incline

être enclin, pencher

Avoir tendance à penser ou agir d'une certaine façon, ou y pousser quelqu'un.

En anglais simple : To tend to think or act in a certain way, or make someone more likely to do so.

• I incline to agree with you.
• She was inclined to trust his judgment.
• The latest figures incline us to expect further growth.

Comment l'utiliser : incline to do something (I incline to agree with her assessment.); incline towards something (His political views incline towards caution.); incline someone to do something (The evidence inclines me to believe her.)

Synonymes : tend, lean

Expressions courantes : incline to agree, incline towards something, incline someone to

incliner, pencher

Pencher la tête, le corps ou un objet pour lui donner une position oblique.

En anglais simple : To move your head, body, or another object so that it leans at an angle.

• She inclined her head politely.
• Incline the board slightly to let the water run off.
• He inclined his body towards her to hear better.

Comment l'utiliser : incline something towards someone/something (She inclined her head towards the speaker.)

Synonymes : tilt, bend

Expressions courantes : incline your head, incline something forward, incline something towards

s’incliner, pencher

Monter, descendre ou pencher en biais au lieu de rester à plat ou droit.

En anglais simple : To rise, fall, or lean at an angle instead of being flat or straight.

• The road inclines gently upward.
• The old walls had begun to incline.
• Beyond the gate, the ground inclined sharply towards the stream.

Comment l'utiliser : incline towards something (The ground inclines towards the river.)

Synonymes : slope, slant, lean

Expressions courantes : incline upward, incline gently, incline towards something

pente

Surface ou partie du terrain qui monte ou descend en biais.

En anglais simple : A surface or piece of ground that rises or falls at an angle.

• The path has a steep incline.
• We cycled up several long inclines.
• The truck struggled on the final incline before the village.

Synonymes : slope, gradient

Expressions courantes : steep incline, gentle incline, up an incline

entrée de tunnel de métro

Entrée en pente où les voies du métro quittent la surface pour rejoindre un tunnel.

En anglais simple : A sloping entrance where subway tracks pass from the surface into a tunnel.

• The tram entered the incline.
• Workers repaired the tracks at the subway incline.
• The old incline connected the street tracks with the underground tunnel.

Synonymes : tunnel portal

Expressions courantes : subway incline, tunnel incline, incline entrance