abrupt
Meanings
Adjective
1. Extremely steep, near vertical
2. curt and abrupt
3. Done or said forwardly and without caution to avoid shocking
Examples7
C'est abrupt.
That's steep.
J'ai trouvé la banane sur un chemin de montagne abrupt.
I found the banana on a steep mountain road.
Nous gravissions la montagne abrupte.
We climbed up the steep mountain.
Nous avons gravi une pente abrupte.
We ascended a steep incline.
Les bouquetins peuvent grimper des falaises abruptes.
Ibexes can climb steep cliffs.
À partir de là, l'escalade devint soudain abrupte.
From this point the climb suddenly became steep.