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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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	uphill - 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.	uphill - sloping upward                       acclivitous, rising 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.	uphill - upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"

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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 uphill → ir cuesta arriba
the road goes uphill for two miles → la carretera sube durante dos millas

B. ADJ → en 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 struggle → fue muy difícil
it's an uphill task → es una tarea laboriosa

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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)

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uphill

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

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 [ˌʌpˈhɪl]

1. adv to go uphill → andare in salita, salire

2. adj → in 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

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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