steep

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstiːp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stip/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stēp)

Inflections of 'steep' (adj):
steeper
adj comparative
steepest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
steep adj (sharply sloped)empinado/a adj
  escarpado/a adj
  pino adj
  inclinado/a adj
 The house was at the top of a steep hill.
 La casa estaba en la punta de una colina empinada.
steep [sth] vtr (infuse, brew)dejar en infusión loc verb
  dejar en remojo loc verb
 Jessica steeped some nettles to make an organic fertiliser for the garden.
 Jessica dejó en infusión algunas ortigas para hacer fertilizante orgánico para el jardín.
steep [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep (infuse, brew)dejar algo en remojo en loc verb
 Peter steeped a tea bag in a mug of boiling water.
 Peter dejó un saquito de té en remojo en la taza de agua hirviendo.
steep [sth] vtr (soak)remojar en vtr + prep
 The rain steeped the ground.
 La lluvia remojó el suelo.
steep [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep (soak in [sth])remojar algo en loc verb
 Olivia steeped the dress in the dye solution.
 Olivia remojó el vestido en la tintura.
steep vi (infuse, brew)remojo nm
 Keith poured boiling water on the tea and let it steep.
 Keith puso agua hirviendo en el té y lo dejó en remojo.
steep vi (soak)remojarse v prnl
 Linda put the stained shirt in the water and left it to steep.
 Linda puso la camisa manchada en el agua y la dejo remojarse.
steep [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep figurative, often passive (imbue with) (figurado)impregnar a vtr + prep
  empapar a vtr + prep
 The young man was steeped in the ideology of the radical group.
 La ideología del grupo radical impregnaba al joven.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
steep adj figurative, informal (price: expensive)alto/a adj
  elevado/a adj
  exorbitante adj mf
  excesivo adj
 Alice thought £2,000 was a bit steep for such an old car, especially as it wasn't in very good condition.
 Alice pensaba que £2.000 era un poco alto por un auto así de viejo, especialmente porque no estaba en perfecto estado.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
steep path n (sharply-sloping walkway)sendero empinado nm + adj
  camino inclinado nm + adj
 A steep path led up to the old house.
 Un sendero empinado conduce a la vieja casa.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es un camino muy inclinado, hay que subir en primera.
  camino empinado nm + adj
 Un camino empinado conduce a la vieja casa.
  cuesta empinada nf + adj
 Una cuesta empinada conduce a la vieja casa.
steep price n informal (very high cost) (figurado)precio de oro loc nom m
 First-edition books can command a steep price at auction.
  alto precio adj + nm
  precio prohibitivo nm + adj
steep slope n (sharp incline) (de cerro o montaña)pendiente nf
 The castle is set at the top of a steep slope.
  cuesta inclinada nf + adj
  ladera inclinada, ladera empinada nf + adj
  cuesta empinada nf + adj
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Collocations: steep (the tea) for [five, several] minutes, steep (the tea) in [hot, boiling] water, a steep [climb, ascent, incline, ride, slope, hill, face, cliff], more...

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