; [cliff] abrupt ; [roof] en pente ; [descent] rapide ; [ascent, climb] rudeb. ( = great) [rise, fall] fort( = soak) tremper* * *[stiːp] 1.1) ( sloping) [descent, stairs] raide; [street] escarpé; [roof] en pente raide; [ascent] abrupt2) ( sharp) [rise, fall] fort (before n)3) (colloq) ( excessive) [price] exorbitant; [bill] salé (colloq)2.transitive verb ( soak)3.intransitive verb tremper (in dans)••that's a bit steep! — (colloq) c'est un peu fort! (colloq)
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3 steep
A adj1 ( sloping) [path, street, stairs] raide ; [slope, cliff] à pic ; [roof, hill] pentu ; [ascent, climb] abrupt ; a steep drop un à-pic ;C vi tremper (in dans).that's a bit steep! ○ GB c'est un peu raide ○ or fort ○ ! -
4 climb
climb [klaɪm][+ stairs, steps, slope] monter ; [+ hill] grimper ; [+ tree] grimper dans or sur ; [+ ladder] monter sur or à ; [+ rope] monter à ; [+ mountain] gravira. monter ; [prices, shares, costs] grimper ; (Sport) escalader ; ( = rock-climb) faire de la varappeb. to climb over a wall/an obstacle escalader un mur/un obstacle3. noun4. compoundsa. (from tree, wall) descendreb. ( = abandon one's position) en rabattre* * *[klaɪm] 1.1) ( ascent) ( of hill) escalade f (up de; to jusqu'à); ( of tower) montée f; (of mountain, rockface) ascension f (up de; to jusqu'à)2) ( steep hill) montée f3) Aviation montée f2.transitive verb1) [car, person] grimper [hill]; faire l'ascension de [cliff, mountain]; escalader [lamppost, mast, wall]; grimper à [ladder, rope, tree]; monter [staircase]2) [plant] grimper à [trellis]3.to climb down — descendre [rockface]
to climb into — monter dans [car]
to climb over — enjamber [log, stile]; passer par-dessus [fence, wall]; escalader [debris, rocks]
to climb up — grimper à [ladder, tree]; monter [steps]
2) ( rise) [sun] se lever; [aircraft] monter3) ( slope up) [path, road] monter4) ( increase) monter•Phrasal Verbs: -
5 climb
A n1 ( ascent) ( of hill) escalade f (up de ; to jusqu'à) ; ( of tower) montée f ; (of mountain, rockface) ascension f (up de ; to jusqu'à) ; it's a steep climb to the top of the tower il y a une montée raide jusqu'en haut de la tour ;3 Aviat montée f ;B vtr1 [car, person] grimper [hill, slope] ; faire l'ascension de [cliff, mountain] ; [person] escalader [lamppost, mast, wall] ; grimper à [ladder, rope, tree] ; monter [steps, staircase] ;C vi1 ( scale) gen grimper (along le long de, to jusqu'à) ; Sport faire de l'escalade ; to climb down descendre [rockface] ; to climb into monter dans [car] ; to climb into bed se mettre au lit ; to climb over ( step over) enjamber [log, stile] ; ( clamber over) passer par-dessus [fence, wall] ; escalader [debris, rocks] ; to climb up grimper à [ladder, tree] ; monter [steps] ;3 ( slope up) [path, road] monter ;to climb the wall US grimper au mur ○.
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steep ascent — climbing up something with a sharp inclination, inclined ascension which is difficult to perform … English contemporary dictionary
Steep — Steep, a. [Compar. {Steeper} ( [ e]r); superl. {Steepest}.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste[ a]p; akin to Icel. steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. {Stoop}, v. i., {Steep}, v. t., {Steeple}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ascent — noun 1 act of climbing/moving up ADJECTIVE ▪ gradual, slow VERB + ASCENT ▪ make ▪ The climbers made their ascent of the mountain without oxygen. ▪ begin … Collocations dictionary
ascent — n. 1) to make an ascent (to make the ascent of a mountain) 2) a gradual; steep ascent * * * [ə sent] steep ascent a gradual to make an ascent (to make the ascent of a mountain) … Combinatory dictionary
ascent — /euh sent /, n. 1. an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement: the ascent of a balloon. 2. movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement: His ascent to the governorship came after a long… … Universalium
ascent — as|cent [əˈsent] n 1.) [C usually singular] the act of climbing something or moving upwards ≠ ↑descent ▪ the first ascent of Everest 2.) [C usually singular] a path or way up to the top of something, for example a mountain ≠ ↑descent ▪ a rugged… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ascent — as•cent [[t]əˈsɛnt[/t]] n. 1) the act of ascending; a rising or climbing movement 2) movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement 3) a way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity 4) the degree of… … From formal English to slang
steep — adj Steep, abrupt, precipitous, sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. The words are here arranged in ascending order of degree of perpendicularity. Steep implies so sharp a slope or pitch that ascent or descent is difficult… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
steep — steep1 [stēp] adj. [ME < OE steap, lofty, high, akin to OFris steep, MHG stouf, cliff (as in Ger Hohenstaufen) < IE * steup < base * (s)teu , to strike, butt > STOCK, STUB, L tundere, to strike] 1. having a sharp rise or highly… … English World dictionary
Steep — Steep, n. A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice. Dryden. [1913 Webster] We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken into a thousand… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steep — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap high, steep, deep; akin to Old Frisian stāp steep, Middle High German stief more at stoop Date: before 12th century 1. lofty, high used chiefly of a sea 2. making a large angle… … New Collegiate Dictionary