slopes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slopes 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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timbered slopes

boisé

Translations for slopes in the French»English Dictionary

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inclinaison (de toit)

slope

l'inclinaison de ton écriture

the way your writing slopes

estivage

summer pasturing (on high mountain slopes)

estiver des troupeaux

to pasture herds for the summer (on high slopes)

contre-pente

opposite slope

slopes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slopes in the English»French Dictionary

nursery slopes N

nursery slopes pl Brit SPORTS:

nursery slopes

pentes fpl de ski pour débutants

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

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abrupt

steep slope

versant

slope

inclinaison d'un toit, mur

slope

escarpement (versant raide)

steep slope

slopes 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