sloping in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sloping in the English»French Dictionary

sloping [Brit ˈsləʊpɪŋ, Am ˈsloʊpɪŋ] ADJ

sloping ground, roof

en pente

sloping ceiling

incliné

sloping shoulders

tombant

sloping writing

penché

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

Translations for sloping in the French»English Dictionary

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pentu (pentue) toit

pitched attr , sloping

tombant (tombante) épaules

sloping

couché (couchée) écriture

sloping

coteau

(sloping) vineyard

sloping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sloping in the English»French Dictionary

sloping ADJ

sloping roof, ground

en pente

sloping shoulders

tombant(e)

sloping writing

penché(e)

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

Translations for sloping in the French»English Dictionary

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tombant(e) épaules

sloping

être mansardé

to have a sloping roof

abrupt

steep slope

versant

slope

inclinaison d'un toit, mur

slope

incliné(e) pente, terrain

sloping

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

slope

en pente

sloping

descendre/monter en pente douce/raide

to slope gently/steeply downwards/upwards

être sur une pente dangereuse inf

to be on a slippery slope

sloping 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

The mast simply supports the downward sloping guy wires which are the active elements.

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On the other extreme, the more light and slow a projectile is, the more relevant sloping becomes.

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The site is a sloping dry chalk bank, which has a wide variety of plants, butterflies and birds.

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Most of them were constructed as a way to make up the difference between field level and street level on a sloping block.

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The ponies have a wide, deep chest, sloping shoulder, and hard, sound legs.

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As indifference curve is downward sloping, the equilibrium point would always be on the right of the maximum profit point.

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Studies have shown that when measuring education and family income, there is a positive sloping curve as the skin of families gets lighter.

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The design includes gently sloping stalls and two galleries that wrap around both sides and rear of the auditorium.

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It is surrounded by a large clear are of sloping ground to the front, and a ditch on the south side.

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It is large and can grow on both flat and sloping surfaces at depths down to 20 m (65 ft).

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