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1 slope
A n1 ( incline) gen pente f ; ( of writing) inclinaison f ; to be on a slope être en pente ; the slope on the road is considerable la pente de la route est importante ; a 40° slope, a slope of 40° une pente de 40° ; a steep/gentle slope une pente raide/douce ;2 ( hillside) flanc m ; north/south slope versant m nord/sud ; uphill slope montée f ; downhill slope descente f ; upper slopes sommet m de la montagne ; halfway up ou down the slope ( road) à mi-côte ; ( mountain) à mi-pente.C vi [road, path, roof, garden etc] être en pente (towards vers) ; [writing] pencher (to vers) ; to slope down ou away descendre en pente (to vers) ; to slope to the left/right descendre vers la gauche/la droite. ⇒ slippery.■ slope off ○ se barrer ○. -
2 slope
slope [sləʊp]1. nouna. [of roof, ground, surface] pente f• halfway up or down the slope à mi-côte[ground, roof] être en pente ; [handwriting] pencher( = sneak away) se tirer (inf !)* * *[sləʊp] 1.north/south slope — versant m nord/sud
uphill slope — montée f
2.upper slopes — sommet m de la montagne
intransitive verb gen être en pente; [writing] pencher (to vers) -
3 downhill
1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) en descendant2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) sur le déclin -
4 ski
ski [ski:]1. nounski mfaire du ski, skier3. compounds* * *[skiː] 1.cross-country skis — skis mpl de fond
downhill skis — skis mpl alpins
2) Aviation patin m2. -
5 ski
A n1 Sport ( for snow) ski m ; ( for water) ski m (nautique) ; cross-country skis skis mpl de fond ; downhill skis skis mpl alpins ; on skis à ski ; to put on one's skis mettre ses skis ;2 Aviat patin m.B vi ( prét, pp ski'd ou skied) ( as hobby) faire du ski ; ( move on skis) skier ; he skied over to the instructor il a skié vers le moniteur ; to ski across/down a slope traverser/descendre une pente à skis ; I ski a lot je fais beaucoup de ski.
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