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slant

UK
/slɑːnt/
US
/slænt/

Translations

slantnoun
slants
pl
UK
/slɑːnt/
US
/slænt/
biaisSens figuré, surtout dans le langage journalistique ou argumentatif.
The article had a clear slant toward environmental issues.
L'article avait un biais clair en faveur des questions environnementales.
penteSens concret : inclinaison d’une surface.
The roof has a steep slant to allow rainwater to run off easily.
Le toit a une forte pente pour permettre à l'eau de pluie de s'écouler facilement.
Additional translations
slantAnglicisme employé en football américain.
inclinaisonSens concret, plus neutre et technique que « pente ».
jaunePéjoratif et injurieux, à employer avec grande prudence.
Synonyms
bias
lean
perspective
slope
incline
tilt
angle
slantverb
slanted
Past Simple
slanted
Past Participle
slanting
Gerund
UK
/slɑːnt/
US
/slænt/
biaiserSens transitif : présenter de façon orientée ou déformée.
The journalist was accused of slanting the news to favor the political party.
Le journaliste a été accusé de biaiser les informations pour favoriser le parti politique.
s'inclinerSens intransitif : prendre une position inclinée.
The picture frame slanted to the left after the earthquake.
Le cadre du tableau s'est incliné vers la gauche après le tremblement de terre.
Synonyms
bend
angle
incline
lean
slope
tilt
slantadjective
UK
/slɑːnt/
US
/slænt/
inclinéSe dit d’une position ou d’une direction en pente.
The cabinet featured a slant front that made the drawers easier to reach.
Le meuble avait une façade inclinée qui rendait les tiroirs plus faciles d'accès.
Synonyms
aslant
skewed
tilted
angled
oblique
slantadverb
Used, chiefly informally or dialectally, to mean “diagonally” or “obliquely.”
obliquementSens adverbial : en diagonale, à angle.
Slice the bread slant to give each piece a larger surface area.
Coupez le pain obliquement pour donner à chaque tranche une plus grande surface.
Synonyms
obliquely
diagonally
askew
aslant
slantwise
at an angle
tilted
cockeyed
crookedly

Definitions

slantnoun
A particular point of view or way of presenting information, especially one that shows bias.
The article had a clear slant toward environmental issues.
A slope or incline.
The roof has a steep slant to allow rainwater to run off easily.
(offensive, slang) A derogatory term for a person of East Asian descent.
The coach was fired after being heard using the word "slant" to insult an opposing player.
(American football) A short, quick route run by a receiver at a diagonal angle across the field.
The quarterback completed a quick slant for a first down.
slantverb
To lean or incline at an angle.
The picture frame slanted to the left after the earthquake.
To present information in a biased or distorted way.
The journalist was accused of slanting the news to favor the political party.
slantadjective
Having a sloping or inclined position or direction.
The cabinet featured a slant front that made the drawers easier to reach.
slantadverb
Diagonally; at an angle; obliquely.
Slice the bread slant to give each piece a larger surface area.
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