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steppe

/stɛp/

Translations

steppenoun

steppes

steppeGéographie; désigne une vaste plaine herbeuse presque dépourvue d’arbres.

Horses thundered across the endless steppe, raising clouds of dust in their wake.

Des chevaux galopaient à travers l’immense steppe, soulevant des nuages de poussière derrière eux.

Synonyms

steppeadjective

/stɛp/

Used attributively to describe things relating to or characteristic of a steppe.

steppiqueGéographie; s’emploie pour ce qui est relatif à la steppe.

Typical steppe climates feature hot summers and cold winters.

Les climats steppiques typiques se caractérisent par des étés chauds et des hivers froids.

Synonyms

grassland (as adjective)

steppenoun

A large expanse of flat or gently undulating, mostly treeless grassland found in semiarid continental regions, especially of Eurasia.

Horses thundered across the endless steppe, raising clouds of dust in their wake.

The plant community or ecosystem characteristic of such grasslands.

Overgrazing is degrading the delicate balance of the steppe.

steppeadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a steppe grassland.

Typical steppe climates feature hot summers and cold winters.