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1 incline
I ['ɪŋklaɪn] II 1. [ɪn'klaɪn]2) form. (persuade) persuadere, indurre2.1) (tend)to incline to o towards [ideas, politics] tendere a [ extremism]; to incline to o towards severity avere la tendenza a essere severo; to incline towards the opinion that — propendere verso l'opinione che
* * *1. verb(to bow (one's head etc).) inclinare2. noun(a slope.) inclinazione- be inclined to* * *incline /ˈɪnklaɪn/n.1 pendenza; pendio; inclinazione: a steep incline, un pendio ripido; an incline of ten per cent, una pendenza del dieci per cento2 (tecn.) rampa; scivolo● (ind. min.) incline shaft, pozzo inclinato.(to) incline /ɪnˈklaɪn/A v. t.2 (fig.) disporre, indurre: His words incline me to believe him, le sue parole m'inducono a credergliB v. i.1 inclinarsi; chinarsi; piegarsi2 (fig.) inclinare, propendere, tendere: I incline to think that…, inclino (o propendo) a credere che…● (arc.) to incline one's ear, prestare orecchio.* * *I ['ɪŋklaɪn] II 1. [ɪn'klaɪn]2) form. (persuade) persuadere, indurre2.1) (tend)to incline to o towards [ideas, politics] tendere a [ extremism]; to incline to o towards severity avere la tendenza a essere severo; to incline towards the opinion that — propendere verso l'opinione che
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2 lean
I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
- lean on- lean out* * *I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.)2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.)2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.)3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.)•- leanness* * *I [liːn]2. n(of meat) magro, parte f magra (della carne)II [liːn] leaned or leant pt, pp1. vi1) (gatepost, wall, slope) essere inclinato (-a), pendereto lean to(wards) the left/right Pol — avere tendenze di sinistra/di destra
2)(for support: person)
to lean on, lean against — appoggiarsi ato be leaning against — (ladder) essere appoggiato (-a) a or contro
to lean on sb (also) — (fig: for support) appoggiarsi a qn, (fig: put pressure on) far pressione su qn
2. vt(ladder, bicycle)
to lean sth against/on sth — appoggiare qc a or contro/su qc•- lean out* * *lean (1) /li:n/A a.magro ( anche fig.); scarno; smilzo; sparuto; scarso; povero: a lean man, un uomo magro (o sparuto); a lean profit, un magro profitto; lean years, anni magri; a lean diet, una dieta poveraB n.magro; carne magra● ( slang USA) lean and mean, asciutto; grintoso; pronto a tutto ed energico □ (autom.) lean mixture, miscela povera.lean (2) /li:n/n. [u]inclinazione; pendenza: a steeple with a slight lean, un campanile con una lieve inclinazione● on the lean, inclinato.♦ (to) lean /li:n/A v. i.2 appoggiarsi: He leaned on his staff, si appoggiava al bastone; Lean on my arm, appoggiati al mio braccio!; ( boxe) to lean on the ropes, appoggiarsi sulle corde3 contare (su); fare affidamento (su): to lean on one's connections, contare sulle proprie conoscenze4 propendere; essere propenso (o incline) a; tendere a: to lean towards mysticism, tendere al misticismoB v. t.2 appoggiare; poggiare: to lean a pole against the wall, appoggiare un palo al muro; to lean one's elbows on the table, poggiare i gomiti sul tavolo● to lean forward [back], pendere in avanti [all'indietro] □ to lean in, sporgersi verso l'interno; mettere dentro la testa ( a un finestrino d'auto, ecc.) □ (fig.) to lean on sb., fare pressioni su q.: The government is leaning heavily on FIAT to produce cars that burn less fuel, il governo esercita forti pressioni sulla FIAT perché produca automobili che consumino meno carburante □ to lean out of a window, sporgersi da una finestra □ (fig. fam.) to lean over backwards, fare l'impossibile; fare i salti mortali; farsi in quattro □ to lean over a hedge, sporgersi sopra una siepe.* * *I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
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3 tilt
I [tɪlt]1) (incline) inclinazione f., pendenza f.2) fig. (attack) attacco m.II 1. [tɪlt]to have o take a tilt at — criticare [person, organization]; cimentarsi in [ championship]
verbo transitivo (slant) inclinare, fare pendere [table, sunshade]; inclinare [ head]; mettere a sghimbescio [hat, cap]2.1) (slant) pendere2) fig.to tilt at — attaccare [person, organization]
* * *[tilt] 1. verb(to go or put (something) into a sloping or slanting position: He tilted his chair backwards; The lamp tilted and fell.) inclinarsi2. noun(a slant; a slanting position: The table is at a slight tilt.) inclinazione- at full tilt- full tilt* * *[tɪlt]1. n1) (slope) pendio2) fam2. vtinclinare, far penderetilt it this way/the other way — inclinalo da questa/quella parte
3. viinclinarsi, pendere* * *tilt (1) /tɪlt/n.1 inclinazione; pendenza; piano inclinato2 (stor.) giostra; torneo● ( radar) tilt angle, angolo d'inclinazione □ tilt cart, carro ribaltabile □ (stor.) tilt-yard, lizza □ at a tilt, inclinato; che pende □ (at) full tilt, a briglia sciolta; di gran carriera; con grande impeto □ (fig.) to have a tilt at sb., spezzare una lancia contro q. □ (fam. USA) to be on tilt, essere strambo, eccentrico, squilibrato □ to wear one's hat at a tilt, portare il cappello sulle ventitréFALSI AMICI: tilt non significa tilt nel senso italiano. tilt (2) /tɪlt/n.copertone; telone (spec. per coprire carri).(to) tilt (1) /tɪlt/A v. i.1 pendere; inclinarsi; piegarsi: The ship tilted ( over) and the barrels fell overboard, la nave s'inclinò e i barili caddero in mare2 (naut.) beccheggiare3 (aeron.) inclinarsi4 (stor.) giostrare; torneareB v. t.1 inclinare; far pendere; piegare: Don't tilt the desk while I'm writing!, non inclinare la scrivania mentre scrivo!2 ( di solito to tilt up) rovesciare; mettere sottosopra: You'd better tilt up the barrow: it's already full, faresti meglio a rovesciare la carriola: è già piena5 (fig.) ribaltare (o rovesciare) le sorti di: We tilted the game in our favour, abbiamo rovesciato le sorti della partita a nostro favore● to tilt at, (stor.) assalire lancia in resta, attaccare in un torneo; (fig.) attaccare, prender di mira, inveire contro □ (stor.) to tilt at the ring, correre la giostra dell'anello □ (fig.) to tilt at windmills, combattere contro i mulini a vento □ to tilt back, far pendere, inclinare ( la sedia, ecc.) indietro; rovesciare, piegare all'indietro ( la testa, ecc.).(to) tilt (2) /tɪlt/v. t.* * *I [tɪlt]1) (incline) inclinazione f., pendenza f.2) fig. (attack) attacco m.II 1. [tɪlt]to have o take a tilt at — criticare [person, organization]; cimentarsi in [ championship]
verbo transitivo (slant) inclinare, fare pendere [table, sunshade]; inclinare [ head]; mettere a sghimbescio [hat, cap]2.1) (slant) pendere2) fig.to tilt at — attaccare [person, organization]
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4 inclination
[ˌɪŋklɪ'neɪʃn]1) (tendency) inclinazione f., tendenza f., propensione f. (to, towards a)3) (degree of slope) inclinazione f., pendenza f.* * *[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) inclinazione2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) inchino* * *inclination /ɪnklɪˈneɪʃn/n.1 [uc] inclinazione ( in ogni senso); pendenza; disposizione; propensione; simpatia; tendenza: to follow one's own inclinations, seguire le proprie inclinazioni; to have no inclination to be a teacher, non essere portato all'insegnamento; to show no inclination to do st., non mostrarsi incline (o disposto) a fare qc.2 flessione; piegamento: an inclination of the body, una flessione del corpo ( un inchino); an inclination of the head, un piegamento della testa ( un cenno del capo)3 china; pendio; declivio4 [u] (astron., geom.) inclinazione.* * *[ˌɪŋklɪ'neɪʃn]1) (tendency) inclinazione f., tendenza f., propensione f. (to, towards a)3) (degree of slope) inclinazione f., pendenza f.
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