slope

slope
1. noun
1) (slant) Neigung, die; (of river) Gefälle, das

the roof was at a slope of 45° — das Dach hatte eine Neigung von 45°

be on a or the slope — geneigt sein

2) (slanting ground) Hang, der
3) (Skiing) Piste, die
2. intransitive verb
(slant) sich neigen; [Wand, Mauer:] schief sein; [Boden, Garten:] abschüssig sein

slope upwards/downwards — [Straße:] ansteigen/abfallen

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/91733/slope_away">slope away
- slope down
- slope off
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[sləup] 1. noun
1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) die Neigung
2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) der Hang
2. verb
(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) sich neigen
- sloping
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slope
[sləʊp, AM sloʊp]
I. n
1. (hill) Hang m
a steep \slope ein steiler Hang
the southern \slopes of the Alps die südlichen Hänge/die Südseite der Alpen
ski \slope Skipiste f
2. no pl (angle) Neigung f
\slope of a roof Dachschräge f
a 30° \slope eine 30°-Neigung
to be at a \slope eine Schräge haben
is that shelf supposed to be at a \slope? hängt das Regal extra so schief?
3. MATH (on graph) Gefälle nt
4. MIL
to hold a rifle at the \slope ein Gewehr geschultert haben
5. AM, AUS (pej! sl: Asian person) Schlitzauge nt pej fam
II. vi
1. (incline/decline) ground abfallen; roof geneigt sein
▪ to \slope down/up abfallen/ansteigen
2. (lean) sich akk neigen
to \slope to the right/left/forwards/backwards sich akk nach rechts/links/vorne/hinten neigen
my handwriting \slopes to the left ich schreibe nach links
III. vt
1. (make sloping)
▪ to \slope sth roof, path etw schräg anlegen
2. MIL
to \slope arms Gewehre schultern
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[sləʊp]
1. n
1) (= angle) Neigung f; (esp downwards) Gefälle nt; (of roof) Schräge f
2) (= sloping ground) (Ab)hang m

on a slope — am Hang

halfway up the slope —

there is a slope down to the town — es fällt zur Stadt hin ab

he broke his leg on the (ski) slopes — er hat sich das Bein auf der Piste gebrochen

3) (MIL)

with his rifle at the slope — mit geschultertem Gewehr

2. vt
neigen, schräg (an)legen

slope arms! (Mil) — schultert Gewehr!

3. vi
1) (writing) geneigt sein; (road, garden, floor, roof, ground) sich neigen

the picture is sloping to the left/right — das Bild hängt schief

his handwriting slopes to the left/backwards — seine Handschrift ist nach links/nach hinten geneigt

2) (inf: move casually) schlendern (inf)
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slope [sləʊp]
A s
1. (Ab)Hang m
2. Böschung f
3. a) Neigung f, Gefälle n
b) Schräge f, geneigte Ebene:
at the slope MIL mit Gewehr über;
on the slope schräg, abfallend
4. GEOL Senke f
5. MATH Richtungskoeffizient m
6. Bergbau: schräger Stollen
B v/i
1. sich neigen, (schräg) abfallen
2. umg
a) auch slope off Br abhauen
b) auch slope about (oder around) herumschlendern
C v/t
1. neigen, senken
2. abschrägen (auch TECH)
3. (ab)böschen
4. MIL das Gewehr übernehmen: → arm2 Bes Redew
* * *
1. noun
1) (slant) Neigung, die; (of river) Gefälle, das

the roof was at a slope of 45° — das Dach hatte eine Neigung von 45°

be on a or the slope — geneigt sein

2) (slanting ground) Hang, der
3) (Skiing) Piste, die
2. intransitive verb
(slant) sich neigen; [Wand, Mauer:] schief sein; [Boden, Garten:] abschüssig sein

slope upwards/downwards — [Straße:] ansteigen/abfallen

Phrasal Verbs:
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n.
Abhang -¨e m.
Hang ¨-e m.
Neigung -en (Gestalt) f.
Steigung -en (Mathematik) f. v.
abschrägen v.

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