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the going is steep and rough

German translation: steil und unwegsam

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English term or phrase:the going is steep and rough
German translation:steil und unwegsam
Entered by: Claudia Hoffmann

12:13 Jan 18, 2015
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: the going is steep and rough
The going is steep and fairly rough through the Clwydian Hills

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lucas365
Poland
Local time: 14:56
steil und unwegsam
Explanation:
steil und unwegsam
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Claudia Hoffmann
Germany
Local time: 14:56
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5 +2steil und unwegsam
Claudia Hoffmann
4 +2Die Strecke ist steil und uneben
Tiago Lima


  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Die Strecke ist steil und uneben


Explanation:
Strecke > road, way distance
Steil > steep
uneben > rough (oft verwendet in der Sinne von "craggy")


Example sentence(s):
  • Der Fußweg beträgt ca. 3 km, ist steil und uneben und führt über viele Stufen.
  • Die herausfordernde Strecke führt durch Felder und Gatsch und ist steil und uneben.
Tiago Lima
Brazil
Local time: 09:56
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Keegan
2 hrs
agree  Alison Tyler (X)
4 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
steil und unwegsam


Explanation:
steil und unwegsam

Claudia Hoffmann
Germany
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Horst Huber (X)
4 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): rough = unwegsam
2 days 15 hrs
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