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1 inclination
n. benägenhet; lutning, sluttning; böjning; böj, böjningsvinkel* * *[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) benägenhet, lust, håg, böjelse2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) lutning, böjning -
2 evil inclination
ondskefull böjelse -
3 downhearted
adj. ledsen, nedstämd* * *adjective (depressed and in low spirits, especially lacking the inclination to carry on with something: Don't be downhearted! - we may yet win.) nedslagen, missmodig -
4 incline
n. lutning; sluttning; stigning--------v. vara benägen; böja, luta; luta ned; göra benägen, påverka* * *1. verb(to bow (one's head etc).) luta, böja []2. noun(a slope.) lutning, sluttning- be inclined to -
5 indulge in
(to give way to (an inclination, emotion etc): She indulged in tears / in a fit of temper.) hänge sig åt, lämna fritt lopp åt -
6 self-preservation
självbevaresle, självbevarelsedrift* * *['selfprezə'veiʃən](the natural inclination towards the protection of oneself from harm, danger etc: Self-preservation is our strongest instinct.) självbevarelse -
7 tendency
n. tendens, benägenhet* * *plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) tendens, benägenhet
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inclination — [ ɛ̃klinasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • inclinacion 1236 ; lat. inclinatio 1 ♦ Mouvement affectif, spontané vers un objet ou une fin. ⇒ appétit, désir, envie, penchant, propension, tendance. « Ses bonnes inclinations s altérèrent » (Chateaubriand). Agir contre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Inclination — in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction. The axial tilt is expressed as the angle made by the planet s axis and a line drawn through the planet s center perpendicular to the orbital plane. Orbits… … Wikipedia
Inclination — In cli*na tion, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. [1913 Webster] 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inclination — [in΄klə nā′shən] n. [OFr < L inclinatio < pp. of inclinare, INCLINE] 1. the act of bending, leaning, or sloping; esp., a bowing or nodding 2. an inclined surface or plane; slope; incline; slant 3. the extent or degree of incline from a… … English World dictionary
inclination — I noun affinity, aptitude, aptness, bent, bias, cast, direction, fondness, inclinatio, leaning, liking, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, proclivity, proneness, propensity, readiness, slant, studium,… … Law dictionary
inclination — of an orbit kingpin inclination … Mechanics glossary
inclination — (n.) condition of being mentally disposed (to do something), late 14c., from M.Fr. inclination (14c.) and directly from L. inclinationem (nom. inclinatio) a leaning, bending, figuratively tendency, bias, favor, noun of action from pp. stem of… … Etymology dictionary
inclination — [n1] tendency, bent affection, appetite, aptitude, aptness, attachment, attraction, bias, capability, capacity, cup of tea*, desire, disposition, drift, druthers*, fancy, fondness, groove*, idiosyncrasy, impulse, leaning, liking, mind, movement,… … New thesaurus
inclination — ► NOUN 1) a natural tendency to act or feel in a particular way. 2) (inclination for/to/towards) an interest in or liking for. 3) a slope or slant. 4) the angle at which a straight line or plane is inclined to another … English terms dictionary
Inclination — (v. lat.), 1) so v.w. Neigung; 2) (Math.), die Richtung einer geraden Linie nach einem bestimmten Punkte, den sie nämlich trifft, wenn sie verlängert wird; 3) (Verschleifung) die in der älteren Dichtersprache gewöhnliche Abkürzung der Wörter, wo… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
inclination — Inclination, Procliuitas, Propensio, Inclinatio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
