slant

inclinación, pendiente

Posición o superficie que sube o baja formando un ángulo en vez de estar nivelada.

En inglés sencillo: A position or surface that goes up or down at an angle rather than being level.

• The shelf is on a slant.
• Rain ran down the slant of the roof.
• Draw the line at a slight slant.

Sinónimos: slope, incline, tilt

Expresiones frecuentes: on a slant, at a slant, slight slant, gentle slant

enfoque, sesgo, perspectiva

Manera particular de presentar o considerar algo, a menudo favoreciendo una opinión o un grupo.

En inglés sencillo: A particular way of presenting or considering something, often favoring one opinion or group.

• The article has a political slant.
• His experience gave him a different slant on the issue.
• Do these news reports have a conservative slant?

Cómo se usa: slant on something (Her report offers a fresh slant on the housing problem.)

Sinónimos: angle, perspective, viewpoint, bias

Expresiones frecuentes: political slant, slant on something, different slant

inclinarse

Subir, bajar o estar en una posición oblicua en vez de recta o nivelada.

En inglés sencillo: To rise, fall, or lie at an angle instead of being straight or level.

• The roof slants downward.
• Morning sunlight slanted across the floor.
• Why do all your letters slant to the left?

Cómo se usa: slant towards something (The letters slant towards the right.)

Sinónimos: slope, tilt, lean

Expresiones frecuentes: slant downward, slant to something, slant across something, slant something downward

sesgar, tergiversar

Presentar información de una manera que favorezca una opinión, un grupo o un público determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To present information in a way that favors a particular opinion, group, or audience.

• They slant the news to favor their party.
• The report was slanted against the workers.
• Editors sometimes slant stories toward a particular audience.

Cómo se usa: slant something toward someone/something (The editor slanted the coverage toward younger readers.); slant something against someone/something (The newspaper slanted its reports against the mayor.)

Sinónimos: bias, skew

Expresiones frecuentes: slant a report, slant toward something, slant against someone