steep

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steep
[stiːp]
adjetivo
1empinado(a) (path, hill, climb); pronunciado(a) (rise, fall)
2abusivo(a) (familiar) (expensive)
verbo transitivo
1dejar en remojo (clothes); macerar (food)
  • to be steeped in history -> rezumar historia

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steep [stip]
adjetivo
1Escarpado, derecho, pino, rápido.
sustantivo
2Precipicio, despeñadero, altura o cuesta my difícil de subir.
1Empapar, penetrar con algún líquido, macerar (soak, macerate).
2Mojar completamente, impregnar, remojar; poner en infusión.
3Embalsar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Mezclarse gradualmente en una infusión. (n)
  • Steeped in -> empapado de, saturado de
  • To steep tea -> poner el té en infusión
  • Steeping-tub -> (Mar.) tina de desalar
  • Steeping-trough -> el sitio donde los cerveceros echan la cebada para entallecer
adjetivo
5Excesivo, exorbitante. (m)
  • A steep climb -> una cuesta muy empinada
va.

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steep [stiːp]
adjective
steeper (comparative)steepest (superlative)
1 [+hill, cliff] empinado; escarpado; [+stairs, slope, climb] empinado
it's too steep for the tractor está demasiado pendiente para el tractor; la pendiente es demasiado empinada para el tractor; it's a steep climb to the top hay una subida empinada hasta la cumbre
2 (sharp) [+drop] abrupto; brusco; [+increase] pronunciado
3 (informal) [+price, demands] excesivo
4 (Britain) (informal) (unreasonable)
that's pretty steep! ¡eso es demasiado!; ¡no hay derecho!; it's a bit steep that you've got to do it yourself no es justo que lo tengas que hacer tú solo
steep [stiːp]
verb:transitive
1 [+washing] remojar; poner a en remojo;orin en
2
steeped in impregnado de; a town steeped in history una ciudad cargada impregnada de historia;or she is steeped in the Celtic tradition ella está empapada de la tradición celta
it's a craft steeped in tradition
a ceremony which is steeped in ancient tradition una ceremonia que hunde sus raíces en la más antigua tradición; he was steeped in the religion and laws of Judaism estaba imbuido de la religión y las leyes judaicas
verb:intransitive
to leave sth to steep dejar algo a en remojo;or

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Verb Conjugation for "steep"

Imperative
  • steep
  • you steep
  • he/she steeps
  • we steep
  • you steep
  • they steep
Preterite
  • I steeped
  • you steeped
  • he/she steeped
  • we steeped
  • you steeped
  • they steeped
Present Continuous
  • I am steeping
  • you are steeping
  • he/she is steeping
  • we are steeping
  • you are steeping
  • they are steeping
Present Perfect
  • I have steeped
  • you have steeped
  • he/she has steeped
  • we have steeped
  • you have steeped
  • they have steeped
Past Continuous
  • I was steeping
  • you were steeping
  • he/she was steeping
  • we were steeping
  • you were steeping
  • they were steeping
Past Perfect
  • I had steeped
  • you had steeped
  • he/she had steeped
  • we had steeped
  • you had steeped
  • they had steeped
Future
  • I will steep
  • you will steep
  • he/she will steep
  • we will steep
  • you will steep
  • they will steep
Future Perfect
  • I will have steeped
  • you will have steeped
  • he/she will have steeped
  • we will have steeped
  • you will have steeped
  • they will have steeped
Future Continuous
  • I will be steeping
  • you will be steeping
  • he/she will be steeping
  • we will be steeping
  • you will be steeping
  • they will be steeping
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been steeping
  • you have been steeping
  • he/she has been steeping
  • we have been steeping
  • you have been steeping
  • they have been steeping
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been steeping
  • you will have been steeping
  • he/she will have been steeping
  • we will have been steeping
  • you will have been steeping
  • they will have been steeping
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been steeping
  • you had been steeping
  • he/she had been steeping
  • we had been steeping
  • you had been steeping
  • they had been steeping
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