pente élevée

English translation: steep slope/curve

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French term or phrase:pente élevée
English translation:steep slope/curve
Entered by: Jeanne Zang

18:58 Oct 21, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science
French term or phrase: pente élevée
This is in the context of a graph:
Une pente élevée montre qu'une faible augmentation de pression permet d'accroître fortement la dureté des comprimés.
Is this "high slope" or "steep slope"?
Jeanne Zang
United States
Local time: 04:50
steep curve or steep slope
Explanation:
Try steep curve ather than a steep slope.
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Deborah James
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:50
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Merci!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3steep curve or steep slope
Deborah James
4steeply sloping curve, steep slope, steep gradient
Peter McCavana


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
steep curve or steep slope


Explanation:
Try steep curve ather than a steep slope.


Deborah James
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:50
PRO pts in pair: 36
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILOU
2 mins

agree  newenham
4 mins

agree  Enza Longo
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
steeply sloping curve, steep slope, steep gradient


Explanation:
In my opinion, you don't say that a _curve_ is steep. It's the slope (or gradient) that is steep.

Peter McCavana
France
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 100
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