steep in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for steep in the English»Italian Dictionary

steep¹ [Brit stiːp, Am stip] ADJ

1. steep (sloping):

steep path, street, stairs, ascent, climb

ripido

steep slope, cliff

scosceso, dirupato

steep hill

erto

steep roof

spiovente

a steep drop

una caduta a picco

2. steep (sharp):

steep increase, rise

considerevole, forte

steep fall

notevole

steep recession, decline

forte

3. steep (excessive) inf:

steep price, fees

esorbitante

steep bill

salato

that's a bit steep! Brit inf

è un po' troppo!

I.steep² [Brit stiːp, Am stip] N

steep (act of soaking)

bagno m

steep (act of soaking)

immersione f

steep (act of soaking)

macerazione f

steep (vessel)

bagno m di macerazione

II.steep² [Brit stiːp, Am stip] VB trans

steep (soak in liquid)

mettere a bagno, mettere in ammollo

steep (imbue, immerse)

impregnare, immergere, imbevere also fig

to steep sth in

immergere qc in

to steep sth in FOOD

macerare qc in

III.steep² [Brit stiːp, Am stip] VB intr

steep

immergersi (in in)

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steep, vertical cliffs (by sea)

scogliere scoscese, ripide

steep, vertical cliffs (inland)

dirupo ripido, precipizio

Translations for steep in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scosceso parete rocciosa

steep

scosceso monte, costa

steep

scosceso sentiero, pendio

steep

ripido scala, strada

steep

ripido pendio, sentiero

steep

erta

steep slope

erta

steep incline

erto sentiero, pendio

steep

rampata

steep slope

dirupato

steep

arduo pendio

steep

steep in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steep in the English»Italian Dictionary

steep¹ [sti:p] ADJ

1. steep (sharply sloping):

steep

ripido, -a

2. steep (dramatic):

steep increase, fall

notevole

steep!

è un'esagerazione!

3. steep (expensive):

steep

esorbitante

I.steep² [sti:p] VB trans

1. steep (soak):

steep

mettere a bagno

to steep tea

lasciare il tè in infusione

2. steep fig:

to be steeped in tradition/history

essere immerso nella tradizione/storia

II.steep² [sti:p] VB intr

to leave sth to steep

lasciare qc in ammollo

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gentle/steep grade

pendenza leggera/forte

low/steep pitch

inclinazione f lieve/pronunciata

Translations for steep in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ripido (-a)

steep

scosceso (-a)

steep

mozzafiato (salita)

steep

steep Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

steep!

è un'esagerazione!

to steep tea

lasciare il tè in infusione

to leave sth to steep

lasciare qc in ammollo

low/steep pitch

inclinazione f lieve/pronunciata

gentle/steep grade

pendenza leggera/forte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The dams are very wide and have steep faces.

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On the other hand, the south part of the mountain is steep.

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The water bank is at the foot of a steep hill and surrounded by deep forest to the right.

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The bay is surrounded by steep cliffs full of snow and glaciers.

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Steep cliffs line both sides of the river.

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Most of the town's area is covered by steep mountains.

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The descent is steep and the steps are not all well-preserved.

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A trough often has two breaks with a middle section moving down, leaving steep cliffs along the sides; such a trough is called a graben.

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A steep descent and a small raise to the finish line followed.

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Steep side valleys, locally called "coombes", would have prevented building along the valley sides.

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