Steeper - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Sudden and unexpected.

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I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject

adjective

Sudden and not expected, often with unpleasant results

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There was an abrupt change in her mood., we came to an abrupt curve in the road., his abrupt manner…

noun

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something.

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The offer was denounced as a bluff

verb

Try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.

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He's been bluffing all along

adjective

Direct in speech or behaviour but in a good-natured way.

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A big, bluff, hearty man

adjective

Costing a lot; expensive.

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Major problems requiring costly repairs

adjective

Expensive

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This procedure can be very costly., her costly mistake allowed the opponents to score.

adjective

Costing a lot of money

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Costly repairs, the delays in the schedule proved very costly., their failure to consult staff memb…

noun

A person who has committed a crime.

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These men are dangerous criminals

adjective

Relating to crime.

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They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

adjective

Involving or having the character of a crime

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She may face criminal charges for lying to a grand jury., he had an extensive criminal record (= an…

adjective

Regarded with deep affection.

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A dear friend

noun

Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address.

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Don't you worry, dear

adverb

At a high cost.

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They buy property cheaply and sell dear

adjective

Having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.

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Jonathan had begun to suffer dizzy spells

verb

Make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed.

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Her nearness dizzied him

adjective

Having or causing a feeling of spinning around and being unable to balance

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She felt dizzy and needed to sit down., fig. in the computer industry, change comes at a dizzy pace…

adjective

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.

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He was drinking excessive amounts of brandy

Beyond normal limits

adjective

Too much or too many

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Some property owners complained that they were being charged excessive fees., the directive will pr…

adjective

(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.

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Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls

adjective

(of prices and demands) much too large

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The hotel charges were exorbitant.

adjective

An exorbitant price, demand, etc., is much too large

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The interest charged on most credit cards is exorbitant., an exorbitant price/fee/rate

adjective

Costing a lot of money.

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Keeping a horse is expensive

adjective

(of a price) much too high; exorbitant.

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£2,700 for that guitar is extortionate

adjective

More expensive than is reasonable

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Extortionate fee/price/rate, etc. most retailers charge extortionate prices for extended warranties…

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

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The top of a high mountain

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

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Commodity prices were at a rare high

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

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The sculpture stood about five feet high

adjective

Abbreviation for over the top uk informal

adjective

Shockingly bad or excessive.

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An outrageous act of bribery

adjective

Too expensive; costing more than it is worth.

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Overpriced hotels

verb

Charge too high a price for.

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The promoter made the mistake of overpricing the tickets

adjective

At an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground.

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Dormers and gables that extend perpendicular to the main roofline

noun

A straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.

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At each division draw a perpendicular representing the surface line

adjective

At an angle of 90° to another line or surface

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Two perpendicular lines form a right angle., the cliff was nearly perpendicular and impossible to c…

adjective

Dangerously high or steep.

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The track skirted a precipitous drop

adjective

Very steep, or falling a long way very fast

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Precipitous cliffs, new fads could result in a precipitous drop in sales.

adjective

If a reduction is precipitous, it happens very suddenly and is very big

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A precipitous decline/drop/fall the company has seen a precipitous decline in advertising revenue.,…

adjective

Expensive.

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Boutiques selling pricey clothes

adjective

(of a law or rule) forbidding or restricting something.

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Prohibitive legislation

adjective

(of costs) too expensive to pay

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The cost of a nursing home is prohibitive., fees are prohibitively expensive.

adjective

Too expensive for most people

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Prohibitive costs/fees/rates green groups have been unable to challenge instances of pollution in c…

verb

Cut or erode (a slope or hillside) so that it becomes steep, perpendicular, or precipitous.

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The scarped edge of the central plateau

noun

A very steep bank or slope; an escarpment.

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The north face is a very steep scarp

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

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Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

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The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

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Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).

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She giggled with sheer delight

adverb

Perpendicularly.

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The ridge fell sheer, in steep crags

noun

A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article.

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I put up the new curtains and sheers

adjective

Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.

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A stiff black collar

noun

A dead body.

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When the bodies of various stiffs start disappearing from the local morgue, the police are baffled …

verb

Cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.

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Several workers were stiffed out of their pay

adjective

Not guided by or based on good sense.

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She knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity

adjective

Not based on or using good judgment; not fair

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It’s unreasonable to expect him to work every weekend., he thinks the cops acted unreasonably.

adjective

Not fair or acceptable

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A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands., be unreasonable for sb/st…

adjective

At right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.

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The vertical axis

noun

A vertical line or plane.

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The columns incline several degrees away from the vertical

adjective

Standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90 to a horizontal surface or line

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Water that had leaked from above formed a vertical line down one wall.

adjective

Extremely high or steep.

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Vertiginous drops to the valleys below

adjective

Causing or experiencing the feeling that everything is spinning around

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The two skyscrapers were connected by a vertiginous walkway.