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off-kilter

Translations

off-kilteradjective
more off-kilter
Comp.
most off-kilter
Super.
Used attributively or predicatively to describe something that is not aligned, balanced, or conventional.
de travers
The photograph was slightly off-kilter on the wall.
La photographie était légèrement de travers sur le mur.
décaléPour une humeur, un humour ou un style un peu étrange, non conventionnel.
His off-kilter humor surprised the audience.
Son humour décalé a surpris le public.
Additional translations
de guingoisS’emploie surtout pour une position ou une apparence légèrement inclinée.
excentriqueS’applique à une personne ou à un trait de caractère non conventionnel.
Synonyms
askew
awry
tilted
lopsided
crooked
skewed
off-balance
unbalanced
uneven
unstable
disordered
quirky
eccentric
odd
unconventional
off-kilteradverb
Modifies verbs to mean "in an unbalanced or crooked manner".
de traversPour indiquer un fonctionnement irrégulier, déséquilibré ou de travers.
After the sudden jolt, the machinery ran off-kilter.
Après le choc soudain, la machine fonctionnait de travers.
Synonyms
askew
awry
crookedly
lopsidedly
unevenly
asymmetrically
oddly
unsteadily

Definitions

off-kilteradjective
Not properly aligned; askew; out of balance.
The photograph was slightly off-kilter on the wall.
Unconventional or eccentric; quirky.
His off-kilter humor surprised the audience.
off-kilteradverb
In an unbalanced, askew, or malfunctioning manner.
After the sudden jolt, the machinery ran off-kilter.
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