steeper

Describes a slope that rises or falls sharply, or informally, a price or cost that is very high.

• 🇵🇹Descreve uma encosta ou ladeira que sobe ou desce de forma abrupta e acentuada; informalmente, também se usa para preços ou custos muito altos ou exagerados.

1. Sharp slope A2 formal

   Having a sharp incline or slope; rising or falling quickly.

   • The hill was too steep to climb without ropes.
   • She walked carefully down the steep staircase.
   • The mountain path became increasingly steep.

   🇵🇹Íngreme

   Sinônimos: abruptacclivitousbreathtakingdeclivitousperpendicularprecipitoussharpsheervertical

   Antônimos: flatgentlegraduallevel

2. High price or cost B1 informal

   Used to describe a price or cost that is unreasonably high.

   • The rent for this apartment is quite steep.
   • They charged a steep fee for the service.
   • The price of the concert tickets was too steep for me.

   🇵🇹Salgado

   Sinônimos: costlyexcessiveexorbitantexpensiveextortionateinflatedoverpricedpriceyunreasonable

   Antônimos: cheapfairinexpensivelowmoderatereasonable

3. Sudden increase B2 formal

   Describing a rapid or significant rise in something, such as numbers or levels.

   • There was a steep increase in sales last quarter.
   • The graph shows a steep rise in temperature.
   • The company experienced a steep decline in profits.

   🇵🇹Aumento abrupto

   Sinônimos: dramaticmarkedprecipitouspronouncedrapidsharpsudden

   Antônimos: gentlegradual

• steeper comparative form
• steepest superlative form

A noun referring to a container, typically a pot or vat, used for soaking or infusing substances in liquid.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um recipiente, geralmente um pote ou tina, usado para deixar substâncias de molho ou em infusão em líquido.

1. Vessel for steeping C1 formal

   A container, typically a pot or vat, used for soaking something in liquid, such as tea leaves or herbs.

   • She poured hot water into the steeper to brew the tea.
   • The steeper was made of ceramic to retain heat.
   • He used a large steeper for the herbal mixture.

   🇵🇹Infusor