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uphill

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up·hill  (phl)
adj.
1. Located on high or higher ground: an uphill mine entrance.
2. Going up a hill or slope: an uphill climb.
3. Marked by difficulty or strong resistance; laborious: an uphill election campaign against a popular incumbent.
adv. (phl)
1. To or toward higher ground; up a slope.
2. Against adversity; with difficulty: struggling uphill to make ends meet.
n.
An upward slope or incline.

uphill [ˈʌpˈhɪl]
adj
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) inclining, sloping, or leading upwards
2. requiring arduous and protracted effort an uphill task
adv
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) up an incline or slope; upwards
2. against difficulties
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a rising incline; ascent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.uphilluphill - the upward slope of a hill          
acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, rise - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
Adj.1.uphilluphill - sloping upward                      
ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
Adv.1.uphill - against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"
2.uphilluphill - upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"

uphill
adjective
1. ascending, rising, upward, mounting, climbing a long, uphill journey
ascending descending, downhill, lowering
2. arduous, hard, taxing, difficult, tough, exhausting, punishing, gruelling, strenuous, laborious, wearisome, Sisyphean It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she wanted.
noun
(S. African) difficulty, problem, trouble, dilemma, headache (informal), hassle (informal), can of worms (informal) This job has been a real uphill.
Translations
uphill [ˈʌpˈhɪl]
A. ADV to go uphillir cuesta arriba
the road goes uphill for two milesla carretera sube durante dos millas
B. ADJen cuesta, en pendiente (fig) → arduo, penoso
it's uphill all the way (lit) → el camino es todo cuesta arriba (fig) → es una tarea laboriosa
it was an uphill strugglefue muy difícil
it's an uphill taskes una tarea laboriosa

uphill [ˌʌpˈhɪl]
adj
[walk, journey] → en montée
a long, uphill journey → un long trajet, tout en montée
an uphill climb → une ascension
(fig) [task] → difficile, ardu(e)
an uphill struggle → une dure lutte
an uphill battle → un combat difficile, un dur combat
an uphill struggle to do sth → une dure lutte pour faire qch
an uphill battle to do sth → une dur combat pour faire qch
adv [face, look] → en amont; [move] → vers le haut; [push] → vers le haut
to go uphill [person, vehicle, road, path] → monter
to walk uphill → monter (en marchant)

uphill
advbergauf; to go uphillbergauf gehen, steigen; (road also) → bergauf führen; (car) → den Berg hinauffahren
adj roadbergauf (führend); (fig) work, strugglemühsam, mühselig; it’s uphill all the way (lit)es geht die ganze Strecke bergauf; (fig)es ist ein harter Kampf; an uphill struggle or battleein mühsamer or mühseliger Kampf; uphill skiBergski m

uphill [ˌʌpˈhɪl]
1. adv to go uphillandare in salita, salire
2. adjin salita, in su (fig) (task, battle) → arduo/a
uphill ski → sci m inv a monte
it's uphill all the way → è tutta salita (fig) → è una continua lotta

uphill [ˌʌpˈhɪl]
1. adv to go uphillandare in salita, salire
2. adjin salita, in su (fig) (task, battle) → arduo/a
uphill ski → sci m inv a monte
it's uphill all the way → è tutta salita (fig) → è una continua lotta

uphill قائم على مرتفع nahoru op ad bakke bergauf ανηφορικά cuesta arriba ylämäkeen en amont uzbrdo in salita 坂の上へ 위를 향하여 bergop oppoverbakke w górę acima в гору uppåt ซึ่งเป็นเนิน yokuş yukarı lên dốc 上坡


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It is a military axiom not to advance uphill against the enemy, nor to oppose him when he comes downhill.
They went through the muddy village, past threshing floors and green fields of winter rye, downhill where snow still lodged near the bridge, uphill where the clay had been liquefied by the rain, past strips of stubble land and bushes touched with green here and there, and into a birch forest growing on both sides of the road.
He kept our feet on the smoothest part of the road, and if the uphill was very long, he set the carriage wheels a little across the road, so as not to run back, and gave us a breathing.
 
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