noun🔗SharePentes, versantsAn area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward."I had to climb a small slope to get to the site."J'ai dû gravir une petite pente pour arriver sur le site.geographygeologyareanatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePente, inclinaisonThe degree to which a surface tends upward or downward."The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point."La route a une pente très raide à cet endroit.geographygeologymathdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePenteThe ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical."The slope of this line is 0.5"La pente de cette ligne est de 0,5.mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePenteThe slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point."The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x."La pente d'une parabole augmente linéairement avec x.mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePente de toitThe angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run)."The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater."La pente d'un système de toiture en bardeaux d'asphalte doit être de 4:12 ou plus.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne personne d'ascendance chinoise ou autre ascendance est-asiatiqueA person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.racepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePencher, inclinerTo tend steadily upward or downward."The road slopes sharply down at that point."La route penche fortement vers le bas à cet endroit.directiontendencygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePente, inclinerTo 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"incliner le sol dans un jardin ; incliner un morceau de tissu en coupant un vêtementdirectiongeographygeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'esquiver, se faufiler(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously."The cat slopes around the corner, hoping to steal food from the kitchen counter. "Le chat se faufile autour du coin, espérant voler de la nourriture sur le comptoir de la cuisine.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre le fusil en joueTo 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"."L'ordre était de « mettre les armes en joue ».militaryweaponpositionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
