slope in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slope in the English»French Dictionary

I.slope [Brit sləʊp, Am sloʊp] N

1. slope (incline):

slope (gen)

pente f

slope (of writing)

inclinaison f

to be on a slope

être en pente

the slope on the road is considerable

la pente de la route est importante

a 40° slope , a slope of 40°

une pente de 40°

a steep/gentle slope

une pente raide/douce

2. slope (hillside):

slope

flanc m

north/south slope

versant m nord/sud

uphill slope

montée f

downhill slope

descente f

upper slopes

sommet m de la montagne

halfway up or down the slope (road)

à mi-côte

halfway up or down the slope (mountain)

à mi-pente

II.slope [Brit sləʊp, Am sloʊp] VB intr

slope road, path, roof, garden etc:

être en pente (towards vers)

slope writing:

pencher (to vers)

to slope down or away

descendre en pente (to vers)

to slope to the left/right

descendre vers la gauche/la droite

III.slope [Brit sləʊp, Am sloʊp]

slope arms! MIL

portez armes!

See also slippery

slippery [Brit ˈslɪp(ə)ri, Am ˈslɪp(ə)ri] ADJ

1. slippery (difficult to grip):

slippery road, path, fish, material

glissant

2. slippery (difficult to deal with):

slippery subject, situation

délicat

3. slippery (untrustworthy) inf:

slippery person

fuyant

a slippery customer inf

un personnage suspect

to be on the slippery slope

être sur une pente savonneuse

dry slope, dry ski slope N

dry slope

piste f (de ski) artificielle

nursery slope N Brit

nursery slope

piste f pour débutants

slope off VB [Brit sləʊp -, Am sloʊp -] inf

slope off

se barrer inf

ski slope N

ski slope

piste f

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gradual slope, incline

doux/douce

Translations for slope in the French»English Dictionary

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contre-pente

opposite slope

escarpement (versant)

steep slope, escarpment spec

être sur une pente savonneuse fig

to be on the slippery slope

talus (naturel)

bank, slope

talus continental GEOG

continental slope

slope in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slope in the English»French Dictionary

I.slope [sləʊp, Am sloʊp] N

slope

pente f

ski slope

piste f de ski

II.slope [sləʊp, Am sloʊp] VB intr

1. slope (be on a slope):

to slope down

être en pente

to slope up

monter

2. slope (lean):

slope

pencher

III.slope [sləʊp, Am sloʊp] VB trans

slope

incliner

slope off VB intr Brit pej (go away quietly)

slope off

se casser

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precipitous slope

escarpé(e)

to ski down the slope

descendre la pente à skis

abrupt slope

pente escarpée

Translations for slope in the French»English Dictionary

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abrupt

steep slope

versant

slope

inclinaison d'un toit, mur

slope

escarpement (versant raide)

steep slope

pente d'une route, colline, d'un terrain

slope

descendre/monter en pente douce/raide

to slope gently/steeply downwards/upwards

être sur une pente dangereuse inf

to be on a slippery slope

slope Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

abrupt slope

pente escarpée

to run down the slope

descendre la pente en courant

to ski down the slope

descendre la pente à skis

ski slope

piste f de ski

to slope down

être en pente

to slope up

monter

to career down a slope

dévaler une pente

to be on a slippery slope

être sur une pente dangereuse inf

to piste down a ski slope Brit

damer une piste de ski

to tread down a ski slope Am

damer une piste de ski

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In either case, the runaway vehicle could collide with a train further down the slope, causing a serious accident.

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Deep-seated landslides usually involve deep regolith, weathered rock, and/or bedrock and include large slope failure associated with translational, rotational, or complex movement.

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The command area consists of flat land (average slope of 1/800) with fertile soil.

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Removal of earth from the land is called cutting while when earth is added to the slope, it is called filling.

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On the slope north of it, there are some hummocky meadows.

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This approach eliminates the often sizable errors associated with the popular percent slope method or tangent-based mathematics.

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The thickness of the armored deck ranged from 35-40mm 1 on the flat and 60mm 1 on the slope.

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These features have a convex topography and a gentle slope from cliffs or escarpments, which suggest flow away from the steep source cliff.

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Although the action of gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, there are other contributing factors affecting the original slope stability.

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The telescope sits on a natural slope of 11, which matches the latitude of the location.

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