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Schwiefka, bending heavily, went in pursuit of his sixtycent deck while Frankie followed Sparrow down the steep stairwell to the street.
Schwiefka bückte sich und sammelte schnaufend seine Karten ein, die ihn immerhin sechzig Cents gekostet hatten, während Frankie draußen hinter Sparrow die steile Treppe zur Straße hinunterging.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
This time it pursued instantly and the two rabbits reached the undergrowth at the bottom of the steep with no more than ten yards to spare.
Diesmal nahm er die Verfolgung sofort auf, und die beiden Kaninchen erreichten das Unterholz am Fuß des jähen Abhangs, knapp zehn Meter vor ihm.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
With no light in the long cold hall, nor down the steep and treacherous stair.
Kein Licht draußen im Flur, und keines auf der steilen tük-kischen Treppe.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Groundsel scrambled up the steep slope of the shaft and rejoined Woundwort in the pit at the top.
Groundsel rappelte sich den steilen Hang des Schachtes hinauf und gesellte sich zu Woundwort in der Grube oben.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Order books, which in the first six months overall were 2 percent above the level of the previous year, have since undergone a steep decline.
Die Auftragseingänge, die im ersten Halbjahr insgesamt noch 2 Prozent über dem Vorjahreswert lagen, haben seither eine erhebliche Talfahrt erlebt.
© Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA) 2009
© Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA) 2009
For him it is strenuous to climb a steep hill, because he has to keep pushing his own vertical mass upward and cannot gain any momentum.
Es ist anstrengend für ihn, einen steilen Berg hinaufzusteigen, weil er dauernd seine eigene senkrechte Masse aufwärts schieben muß und keine Schwungkraft erlangen kann.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Above all, a steep increase in the number of commitments made by the KfW Promotional Bank in the area of housing finance brought about this positive development.
Vor allem stark steigende Zusagezahlen im Bereich der Wohnraumförderung der KfW Förderbank führten zu dieser erfreulichen Entwicklung.
"We've reached the truly steep part of the progress curve.
»Wir haben nun den wirklich steilen Teil der Fortschrittskurve erreicht.
Anderson, Poul / GenesisAnderson, Poul / Genesis
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
© für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe 2001 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
She could see no land beyond; evidently the drop-off was steep.
Sie sah nicht das unterhalb gelegene Land; die Wand fiel offenbar steil ab.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
Provided the requirements of Point 7.3 are observed, gradients as steep as 35 [permil ] may be allowed for main tracks at the design phase, provided the following "envelope" requirements are observed:
Unter Vorbehalt der Bestimmungen von 7.3 darf beim Entwurf des Projekts ein Hoechstwert von 35 [permil ] für Steigungen und Gefälle der Hauptgleise angesetzt werden, wenn folgende Rahmenbedingungen eingehalten werden:
Therefore she had steered the moon to come in at a steep angle, to deliver a sideways slap along Triton’s equator.
Deshalb musste sie den Mond in einem steilen Winkel reinbringen, um Triton am Äquator einen Drehimpuls zu verleihen.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
Unfortunately, as those aspirations are addressed, the economy has entered a steep decline, jeopardizing one of the revolution’s main goals, namely improvement in Egyptians’ living standards and welfare.
Leider ist währenddessen die Wirtschaft massiv eingebrochen, was eines der Hauptziele der Revolution behindert, nämlich die Verbesserung des Lebensstandards und der sozialen Sicherung der Ägypter.
© 1995-2012 Project Syndicate
© 1995-2012 Project Syndicate
By the rising sun, Mike Martin began to study the mountain across the steep valley.
Als die Sonne höherstieg, begann Mike Martin, den Berg jenseits des mit steilen Hängen abfallenden Tals zu studieren.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
I have already indicated more than once how steep my journey would be: I was near German soil in 1950, when I did research on Bernstein in Amsterdam at the International Institute for Social History.
Ich habe schon mehrmals angedeutet, wie steil mein Weg werden sollte: 1950, als ich am Internationalen Institut für Sozialgeschichte in Amsterdam über Bernstein forschte, war ich deutschem Boden nah.
Gay, Peter / My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter / Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939
Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939
Gay, Peter
© 1998 by Peter Gay
© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999
My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin
Gay, Peter
© 1998 by Peter Gay
He went by streets both steep and narrow and the rain fell all the way.
Er rannte durch Straßen, die so eng wie steil waren. Und der Regen, der regnete auf jeglichen Weg.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren

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Collocations

steep turn
Steilkurve
steep slope
Steilböschung
steep edge
steile Flanke
steep tank
Weiche
steep line edges
Ätzflanken
steep road
Steige
steep slope
Steilhang
steep coast
Steilküste
steep incline
starkes Gefälle
steep rugged rock
schroff abfallender Fels
steeped in legend
sagenumwoben
sheet steeping
Blatteinweichen
steeping liquor
Einlaugelösung

Word forms

steep

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesteepsteeps
Possessive casesteep'ssteeps'

steep

adjective
Positive degreesteep
Comparative degreesteeper
Superlative degreesteepest

steep

verb
Basic forms
Paststeeped
Imperativesteep
Present Participle (Participle I)steeping
Past Participle (Participle II)steeped
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I steepwe steep
you steepyou steep
he/she/it steepsthey steep
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am steepingwe are steeping
you are steepingyou are steeping
he/she/it is steepingthey are steeping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have steepedwe have steeped
you have steepedyou have steeped
he/she/it has steepedthey have steeped
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been steepingwe have been steeping
you have been steepingyou have been steeping
he/she/it has been steepingthey have been steeping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I steepedwe steeped
you steepedyou steeped
he/she/it steepedthey steeped
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was steepingwe were steeping
you were steepingyou were steeping
he/she/it was steepingthey were steeping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had steepedwe had steeped
you had steepedyou had steeped
he/she/it had steepedthey had steeped
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been steepingwe had been steeping
you had been steepingyou had been steeping
he/she/it had been steepingthey had been steeping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will steepwe shall/will steep
you will steepyou will steep
he/she/it will steepthey will steep
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be steepingwe shall/will be steeping
you will be steepingyou will be steeping
he/she/it will be steepingthey will be steeping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have steepedwe shall/will have steeped
you will have steepedyou will have steeped
he/she/it will have steepedthey will have steeped
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been steepingwe shall/will have been steeping
you will have been steepingyou will have been steeping
he/she/it will have been steepingthey will have been steeping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would steepwe should/would steep
you would steepyou would steep
he/she/it would steepthey would steep
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be steepingwe should/would be steeping
you would be steepingyou would be steeping
he/she/it would be steepingthey would be steeping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have steepedwe should/would have steeped
you would have steepedyou would have steeped
he/she/it would have steepedthey would have steeped
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been steepingwe should/would have been steeping
you would have been steepingyou would have been steeping
he/she/it would have been steepingthey would have been steeping
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am steepedwe are steeped
you are steepedyou are steeped
he/she/it is steepedthey are steeped
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being steepedwe are being steeped
you are being steepedyou are being steeped
he/she/it is being steepedthey are being steeped
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been steepedwe have been steeped
you have been steepedyou have been steeped
he/she/it has been steepedthey have been steeped
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was steepedwe were steeped
you were steepedyou were steeped
he/she/it was steepedthey were steeped
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being steepedwe were being steeped
you were being steepedyou were being steeped
he/she/it was being steepedthey were being steeped
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been steepedwe had been steeped
you had been steepedyou had been steeped
he/she/it had been steepedthey had been steeped
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be steepedwe shall/will be steeped
you will be steepedyou will be steeped
he/she/it will be steepedthey will be steeped
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been steepedwe shall/will have been steeped
you will have been steepedyou will have been steeped
he/she/it will have been steepedthey will have been steeped