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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 savonneux
savonneux, -euse [savɔnø, øz]adjective* * *- euse savɔnø, øz adjectif soapy* * *savɔnø, øz adj (-euse)* * *( féminin savonneuse) [savɔnø, øz] adjectif
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