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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.) strm2) ((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!) pretiran•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) namakati* * *I [sti:p]1.adjective ( steeply adverb)strm; figuratively hiter, brz, nagel; colloquially pretirano visok (o cenah); neverjeten (zgodba); čezmeren, pretiran, neupravičen, nesramena steep slope — strmo pobočje, prepadit is a bit steep that he should get all the profit — malo prehuda je, da bi on pospravil ves dobičekthis sounds rather steep — to zveni (se sliši) precéj neverjetno;2.nounstrmina, strmo pobočjeII [sti:p]1.nounnamakanje; potapljanje; tekočina za namakanje; močilo; močenje (konoplje, lanu); kar se namaka; posoda za namakanjein steep — v namakanju, namočen;2.transitive verbnamakati, močiti, omehčati z namakanjem; prepojiti, prežeti (in z); potopiti, pogreznitito be steeped in — biti zatopljen v; globoko pasti vto steep one's hands in blood figuratively močiti si, omadeževati si roke s krvjoto steep o.s. figuratively zatopiti se (in v) -
2 steep-to
[stí:ptu]adjectivestrmo padajoč, prepaden -
3 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.) smučarski skoki2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) zaletišče -
4 ascent
[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) vzpon2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) vzpon* * *[əsént]nounvzpenjanje, vzpon; dviganje; vzpetina, holm, pobočje; rampa -
5 brink
[briŋk](the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) rob* * *[briŋk]nounrob, bregto stand shivering in the brink — biti v zadregi, neodločento hover on the brink — biti neodločen, mečkati; obotavljati se -
6 canyon
['kænjən](a deep valley between high steep banks, usually containing a river: the Grand Canyon.) kanjon* * *[kaenjən]nounkanjon, soteska -
7 cliff
[klif](a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea.) pečina* * *[klif]nounskala, čer, kleč, pečina; strmo pobočje -
8 crag
[kræɡ](a rough, steep mountain or rock.) stena, skala- craggy* * *[kræg]nounskala, čer, pečina; geology plast školjčnatega peska v Angliji -
9 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) sestop2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) pobočje3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) rod* * *[disént]nounsestop, spust; izkrcanje sovražnika; pobočje, strmina; podedovanje; izvor, rod, pokolenjeto make a descent — izkrcati se, nepričakovano napasti -
10 hill
[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) hrib2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) vzpon•- hillock- hilly
- hillside* * *I [hil]noungrič, hrib, hribčekfiguratively over the hill — čez najhujše (se prebiti)American colloquially not worth a hill of beans — še počenega groša ni vrednoII [hil]transitive verbnakopičiti, napraviti hribčke -
11 precipice
['presipis](a steep cliff.) prepad* * *[présipis]nounprepad; figuratively nevaren položaj, nevarnost -
12 precipitous
[pri'sipitəs]adjective (very steep.) strm* * *[prisípitəs]adjective ( precipitously adverb)strm, prepaden; figuratively prenagljen, nepremišljen -
13 rolling
adjective ((of a landscape) having low hills and shallow valleys, without steep slopes.) valovit* * *[róuliŋ]1.nounvaljanje, kotalikanje ( of a ball — žoge); pozibavanje; bobnenje (groma); bučanje (vode);2.adjectivevaleč se; bučen; valovitrolling capital economy obratni kapitalrolling kitchen military poljska kuhinja -
14 sheer
I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) skrajen2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) zelo strm3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) zelo fin2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) navpičnoII [ʃiə]* * *I [šíə]1.nounnauticalodklon (odmik) od določene smeri, nagel obrat ali odklon od ravne poti;2.intransitive verb nauticalnapraviti nagel odklon od določene smeri ali ravne poti; figuratively odmakniti se, oddaljiti se ( from od), ločiti seto sheer off — oditi, oddaljiti se, ločiti se; nautical odmakniti se od določene smerito sheer up nautical bližati se od straniII [šíə]1.adjective(zelo) strm, navpičen; skrajen; tanek, zelo fin (tkanina); pravi, pravcat; čist, nepomešan, nerazredčen, neponarejen; popoln, sam, golby sheer necessity — iz čiste (same, gole, absolutne) potrebesheer rock — čista (sama, prava, pravcata, gola) skalait is sheer nonsense — to je pravi nesmisel;2.adverbnavpično; popolnoma, čisto; naravnost, direktnorocks rise sheer from the valley — skale se dvigajo navpično iz doline;3.nounprozorna (bombažna ali platnena) tkanina -
15 skid
[skid] 1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) zdrsniti2. noun1) (an accidental slide sideways.) zdrs2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) cokla* * *I [skid]1.nouncokla, zavora, zavorna veriga, zagozda; odbijač (kos lesa ipd.), ki ščiti bok ladje pri pristajanju; opornik; figuratively ovira, zapreka; slang funt;2.transitive verbzavirati, blokirati (kolo)II [skid]1.noundrsenje kolesa na blatnem zemljišču; drsalica ali sanišče (letala); plural American nautical mesto, kjer se spravljajo čolni vojne mornarice;2.intransitive verbzdrsniti, spodrsniti (v stran), drseti v stranhe is on the skids American slang z njim gre h koncu -
16 slant
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.) nagibati (se)2. noun(a sloping line or direction: The roof has a steep slant.) nagib- slanting* * *[sla:nt]1.nounpoševnost, nagnjenost; strmina, pobočje, nagib; American tendenca, vidik; pogled s stranion the slant — poševno, napoševslant of wind nautical kratkotrajna rahla sapicato take a slant at — vreči pogled s strani na;2.adjective poeticallynagnjen, poševen, malo postrani, počez ali postrani postavljen; American figuratively pristranskislant-eyed — poševnih oči (Mongoli);3.intransitive verb & transitive verbnagibati (se), biti nagnjen, biti poševno usmerjen; postrani, poševno položiti, usmeriti; figuratively imeti nagnjenje ( towards do, za); American biti pristranski; figuratively prirediti za določen namen -
17 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.) delo2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) delavci3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) porodni popadki4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) laburistična stranka2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) delati2) (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.) z muko napredovati•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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18 on all fours
(on hands and knees: He went up the steep path on all fours.) po vseh štirih -
19 steeply
adverb (in a steep or sudden way: The path/prices rose steeply.) strmo -
20 stilts
[stil ]1) (a pair of poles with supports for the feet, on which a person may stand and so walk raised off the ground.) hodulje2) (tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.) steber, pilot
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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
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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
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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