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1 slant
I [slɑːnt] [AE slænt]1) (perspective) punto m. di vista, angolazione f.2) spreg. (bias) tendenza f.3) (slope) inclinazione f., pendenza f.4) tip. barra f.II 1. [slɑːnt] [AE slænt] 2.verbo intransitivo [floor, ground] pendere, essere in pendenza; [ handwriting] pendere (to verso); [ painting] pendere* * *1. verb(to be, lie etc at an angle, away from a vertical or horizontal position or line; to slope: The house is very old and all the floors and ceilings slant a little.) inclinarsi, pendere2. noun(a sloping line or direction: The roof has a steep slant.) inclinazione, pendenza, pendio- slanting* * *[slɒːnt]1. npendenza, inclinazione f, Geom apotema m, (fig: point of view) punto di vista, angolazione f2. vtto slant a report fig — dare una versione distorta or tendenziosa dei fatti
3. viessere inclinato (-a), pendere* * *slant (1) /slɑ:nt/n.1 inclinazione; pendenza; pendio; declivio2 punto di vista; modo di vedere; angolazione; taglio (fig.): a new slant on the matter, un modo nuovo di vedere la faccenda; ( di un articolo di giornale) to have an anti-union slant, essere prevenuto contro i sindacati5 (ind. min.) rimonta6 (tipogr.) barra obliquaslant (2) /slɑ:nt/A a.inclinato; obliquo; sghemboB n.● (spreg. USA) slant-eye, mongolide; orientale; asiatico □ slant-eyed, dagli occhi a mandorla □ slant wind, vento di lato.(to) slant /slɑ:nt/A v. i.1 inclinarsi; deviare2 pendere; essere in pendenza3 propendere; essere incline (a)B v. t.1 inclinare; far pendere; rendere obliquo; dare una pendenza a2 presentare ( notizie, una legge, ecc.) in modo tendenzioso; svisare; distorcere; deformare: to slant facts, distorcere i fatti; to slant a story, deformare una storia; The report is slanted towards (o in favour of) the company's interests, il rapporto presenta i fatti in modo da favorire gli interessi dell'azienda* * *I [slɑːnt] [AE slænt]1) (perspective) punto m. di vista, angolazione f.2) spreg. (bias) tendenza f.3) (slope) inclinazione f., pendenza f.4) tip. barra f.II 1. [slɑːnt] [AE slænt] 2.verbo intransitivo [floor, ground] pendere, essere in pendenza; [ handwriting] pendere (to verso); [ painting] pendere -
2 slope
I [sləʊp]1) (incline) pendio m., pendenza f.; (of writing) inclinazione f.2) (hillside) pendio m., versante m.uphill, downhill slope — salita, discesa
II [sləʊp]upper slopes — cima, sommità
verbo intransitivo [ ground] digradare; [ floor] pendere, essere in pendenza; [ writing] essere inclinato* * *[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) pendenza2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) pendio2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) inclinarsi- sloping* * *[sləʊp]1. n1) (gen), (of hill) pendio, (side of hill) versante m, (of roof) pendenza, (of floor) inclinazione fon the slopes of Mount Etna — alle falde or pendici dell'Etna
2) (also: ski slope) pista (da sci)2. vi(path, roof, handwriting) essere inclinato (-a)•* * *I [sləʊp]1) (incline) pendio m., pendenza f.; (of writing) inclinazione f.2) (hillside) pendio m., versante m.uphill, downhill slope — salita, discesa
II [sləʊp]upper slopes — cima, sommità
verbo intransitivo [ ground] digradare; [ floor] pendere, essere in pendenza; [ writing] essere inclinato
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sloping — adjective 1. having an oblique or slanted direction (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑aslant, ↑aslope, ↑diagonal, ↑slanted, ↑slanting, ↑sloped • Similar to: ↑inclined … Useful english dictionary
Sloping — Slope Slope, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sloping}.] To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whip graft — noun 1. or whip and tongue graft : a plant graft made by interlocking a small tongue and notch in the obliquely cut base of the scion with corresponding cuts in the stock called also tongue graft; see graft illustration 2. : splice graft … Useful english dictionary
diagonal — [[t]daɪæ̱gən(ə)l[/t]] diagonals 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner. ...a pattern of diagonal lines. Derived words: diagonally ADV ADV… … English dictionary
whip|graft — whip graft, Horticulture. a graft made by cutting the scion and stock in a sloping direction so as to fit each other, and by inserting a tongue on the scion into a slit in the stock; tongue graft. whip|graft «HWIHP GRAFT, GRAHFT», transitive verb … Useful english dictionary
slant — I. verb Etymology: Middle English slenten to fall obliquely, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect slenta to slope, Old Norse sletta to throw carelessly Date: 1644 intransitive verb 1. to take a diagonal course, direction, or path 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Slant — Slant, v. t. To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equation of time — The equation of time is the difference over the course of a year between time as read from a sundial and time as read from a clock, measured in an ideal situation (ie. in a location at the centre of a time zone, and which does not use daylight… … Wikipedia
whip-and-tongue graft — /hwip euhn tung , wip /, Hort. a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and inserting a tongue in the scion into a slit in the stock. Also called tongue graft. Cf. whip graft. * * * … Universalium
whip graft — Hort. a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and securing them by tying or taping. Cf. whip and tongue graft. [1665 75] * * * … Universalium
diagonal — adjective 1 a diagonal line is straight and joins two opposite corners of a flat shape, usually a square compare horizontal 1 2 a diagonal pattern follows a sloping direction diagonal noun (C) diagonally adverb: The path goes diagonally across… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
