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Pronunciation / Transliteration: inclinaison
"Le tableau a une légère inclinaison."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sloping position, direction, or plane; a slant.
"The picture on the wall has a distinct slant to the left." - 2
A particular point of view or angle from which something is presented.
"The newspaper put a conservative slant on the news story."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English (as a verb in the sense 'run in an oblique direction'): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse sléntra 'to slouch'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "slant" is said worldwide
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inclinaison
Transliteration: inclinaison
"Le tableau a une légère inclinaison."
Neigung
Transliteration: Neigung
"Das Dach hat eine starke Neigung."
inclinazione
Transliteration: inclinazione
"C'è una leggera inclinazione nel pavimento."
inclinación
Transliteration: inclinación
"La torre tiene una gran inclinación."
inclinação
Transliteration: inclinação
"A estrada tem uma inclinação acentuada."
झुकाव
Transliteration: jhukāv
"दीवार पर तस्वीर का एक झुकाव है।"
倾斜
Transliteration: qīngxié
"墙上的画有点倾斜。"
기울기
Transliteration: gi-ul-gi
"벽에 걸린 그림이 약간 기울어져 있다."
傾き
Transliteration: katamuki
"その棚には少し傾きがある。"
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