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steep

/stiːp/

Meanings
noun

Pendiente, ladera

The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.

Examples :

"The steep of the hill made the bike ride challenging. "
La pendiente de la colina hizo que el paseo en bicicleta fuera un desafío.
geography geology nature environment place toeic
adjective

Empinado

(of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular

Examples :

"The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior. http//legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20070303/news_lz1dd3maynard.html"
La inclinación pronunciada del parabrisas realza las líneas rápidas del exterior.
nautical vehicle technical toeic

Related Words

Illustration thoroughly

thoroughly adverb

/θʌ.ɹə.liː/ /θɜːɹ.ə.lɪ/

A fondo, completamente

"He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched."

Salió bajo la lluvia y regresó completamente empapado.

Illustration perpendicular

perpendicular noun

/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ /pɝ.pənˈdɪk.jə.lɚ/

Perpendicular

"The perpendicular to the wall supported the shelf. "

La perpendicular a la pared sostenía el estante.

Illustration windshield

windshield noun

/ˈwɪndʃiːld/

Parabrisas

""The driver used a scraper to remove the ice from the windshield before driving to work." "

El conductor usó un raspador para quitar el hielo del parabrisas antes de ir a trabajar.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration resulting

resulting verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/

Resultar, derivarse

"The lack of sleep resulted in a poor performance on the math test. "

La falta de sueño resultó en un bajo rendimiento en el examen de matemáticas.

Illustration cheesemaker

cheesemaker noun

/ˈtʃiːzˌmeɪkər/

Quesero

"The cheesemaker proudly displayed her award-winning cheddar at the farmer's market. "

La quesera exhibió con orgullo su cheddar galardonado en el mercado de agricultores.

Illustration expensive

expensive adjective

/ɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

Derrochador, pródigo

"The new sports car was incredibly expensive, costing more than my entire year's savings. "

El nuevo coche deportivo era increíblemente derrochador, costando más que todos mis ahorros del año.

Illustration industrial

industrial noun

/ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəl/

Obrero industrial

"My grandfather was a skilled industrial during the 1950s. "

Mi abuelo fue un obrero industrial cualificado durante la década de 1950.

Illustration mountain

mountain noun

/ˈmaʊntɪn/ /ˈmaʊntn̩/

Montaña

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

Pasamos el fin de semana haciendo senderismo en las montañas.

Illustration acclivity

acclivity noun

/ə.ˈklɪv.ə.ti/

Cuesta, pendiente ascendente

"The children struggled to ride their bikes up the acclivity, pushing them the last few feet to the top of the hill. "

Los niños lucharon por subir sus bicicletas por la cuesta, empujándolas los últimos metros hasta la cima de la colina.

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Dificultar, impedir, perplejizar

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Las instrucciones complicadas del nuevo software me dificultan completar el proyecto a tiempo.

Illustration challenging

challenging verb

/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

Desafiar

"We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."

Desafiamos a los chicos de al lado a un partido de fútbol.