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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. -
2 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 -
3 steep
íngremeEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > steep
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4 steep
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5 steep bank
margem abrupta (of river)English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > steep bank
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6 to steep oneself in
to steep oneself inimergir em, aprofundar-se em. -
7 steepen
steep.en[st'i:pən] vt+vi 1 tornar-se íngreme. 2 aumentar o declive, tornar íngreme. -
8 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. -
9 steeply
adverb (in a steep or sudden way: The path/prices rose steeply.) excessivamente* * *steep.ly[st'i:pli] adv abruptamente, de modo íngreme. -
10 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.) -
11 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. -
12 brink
[briŋk](the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) beira* * *[briŋk] n 1 beira (de precipício), canto, margem. 2 fig iminência. she is on the brink of getting engaged / ela está prestes a ficar noiva. on the brink of a war / na iminência de uma guerra. -
13 canyon
['kænjən](a deep valley between high steep banks, usually containing a river: the Grand Canyon.) desfiladeiro* * *can.yon[k'ænjən] n Amer canhão: garganta sinuosa e profunda, cavada por curso d’água. -
14 cliff
[klif](a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea.) penhasco* * *[klif] n rochedo íngreme, despenhadeiro. -
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16 descent
[-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. -
17 hill
[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. -
18 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.) trabalho2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) mão-de-obra3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) parto4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Trabalhista2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) trabalhar2) (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.) esforçar-se•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *la.bour[l'eibə] n 1 labor, trabalho, faina, tarefa, mão-de-obra. 2 trabalho de parto. • vt+vi 1 laborar, labutar, trabalhar, lidar. 2 jogar, balouçar (navios). 3 estar em trabalho de parto. 4 avançar com dificuldade. 5 sofrer, afligir-se. 6 fabricar, elaborar. labour of love trabalho feito por prazer. to labour under a delusion estar enganado. -
19 precipice
['presipis](a steep cliff.) precipício* * *prec.i.pice[pr'esipis] n precipício: a) despenhadeiro. b) fig situação difícil, ruína. to fall down a precipice cair num precipício. -
20 precipitous
[pri'sipitəs]adjective (very steep.) escarpado* * *pre.cip.i.tous[pris'ipitəs] adj 1 íngreme, escarpado, alcantilado. 2 súbito, abrupto. 3 precipitado, apressado.
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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
