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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.) stāvs; kraujš2) ((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!) pārāk augsts/liels; pārmērīgs•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) izmirkt; iemērkt* * *krauja; iemērkt, iegremdēt; iegrimt; kraujš, stāvs; pārspīlēts -
2 steep climb on the road
straujš ceļa pacēlums -
3 steep price
pārmērīgi augsta cena -
4 this story seems a bit steep
šis stāsts liekas mazliet pārspīlēts -
5 to steep in literature
nodoties literatūrai -
6 to steep in slumber
aizsnausties -
7 to steep tea
ļaut tējai ievilkties -
8 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.) sacensības lēkšanā ar slēpēm no tramplīna2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) (slēpošanā) tramplīns -
9 ascent
[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) kāpšana2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) stāvums* * *uzkāpšana; stāvums; posms -
10 brink
[briŋk](the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) (kraujas, bezdibeņa) mala; (stāvs) krasts* * *mala; krasts; robeža -
11 canyon
['kænjən](a deep valley between high steep banks, usually containing a river: the Grand Canyon.) kanjons* * *kanjons -
12 cliff
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13 crag
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14 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) nokāpšana; nolaišanās2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) nogāze3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) izcelsme* * *nokāpšana, nolaišanās; nogāze; pazemināšanās; pagrimums; paaudze; samazināšanās; mantojums; pēkšņs uzbrukums; cilme, izcelsme -
15 hill
[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) pakalns2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) nogāze•- hillock- hilly
- hillside* * *pakalns, uzkalns; nogāze; kaudze; Kapitolija pakalns; ASV kongress; samest kaudzē; aprušināt -
16 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.) [] darbs2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) darbaspēks; strādnieki3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) dzemdības; dzemdību sāpes4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) leiboristu partija (Lielbritānijā)2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) []strādāt2) (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.) pūlēties; mocīties; ar grūtībām tikt uz priekšu•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *pūles, darbs; strādnieku šķira, strādnieki, darbaspēks -
17 on all fours
(on hands and knees: He went up the steep path on all fours.) četrrāpus* * *četrrāpus; četrrāpus -
18 precipice
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19 precipitous
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20 rolling
adjective ((of a landscape) having low hills and shallow valleys, without steep slopes.) paugurains* * *velmēšana; ripojošs; paugurains
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steep — [stiːp] adjective 1. steep prices, charges etc are unusually expensive: • Consumers are paying relatively steep prices for dairy products. • Anyone caught fiddling their expenses will face steep fines. 2. a steep increase or rise in something is… … Financial and business terms
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
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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeped} (st[=e]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steeping}.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals, causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st[ o]pa to cast, to steep, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — (st[=e]p), a. Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steep-up — ( [u^]p ), a. Lofty and precipitous. [R.] [1913 Webster] Her stand she takes upon a steep up hill. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steep — is a village in central Hampshire, England just outside the town of Petersfield. Since 1899 it has been the location of Bedales School, a progressive public school. The poets Edward Thomas (from 1906) and Robert Frost (briefly) lived in the… … Wikipedia
steep — [adj1] extreme in direction, course abrupt, arduous, breakneck, declivitous, elevated, erect, headlong, high, hilly, lifted, lofty, perpendicular, precipitate, precipitous, prerupt, raised, sharp, sheer, straight up; concept 581 Ant. gentle, mild … New thesaurus
steep — Ⅰ. steep [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular. 2) (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid. 3) informal (of a price or demand) not reasonable; excessive. 4) informal (of a claim or account) exaggerated. ► … English terms dictionary
steep|en — «steemh>puhn», intransitive verb. to become steep or steeper. –v.t. to make steep or steeper … Useful english dictionary
