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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.) escarpado2) ((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!) exorbitante•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) embeber* * *steep1[sti:p] n precipício, declive íngreme. • adj 1 íngreme, abrupto. 2 Amer coll alto, excessivo, exagerado, exorbitante.————————steep2[sti:p] n 1 infusão. 2 lixívia, solução para maceração. • vt+vi 1 macerar, pôr de infusão, extrair. 2 imergir, molhar, embeber, pôr de molho. 3 fig saturar, mergulhar. his mind is steeped in poetry / ele está saturado de poesia. to steep oneself in imergir em, aprofundar-se em. -
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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.) escarpado2) ((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!) exorbitante•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) embeber -
3 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.)2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.)* * *ski jump[sk'i dʒ∧mp] n Sport 1 salto com esqui. 2 rampa íngreme onde o salto com esqui é praticado. -
4 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.)2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) -
5 ascent
[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) subida2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) subida* * *as.cent[əs'ent] n 1 ascensão, subida. 2 escalada. 3 retrogressão no tempo ou na linha dos ancestres. 4 vertente, encosta, rampa. -
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[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) descida2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) descida3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) descendência* * *de.scent[dis'ent] n 1 descida, ato de descer ladeira, encosta, declive, pendor. 2 queda, caída. 3 descendência, linhagem, estirpe, origem, posteridade. 4 declínio, decadência, decaimento. 5 Jur transmissão de herança. 6 assalto, incursão. descent from the cross pintura representando a descida de Cristo da cruz. -
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[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) colina2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) encosta•- hillock- hilly
- hillside* * *[hil] n 1 morro, colina. 2 monte (de terra). • vt amontoar (terra). anthill formigueiro. as old as the hill muito velho. hill up and down dale morro acima, morro abaixo. -
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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.) estar inclinado2. noun(a sloping line or direction: The roof has a steep slant.) declive- slanting* * *[sla:nt, slænt] n 1 ladeira, inclinação, declive. 2 intenção, inclinação, ponto de vista. 3 coll olhadela. • vt+vi inclinar, inclinar-se, ter declive. • adj inclinado, oblíquo. on the slant inclinado. what’s your slant about it? qual é a sua opinião a respeito? -
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[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) escalada2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) aclive -
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[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) descida2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) descida3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) ascendência -
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12 slant
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