Steep in spanish
Escarpado
pronunciation: eskɑɹ̩pɑdoʊ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: eskɑɹ̩pɑdoʊ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.]1 = elevado, empinado, inclinado, pronunciado, acusado. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.more:
» be steep = ser elevado, ser caro.
Example: Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.» steep price = precio excesivo.
Example: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.» steep rise = subida espectacular.
Example: With the increasing use of MEDLARS, the Bibliothek der Medizinischen Hochschule in Hannover has seen a steep rise in requests for items not held in the library.» steep rock face = acantilado, farallón.
Example: Following the narrator across endless ash fields, lava fields and steep rock faces, the reader easily gets lost in a dream in which the mysterious and the familiar merge.» steep slope = pendiente (muy) empinada, pendiente (muy) inclinada, pendiente (muy) pronunciada, cuesta (muy) empinada, cuesta (muy) inclinada, cuesta (muy) pronunciada.
Example: On a topographic map, very closely spaced contour lines represent a steep slope and conversely, widely spaced contours represent very gentle slopes.steep2 = macerar, encurtir, remojar, reblandecer, poner en remojo, dejar en remojo.
Example: Last year's sloe gin has been steeping for ten months now - it's time to decant.more:
» steep + Reflexivo + in = empaparse de, absorber, inmerso en.
Example: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.