tilt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tilt in the English»French Dictionary

I.tilt [Brit tɪlt, Am tɪlt] N

1. tilt (incline):

tilt

inclinaison f

to have a (slight) tilt

pencher (un peu)

2. tilt (attack):

tilt fig

attaque f (at de)

to have or take a tilt at person, trend, organization

attaquer, critiquer

to have or take a tilt at championship, event

s'essayer à

to have or take a tilt at champion

se mesurer à

3. tilt HISTORY (in jousting):

tilt (contest)

joute f

tilt (thrust)

coup m (de lance)

tilt (thrust)

lancer m

to take a tilt at opponent, competitor

porter un coup à

4. tilt (cover):

tilt MOTOR, NAUT

bâche f

II.tilt [Brit tɪlt, Am tɪlt] VB trans

1. tilt (slant):

tilt table, chair, sunshade

pencher

tilt head, face, container

incliner

tilt hat, cap

pencher [qc] sur le côté

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

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

he tilted his cap over his eyes

il a rabattu sa casquette sur les yeux

2. tilt (influence) fig:

to tilt the balance in favour of/away from politician, party, measure

faire pencher la balance en faveur de/contre

III.tilt [Brit tɪlt, Am tɪlt] VB intr

1. tilt (slant):

tilt building, spire, tree, table:

pencher

tilt floor, ground:

bouger

to tilt to the left/forward/to one side

pencher vers la gauche/en avant/sur le côté

2. tilt HISTORY (joust):

tilt

jouter

to tilt at HISTORY opponent

jouter contre

to tilt at fig person, organization

porter un coup à

tilt angle N

tilt angle

angle m d'inclinaison

tilt hammer N

tilt hammer

marteau m pilon

tilt-and-turn window N

tilt-and-turn window

fenêtre f basculante

tilt-top table N

tilt-top table

table f à plateau inclinable

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to tilt at windmills

se battre contre des moulins à vent

Translations for tilt in the French»English Dictionary

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retroussis (de nez)

tilt

martinet

tilt hammer

inclinable parasol

with tilt action attr, après n

tilt

tilt sign

faire tilt machine:

to show tilt

tilt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tilt in the English»French Dictionary

I.tilt [tɪlt] N

1. tilt (position):

tilt

inclinaison f

2. tilt (movement of opinion):

tilt

inclination f

3. tilt:

to have a tilt at a title/championship

tenter sa chance pour un titre/à un championnat

Phrases:

at full tilt

à toute vitesse

II.tilt [tɪlt] VB trans

tilt

incliner

to tilt sth back

pencher qc vers l'arrière

to tilt sth over

pencher qc

Phrases:

to tilt the balance in favour of sb/sth

faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn/qc

III.tilt [tɪlt] VB intr

1. tilt:

tilt

s'incliner

tilt fig

pencher

to tilt towards sb/sth

s'incliner en direction de qn/qc

to tilt towards sb/sth fig

pencher pour qn/qc

to tilt back

être penché en arrière

to tilt over

être penché

Phrases:

to tilt at sth

s'en prendre à qc

Translations for tilt in the French»English Dictionary

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tilt

tilt

incliner bouteille

to tilt

pencher arbre

to tilt

pencher table, chaise

to tilt

à fond la caisse inf

at full tilt

à fond la caisse inf

at full tilt

à fond de train

at full tilt

tilt Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a tilt at a title/championship

tenter sa chance pour un titre/à un championnat

at full tilt

à toute vitesse

to tilt sth back

pencher qc vers l'arrière

to tilt sth over

pencher qc

to tilt the balance in favour of sb/sth

faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn/qc

to tilt towards sb/sth

s'incliner en direction de qn/qc

to tilt towards sb/sth fig

pencher pour qn/qc

to tilt back

être penché en arrière

to tilt over

être penché

to tilt at sth

s'en prendre à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In dogs and other animals, the look is expressed when the head is tilted down and the eyes are looking up.

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It was applied transversely in front wheel drive vehicles only, tilted by 30.

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Never seen on television before, the secret was using a tilted set in front of a camera tilted at the same angle.

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During growth, sunflowers tilt during the day to face the sun, but stop once they begin blooming.

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Any change in tilt would be registered by a difference in fill-mark of one pot compared to the other.

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The breech section tilts up to accept a paper cartridge.

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Within was a fifty-foot lifting platform for the ship to tilt during the sinking sequences.

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When the pilot steer the aircraft, the module would turn and tilt accordingly to provide haptic feedback.

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It was applied transversely in front wheel drive vehicles only, tilted by 72.

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They can either be fixed tilt or tracking, either single axis or dual axis.

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