inclinant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for inclinant in the French»English Dictionary

I.incliner [ɛ̃kline] VB trans

1. incliner (pencher):

incliner parasol

to tilt

incliner flacon

to tip up

incliner le buste

to lean forward

incliner la tête

to move one's head

incliner la tête sur le côté

to put one's head on one side

saluer qn en inclinant la tête

to greet sb with a nod

2. incliner (inciter) form:

cela m'incline à la confiance

this inclines me to be trusting

ceci m'incline à penser que …

this leads me to think that …

II.incliner [ɛ̃kline] VB intr form

incliner

to be inclined (à faire to do)

incliner à penser que …

to be inclined to think that …

incliner à la prudence ou à être prudent

to be inclined to be cautious

III.s'incliner VB refl

1. s'incliner:

s'incliner (se pencher)

to lean forward

s'incliner (par politesse, respect)

to bow

s'incliner devant qn/très bas

to bow to sb/very low

2. s'incliner (ne pas contester):

s'incliner devant qc

to bow to sth, to accept sth

s'incliner devant les décisions de qn/les faits

to accept sb's decisions/the facts

s'incliner devant le règlement

to obey the rules

je m'incline

I have to agree

3. s'incliner (s'avouer vaincu):

s'incliner

to give in inf (devant to)

le gouvernement va devoir s'incliner

the government will have to give in inf

le gouvernement va devoir s'incliner

the government will have to concede defeat

s'incliner devant une armée plus nombreuse

to give in to an army of superior strength inf

s'incliner devant une armée plus nombreuse

to concede defeat in the face of an army of superior strength

en finale, X s'incline devant Y SPORTS

in the final, X lost to Y

4. s'incliner (témoigner du respect):

s'incliner devant l'érudition/le courage de qn

to admire sb's learning/courage

5. s'incliner (devenir oblique):

s'incliner moto:

to lean over

Translations for inclinant in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tip up

s'incliner, se pencher

tip up cup, bottle

incliner

recline

s'incliner

to kowtow to sth

s'incliner devant qc

skew object

incliner

incline head

incliner

incline mirror, seat

incliner

incline person, road, tower, tree:

s'incliner

bow tree

incliner

to bow to wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority

s'incliner devant

tilt head, face, container

incliner

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

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

to defer to sb

s'incliner devant qn

to defer to sb's will or wishes

s'incliner devant la volonté de qn

angle racket, ball

incliner

to angle sth sideways/upwards/downwards

incliner qc en oblique/vers le haut/vers le bas

inclinant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for inclinant in the French»English Dictionary

I.incliner [ɛ̃kline] VB trans

incliner buste, corps

to bow

incliner bouteille

to tilt

incliner dossier d'une chaise

to lean

incliner la tête

to bow one's head

incliner la tête (pour acquiescer)

to nod one's head

II.incliner [ɛ̃kline] VB refl

1. incliner (se courber):

s'incliner devant qn/qc

to bow to sb/sth

2. incliner (céder):

s'incliner devant qn/qc

to yield to sb/sth

Translations for inclinant in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tip up

incliner

tip up

s'incliner

bend down

s'incliner

cant

incliner

cant

s'incliner

recline seat

incliner

tip

incliner

tip

s'incliner

to tip to one side

s'incliner sur le côté

incline

incliner

slope

incliner

slant

incliner

tilt

incliner

tilt

s'incliner

to tilt towards sb/sth

s'incliner en direction de qn/qc

inclinant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

incliner la tête

to bow one's head

incliner la tête (pour acquiescer)

to nod one's head

s'incliner devant qn/qc

to bow to sb/sth

s'incliner devant qn/qc

to yield to sb/sth