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inflecting

/ɪnˈflɛktɪŋ/

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verb

Fléchir, courber

To cause to curve inwards.

Examples :

"The strong wind was inflecting the sapling, bending it almost to the ground. "

Le vent fort fléchissait le jeune arbre, le courbant presque jusqu'au sol.

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verb

Moduler la voix

To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.

Examples :

"The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation."

L'actrice a une grande capacité à moduler sa voix en fonction de la situation.

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verb

Fléchir, décliner

(grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

Examples :

"The Spanish verb "hablar" (to speak) is inflecting when it changes to "hablo" (I speak), "hablas" (you speak), or "habla" (he/she/it speaks) to show who is speaking. "

Le verbe espagnol « hablar » (parler) se fléchit lorsqu'il devient « hablo » (je parle), « hablas » (tu parles) ou « habla » (il/elle parle) pour montrer qui parle.

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verb

Fléchir, décliner

(grammar, of a word) To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

Examples :

"In Latin, adjectives and nouns inflect a lot, but inflection is minimally found in Modern English."

En latin, les adjectifs et les noms se déclinent beaucoup, mais la flexion est minime en anglais moderne.

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verb

Influencer, modeler

To influence in style.

Examples :

"No other poet has inflected me in style as much as Milton."

Aucun autre poète ne m'a autant influencé dans mon style que Milton.