incline in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for incline in the English»French Dictionary

I.incline N [Brit ˈɪnklʌɪn, Am ˈɪnˌklaɪn] (slope)

incline

pente f

II.incline VB trans [Brit ɪnˈklʌɪn, Am ɪnˈklaɪn]

1. incline (bend):

incline head

incliner

2. incline:

to be inclined to do (have tendency)

avoir tendance à faire

to be inclined to do (have desire)

avoir envie de faire

if you feel so inclined

si l'envie vous en prend

he was not inclined to help/listen

il n'était pas disposé à aider/écouter

to be artistically inclined

avoir un goût pour l'art

I didn't know he was that way inclined euph, pej

je ne savais pas qu'il en était inf, euph, pej

I didn't know he was that way inclined euph, pej

je ne savais pas qu'il était homosexuel

3. incline (persuade) form:

to incline sb to do

porter qn à faire

4. incline (tilt):

incline mirror, seat

incliner

III.incline VB intr [Brit ɪnˈklʌɪn, Am ɪnˈklaɪn]

1. incline:

to incline to, to incline towards (tend towards) ideas, politics: extremism, socialism

tendre vers

to incline to or towards greed/severity person:

avoir tendance à être gourmand/sévère

to incline towards the opinion that …

avoir tendance à penser que …

2. incline (lean):

incline person, road, tower, tree:

s'incliner

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gradual slope, incline

doux/douce

sharp drop, incline

fort

Translations for incline in the French»English Dictionary

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inclinaison (de route, pente)

incline

rampe (côte) RAIL

incline

pencher pour opinion, théorie

to incline toward(s)

incline in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for incline in the English»French Dictionary

I.incline¹ [ɪnˈklaɪn] VB intr

1. incline form (tend):

to incline to(wards) sth

tendre vers qc

2. incline (lean):

incline

pencher

II.incline¹ [ɪnˈklaɪn] VB trans

1. incline form (encourage):

to incline sb to +infin

porter qn à +infin

2. incline (make lean):

incline

incliner

to incline one's head

baisser la tête

incline² [ˈɪnklaɪn] N

incline

pente f

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sharpness of an incline

escarpement m

Translations for incline in the French»English Dictionary

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inclinaison d'une pente, route

incline

disposer qn à +infin

to incline sb to +infin

inspirer la prudence à qn

to incline sb to prudence

pencher pour qc

to incline to favour sth

incline Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to incline to(wards) sth

tendre vers qc

to incline sb to +infin

porter qn à +infin

to incline one's head

baisser la tête

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This route had inclines up to 1:40.

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Precipitous wooded inclines that rise more than 200 feet (61 m) above the water create a feeling of remoteness and mountain vastness.

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He had been inclined not to make much of the matter, but was prevailed upon by some friends and broke out of jail.

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The ore was raised by tram wagons on the incline, with a wire rope.

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A station is located near the top of the incline.

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This mine was opened by an incline shaft sunk on the course of the vein to a depth of nearly.

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The theater had 1300 seats and was built using a stadium seating design that utilized rising seating on a steep incline.

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A few kilometres before the finish there is a climb with an incline of over 100 m and a maximum inclination of 7%.

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In 1962, the incline was closed, apparently for good.

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Carrying a total of up to four tracks, the tunnels would have steep inclines.

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