verb🔗ShareSich neigen, abfallenTo tend steadily upward or downward."The road slopes sharply down at that point."Die Straße neigt sich an dieser Stelle steil nach unten.directiongeographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbfallen, neigenTo form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant."to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment"den Boden in einem Garten abfallen lassen; ein Stück Stoff beim Zuschneiden eines Kleidungsstücks neigendirectionappearancepositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSich anschleichen, heimlich gehen(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously."Seeing his mom enter the room, the boy began sloping towards the back door to avoid doing his chores. "Als er sah, wie seine Mutter den Raum betrat, begann der Junge, sich zur Hintertür zu schleichen, um seine Hausarbeiten zu vermeiden.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDas Gewehr schräg haltenTo hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder."The order was given to "slope arms"."Der Befehl lautete: „Das Gewehr schräg halten“.militaryweaponactionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNeigung, HangAn arrangement or motion by which something slopes."The gentle sloping of the hill made it perfect for sledding. "Die sanfte Neigung des Hügels machte ihn perfekt zum Rodeln.directionpositionwaygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbfallend, abschüssigHaving a slope."a sloping roof"ein abfallendes DachgeographygeologyenvironmentarchitecturepropertyareanatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
