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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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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 ○ ! -
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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.) escarpé2) ((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!) excessif•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) tremper (dans) -
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steep [sti:p](a) (hill) raide, abrupt, escarpé; (slope) fort, raide; (cliff) abrupt; (road, path) raide, escarpé; (staircase) raide;∎ it's a steep climb to the village la montée est raide pour arriver au village;∎ the plane went into a steep dive l'avion se mit à piquer du nez(b) (increase, fall) fort;∎ a steep drop in share prices une forte chute du prix des actions∎ the prices are a bit steep l'addition est plutôt salée∎ it's a bit steep asking us to do all that work by Friday c'est un peu fort ou un peu raide de nous demander de faire tout ce travail pour vendredi∎ steep the onions in vinegar faites macérer les oignons dans du vinaigre;∎ figurative I want to steep myself in the atmosphere of the place je veux m'imprégner de l'atmosphère de l'endroit -
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Ⅰ.bit1 [bɪt]bout, morceau ⇒ 1 (a) numéro ⇒ 1 (c) mors ⇒ 1 (f) mèche ⇒ 1 (g) bit ⇒ 1 (h) quelque temps ⇒ 2 (a) un peu ⇒ 2 (b) petit à petit ⇒ 31 noun(a) (piece → of paper, wood, string) bout m; (→ of land) morceau m; (→ of cake, meat, cheese) morceau m; (smaller) bout m; (→ of book) passage m; (→ of film) séquence f; (→ of jigsaw puzzle) pièce f;∎ you missed out the best bits (of story, joke) tu as oublié le meilleur;∎ I liked the bit where they were in the cave (in book) j'aime le passage où ils sont dans la caverne; (in film) j'aime la séquence où ils sont dans la caverne;∎ this is the difficult bit c'est là où ça se complique;∎ bits and pieces of sth des morceaux de qch;∎ made of bits and pieces fait de bric et de broc;∎ she picked up her bits and pieces elle a ramassé ses affaires;∎ in bits en morceaux;∎ to take sth to bits démonter qch;∎ the dog tore the paper to bits le chien a complètement déchiré le journal;∎ to fall to bits (book, clothes) tomber en lambeaux;∎ the wall was falling to bits le mur tombait en morceaux ou en ruine;∎ familiar I love him to bits! je l'adore!□∎ a bit of dirt une petite saleté;∎ a bit of advice un (petit) conseil;∎ a bit of money/time un peu d'argent/de temps;∎ a little bit of tact/patience un tout petit peu de tact/de patience;∎ quite a bit of rain/trouble pas mal de pluie/d'ennuis;∎ there's been a bit of trouble at home il y a eu quelques problèmes à la maison;∎ it's a bit of a problem cela pose un problème;∎ it was a bit of a nuisance c'était vraiment ennuyeux;∎ we got a bit of a shock ça nous a fait un choc;∎ it's not a bit of use cela ne sert absolument à rien;∎ he's a bit of a crook il est un peu escroc sur les bords;∎ I've been a bit of a fool j'ai été un peu bête;∎ it was a bit too much of a coincidence c'était un peu fort comme coïncidence;∎ to do one's bit y mettre du sien, faire un effort;∎ everyone did their bit tout le monde y a mis du sien ou a fait un effort;∎ we did our bit to help the children nous avons fait ce qu'il fallait pour aider les enfants;∎ they ate up every bit ils ont tout mangé jusqu'au dernier morceau;∎ I've had quite a bit to drink j'ai un peu trop bu;∎ to make quite a bit (earn money) gagner pas mal d'argent ou de fric;∎ to have a bit put away avoir un petit pécule;∎ that must be worth quite a bit! ça doit valoir pas mal d'argent;∎ she's every bit as competent as he is elle est tout aussi compétente que lui;∎ familiar to have a bit on the side (male lover) avoir un amant; (female lover) avoir une maîtresse;∎ British familiar to be a bit of all right (of woman) être une jolie fille; (of man) être un beau mec;∎ familiar that takes a bit of doing ça, c'est bien difficile∎ he's doing his perfect father bit il nous fait son numéro du père parfait∎ a threepenny bit une pièce de trois pence∎ two bits vingt-cinq cents(f) (for horse) mors m;∎ figurative to take the bit between one's teeth prendre le mors aux dents∎ bits per second bits mpl par seconde∎ he did a bit in Fort Worth il a fait de la taule à Fort Worth(a) (some time) quelque temps;∎ let's sit down for a bit asseyons-nous un instant ou un peu;∎ we waited a good/little bit nous avons attendu un bon/un petit moment;∎ hold on or wait a bit! attendez un peu ou un instant!;∎ he's away quite a bit il est souvent absent;∎ after a bit we left au bout de quelque temps nous sommes partis;∎ in a bit dans quelques minutes(b) (slightly) un peu;∎ I'm a bit late je suis un peu en retard;∎ she's a good/little bit older than he is elle est beaucoup/un peu plus âgée que lui;∎ it's a (little) bit more expensive c'est un (tout petit) peu plus cher∎ they haven't changed a bit ils n'ont pas du tout changé;∎ I don't care a bit cela m'est bien ou complètement égal;∎ are we bothering you? - not a bit! on vous dérange? - pas du tout!;∎ not a bit of it! pas le moins du monde!;∎ it's asking a bit much to expect her to apologize il ne faut pas s'attendre à des excuses, c'est trop lui demander;∎ that's a bit much or a bit steep! ça c'est un peu fort!petit à petit►► Computing bit command commande f binaire;Computing bit rate débit f binaireⅡ.bit2 pt of bite
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