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tilt

/tɪlt/

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noun

Inclinaison, pente

A slope or inclination.

Examples :

"The roof's tilt made the house difficult to heat in winter. "

L'inclinaison du toit rendait la maison difficile à chauffer en hiver.

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noun

Inclinaison, penchage

The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.

Examples :

"The doctor noticed a slight tilt in the child's head and recommended further examination. "

Le médecin a remarqué une légère inclinaison de la tête de l'enfant et a recommandé un examen plus approfondi.

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noun

Inclinaison, basculement

The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.

Examples :

"The filmmaker used a smooth tilt of the camera to show the entire classroom from the front row to the back. "

Le cinéaste a utilisé une inclinaison fluide de la caméra pour montrer toute la salle de classe, du premier rang au dernier.

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noun

Joute

A jousting contest.

Examples :

"The annual school fair featured a thrilling tilt, complete with knights and jousting lances. "

La fête scolaire annuelle proposait une joute palpitante, avec des chevaliers et des lances de joute.

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noun

Tentative, essai

An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.

Examples :

"His tilt at becoming class president was ultimately unsuccessful. "

Sa tentative de devenir président de classe a finalement échoué.

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Coup, estoc

A thrust, as with a lance.

Examples :

"The knight delivered a powerful tilt with his lance, aiming for the enemy's shield. "

Le chevalier a porté un coup puissant avec sa lance, visant le bouclier de l'ennemi.

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noun

Marteau à bascule

A tilt hammer.

Examples :

"The blacksmith used a tilt hammer to shape the hot metal with powerful, repeated blows. "

Le forgeron utilisait un marteau à bascule pour façonner le métal chaud avec des coups puissants et répétés.

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verb

Incliner, pencher

To slope or incline (something); to slant.

Examples :

"Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents."

Inclinez le tonneau pour en verser le contenu.

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verb

Charger (avec une lance)

(jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.

Examples :

"The knight tilted his lance at the opponent during the jousting tournament. "

Le chevalier a chargé son adversaire avec sa lance pendant le tournoi de joute.

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verb

Incliner, pencher

To be at an angle.

Examples :

"The picture on the wall tilted slightly to the right. "

L'image sur le mur s'est légèrement inclinée vers la droite.

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Pointer, diriger

To point or thrust a weapon at.

Examples :

"The knight tilted his lance at the approaching dragon. "

Le chevalier pointa sa lance sur le dragon qui approchait.

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Pointer, diriger

To point or thrust (a weapon).

Examples :

"The student tilted his pen, aiming a sharp jab at the answer on the paper. "

L'étudiant a pointé son stylo, visant un coup sec vers la réponse sur le papier.

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verb

Forger (quelque chose) avec un marteau à bascule

To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.

Examples :

"to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile"

Forger de l'acier avec un marteau à bascule afin de le rendre plus ductile.

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verb

Jouer moins bien que d'habitude

To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).

Examples :

"After losing three games in a row, the basketball team tilted and played poorly in the fourth. "

Après avoir perdu trois matchs d'affilée, l'équipe de basket a joué moins bien et a mal joué lors du quatrième match.

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verb

Incliner

(of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.

Examples :

"After nudging the pinball machine too many times, the game tilted, ending my turn. "

Après avoir secoué la machine de flipper trop de fois, le jeu s'est incliné, mettant fin à mon tour.

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noun

Bâche, toile

A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully folded the tilt over the wagon bed to protect the apples from the rain. "

Le fermier a soigneusement plié la bâche sur la benne du chariot pour protéger les pommes de la pluie.

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Tente, auvent

Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.

Examples :

"Under the canvas tilt, we found shade from the hot sun at the outdoor market. "

Sous la tente en toile, nous avons trouvé de l'ombre du soleil brûlant au marché en plein air.

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verb

Incliner, basculer

To cover with a tilt, or awning.

Examples :

"The cafe owner tilted the awning over the patio tables to protect customers from the sun. "

Le propriétaire du café a incliné le store au-dessus des tables de la terrasse pour protéger les clients du soleil.

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