slant

slant
I [slɑːnt] [AE slænt]
nome
1) (perspective) punto m. di vista, angolazione f.

with a European slant — da un punto di vista europeo

2) spreg. (bias) tendenza f.
3) (slope) inclinazione f., pendenza f.
4) tip. barra f.
II 1. [slɑːnt] [AE slænt]
verbo transitivo
1) (twist) alterare, distorcere [facts]
2) (lean) inclinare [object]
2.
verbo intransitivo [floor, ground] pendere, essere in pendenza; [handwriting] pendere (to verso); [painting] pendere
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1. verb
(to be, lie etc at an angle, away from a vertical or horizontal position or line; to slope: The house is very old and all the floors and ceilings slant a little.) inclinarsi, pendere
2. noun
(a sloping line or direction: The roof has a steep slant.) inclinazione, pendenza, pendio
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[slɒːnt]
1. n
pendenza, inclinazione f, Geom apotema m , (fig: point of view) punto di vista, angolazione f

to be on a slant — essere inclinato (-a)

the house is on a slant — la casa è in pendenza

a different slant — un punto di vista diverso

to give a new slant on sth — presentare qc sotto una nuova angolazione

to get a new slant on sth — vedere qc da un'altra angolazione

2. vt
(roof etc) inclinare

to slant a report fig — dare una versione distorta or tendenziosa dei fatti

3. vi
essere inclinato (-a), pendere
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slant (1) /slɑ:nt/
n.
1 inclinazione; pendenza; pendio; declivio
2 punto di vista; modo di vedere; angolazione; taglio (fig.): a new slant on the matter, un modo nuovo di vedere la faccenda; (di un articolo di giornale) to have an anti-union slant, essere prevenuto contro i sindacati
3 (fam. USA) occhiata; rapido sguardo
4 raggio obliquo (di sole)
5 (ind. min.) rimonta
6 (tipogr.) barra obliqua
● (naut.) a slant of wind, una brezza favorevole □ on (o at) a slant, obliquamente; di traverso.
slant (2) /slɑ:nt/
A a.
inclinato; obliquo; sghembo
B n.
(spreg. USA) = slant-eye ► sotto
● (spreg. USA) slant-eye, mongolide; orientale; asiatico □ slant-eyed, dagli occhi a mandorla □ slant wind, vento di lato.
(to) slant /slɑ:nt/
A v. i.
1 inclinarsi; deviare
2 pendere; essere in pendenza
3 propendere; essere incline (a)
B v. t.
1 inclinare; far pendere; rendere obliquo; dare una pendenza a
2 presentare (notizie, una legge, ecc.) in modo tendenzioso; svisare; distorcere; deformare: to slant facts, distorcere i fatti; to slant a story, deformare una storia; The report is slanted towards (o in favour of) the company's interests, il rapporto presenta i fatti in modo da favorire gli interessi dell'azienda
3 (calcio, ecc.) passare in diagonale; crossare; traversare.
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I [slɑːnt] [AE slænt]
nome
1) (perspective) punto m. di vista, angolazione f.

with a European slant — da un punto di vista europeo

2) spreg. (bias) tendenza f.
3) (slope) inclinazione f., pendenza f.
4) tip. barra f.
II 1. [slɑːnt] [AE slænt]
verbo transitivo
1) (twist) alterare, distorcere [facts]
2) (lean) inclinare [object]
2.
verbo intransitivo [floor, ground] pendere, essere in pendenza; [handwriting] pendere (to verso); [painting] pendere

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