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1 pente
pente [pɑ̃t]feminine noun• être en pente douce/raide to slope gently/steeply• pente à 4% [de route] 4% gradient* * *pɑ̃t1) ( déclivité) slopeune pente de 10% — a gradient of 1 in 10 GB, a 10% gradient US
descendre or aller en pente douce — to slope gently down
2) Mathématique gradient••avoir la dalle or le gosier en pente — (colloq) to drink like a fish (colloq)
être sur la mauvaise pente, être sur une pente savonneuse — [délinquant] to be on the slippery slope GB, to be going astray; [entreprise] to be going downhill
* * *pɑ̃t nfLe toit de cette maison est en pente. — This house has a sloping roof.
* * *pente nf1 ( déclivité) slope; pente douce/raide gentle/steep slope; une pente de 10% a gradient of 1 in 10 GB, 10% gradient US; toit/rue en pente sloping roof/street; terrain en pente sloping plot; jardin en pente garden on a slope; descendre or aller en pente douce to slope gently down;2 Math gradient;3 ( direction) direction; être sur la bonne pente to be going in the right direction; l'économie est sur la pente ascendante the economy is showing an upward trend.avoir la dalle or le gosier en pente○ to drink like a fish○; être sur la mauvaise pente, être sur une pente savonneuse [délinquant] to be on the slippery slope GB, to be going astray; [entreprise, économie] to be going downhill; remonter la pente to get back on one's feet.[pɑ̃t] nom fémininune forte pente a steep incline ou slope[descente, montée] slopeune pente de 10 % a 1 in 10 gradient4. GÉOGRAPHIE5. (locution)a. [en meilleure santé] he's back on his feet againb. [financièrement] he's solvent againêtre sur une pente glissante ou savonneuse to be on a slippery slope————————en pente locution adjectivalela route est en pente the road is on a slope ou an incline————————en pente locution adverbialedescendre/monter en pente douce/raide to slope gently/sharply down/up -
2 retaper
I.v. trans.1. To do a 'botched' repair, to mend something in a haphazard manner. Chaque fois qu'il fait du vent, on doit retaper le poulailler: Every time it blows a gale we have to plug holes in the henhouse.2. To 'buck up', to cheer up. Ça m'a drôlement retapé de te voir aujourd'hui! Seeing you today did me a power of good!3. Se faire retaper (sch.): To 'get ploughed', to get failed at an exam.II.v. pronom.1. To 'pick up again', to get back to good health.2. To 'come out of Queer Street', to become solvent again.3. To get kitted out with brand-new clothes. -
3 défaucher
I.v. trans. To give someone a 'financial leg-up', to get someone out of a tight pecuniary predicament. Pour défaucher les potes, il n'est jamais à la traîne! If you need a sub, he's not the type to keep you waiting!II.v. trans. reflex.1. To 'make ends meet', to manage on the money one has. A trois, on se défauchera mieux! If the three of us pool our money, we should get by!2. To 'get back on one's feet' financially, to become solvent again.
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