uphill

uphill
1. adjective
bergauf führend [Weg, Pfad]; [Fahrt, Reise] bergauf; (fig.)

an uphill task/struggle — eine mühselige Aufgabe/ein harter Kampf

2. adverb
bergauf

it's uphill all the way — es geht immer bergauf; (fig.) es ist ein mühseliges Geschäft

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adverb (up a slope: We travelled uphill for several hours.) bergauf
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up·hill
[ʌpˈhɪl]
I. adv inv bergauf
to run/walk \uphill bergauf laufen/gehen
II. adj
1. inv (ascending) bergauf
2. (fig: difficult) mühselig, SCHWEIZ a. streng fam
\uphill battle harter Kampf
III. n Steigung f
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['ʌp'hɪl]
1. adv
bergauf

to go uphill — bergauf gehen, steigen; (road also) bergauf führen; (car) den Berg hinauffahren

2. adj
road bergauf (führend); (fig) work, struggle mühsam, mühselig

it's uphill all the way (lit) — es geht die ganze Strecke bergauf; (fig) es ist ein harter Kampf

an uphill struggle or battle — ein mühsamer or mühseliger Kampf

uphill ski — Bergski m

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uphill
A adv
1. den Berg hinauf, bergauf, bergan
2. aufwärts
B adj
1. bergauf führend, ansteigend
2. auf dem Berg gelegen, hoch gelegen, oben gelegen
3. fig mühselig, hart (Aufgabe etc)
C s [ˈʌphıl] Steigung f, Anstieg m
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1. adjective
bergauf führend [Weg, Pfad]; [Fahrt, Reise] bergauf; (fig.)

an uphill task/struggle — eine mühselige Aufgabe/ein harter Kampf

2. adverb
bergauf

it's uphill all the way — es geht immer bergauf; (fig.) es ist ein mühseliges Geschäft

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adj.
bergan adj.
bergauf adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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