tilting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tilting in the English»French Dictionary

I.tilt [Brit tɪlt, Am tɪlt] N

1. tilt (incline):

tilt

inclinaison f

to have a (slight) tilt

pencher (un peu)

2. tilt (attack):

tilt fig

attaque f (at de)

to have or take a tilt at person, trend, organization

attaquer, critiquer

to have or take a tilt at championship, event

s'essayer à

to have or take a tilt at champion

se mesurer à

3. tilt HISTORY (in jousting):

tilt (contest)

joute f

tilt (thrust)

coup m (de lance)

tilt (thrust)

lancer m

to take a tilt at opponent, competitor

porter un coup à

4. tilt (cover):

tilt MOTOR, NAUT

bâche f

II.tilt [Brit tɪlt, Am tɪlt] VB trans

1. tilt (slant):

tilt table, chair, sunshade

pencher

tilt head, face, container

incliner

tilt hat, cap

pencher [qc] sur le côté

to tilt one's head to the left/back/forward

incliner la tête sur la gauche/en arrière/en avant

he tilted his cap over his eyes

il a rabattu sa casquette sur les yeux

2. tilt (influence) fig:

to tilt the balance in favour of/away from politician, party, measure

faire pencher la balance en faveur de/contre

III.tilt [Brit tɪlt, Am tɪlt] VB intr

1. tilt (slant):

tilt building, spire, tree, table:

pencher

tilt floor, ground:

bouger

to tilt to the left/forward/to one side

pencher vers la gauche/en avant/sur le côté

2. tilt HISTORY (joust):

tilt

jouter

to tilt at HISTORY opponent

jouter contre

to tilt at fig person, organization

porter un coup à

tilt angle N

tilt angle

angle m d'inclinaison

tilt hammer N

tilt hammer

marteau m pilon

tilt-and-turn window N

tilt-and-turn window

fenêtre f basculante

tilt-top table N

tilt-top table

table f à plateau inclinable

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to tilt at windmills

se battre contre des moulins à vent

Translations for tilting in the French»English Dictionary

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train pendulaire

tilting train

retroussis (de nez)

tilt

martinet

tilt hammer

inclinable parasol

with tilt action attr, après n

tilting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tilting in the English»French Dictionary

I.tilt [tɪlt] N

1. tilt (position):

tilt

inclinaison f

2. tilt (movement of opinion):

tilt

inclination f

3. tilt:

to have a tilt at a title/championship

tenter sa chance pour un titre/à un championnat

Phrases:

at full tilt

à toute vitesse

II.tilt [tɪlt] VB trans

tilt

incliner

to tilt sth back

pencher qc vers l'arrière

to tilt sth over

pencher qc

Phrases:

to tilt the balance in favour of sb/sth

faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn/qc

III.tilt [tɪlt] VB intr

1. tilt:

tilt

s'incliner

tilt fig

pencher

to tilt towards sb/sth

s'incliner en direction de qn/qc

to tilt towards sb/sth fig

pencher pour qn/qc

to tilt back

être penché en arrière

to tilt over

être penché

Phrases:

to tilt at sth

s'en prendre à qc

Translations for tilting in the French»English Dictionary

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tilt

tilt

être penché tableau

to be tilting

incliner bouteille

to tilt

pencher arbre

to tilt

pencher table, chaise

to tilt

à fond la caisse inf

at full tilt

à fond la caisse inf

at full tilt

à fond de train

at full tilt

tilting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a tilt at a title/championship

tenter sa chance pour un titre/à un championnat

at full tilt

à toute vitesse

to tilt sth back

pencher qc vers l'arrière

to tilt sth over

pencher qc

to tilt the balance in favour of sb/sth

faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn/qc

to tilt towards sb/sth

s'incliner en direction de qn/qc

to tilt towards sb/sth fig

pencher pour qn/qc

to tilt back

être penché en arrière

to tilt over

être penché

to tilt at sth

s'en prendre à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Slag formed from the oxidation of lead and zinc is removed periodically by tilting the furnace forward again and pouring it off.

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She adjusted by reducing capital withdrawals from her portfolio and tilting more toward dividend stocks to boost income yield.

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Similarly, with a SAM that utilises a tilting tablet, the player will tilt the tablet up or down by hand to operate it.

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Window blinds slats are held together with cords that allow for tilting slats, raising or lowering, and these are potentially dangerous if loose.

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Tilting the screen off-axis doesn't cause color distortion and sharing it with a friend didn't require us to make any adjustments.

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This reduces the need to set the instrument truly level, as with a dumpy or tilting level.

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Tilting has also been simulated, which can be activated using one or more keys (sometimes the space bar) for moving the table.

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A more radical design is the tilting-pad design, which uses multiple pads that are designed to move with changing loads.

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The standard tilting-telescoping steering moved the instrument panel to keep it lined up with the steering column when tilting.

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In landscape mode, the widescreen display tilting between your thumbs lets you flick, leap and spin in response to the gyroscope inside.

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