slope

slope
I [sləʊp]
nome
1) (incline) pendio m., pendenza f.; (of writing) inclinazione f.
2) (hillside) pendio m., versante m.

south slope — versante sud

uphill, downhill slope — salita, discesa

upper slopes — cima, sommità

II [sləʊp]
verbo intransitivo [ground] digradare; [floor] pendere, essere in pendenza; [writing] essere inclinato
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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.) pendenza
2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) pendio
2. verb
(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) inclinarsi
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[sləʊp]
1. n
1) (gen), (of hill) pendio, (side of hill) versante m , (of roof) pendenza, (of floor) inclinazione f

a steep slope — un pendio ripido

on the slopes of Mount Etna — alle falde or pendici dell'Etna

the car got stuck on a slope — la macchina si è bloccata su una salita

2) (also: ski slope) pista (da sci)
2. vi
(path, roof, handwriting) essere inclinato (-a)

to slope up — essere in salita

the garden slopes down to the stream — il giardino digrada verso il ruscello

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I [sləʊp]
nome
1) (incline) pendio m., pendenza f.; (of writing) inclinazione f.
2) (hillside) pendio m., versante m.

south slope — versante sud

uphill, downhill slope — salita, discesa

upper slopes — cima, sommità

II [sləʊp]
verbo intransitivo [ground] digradare; [floor] pendere, essere in pendenza; [writing] essere inclinato

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