slant

slant
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.) inclinar

2. noun
(a sloping line or direction: The roof has a steep slant.) inclinación, declive
slant vb inclinarse
slant
tr[slɑːnt]
noun
1 (gen) inclinación nombre femenino; (slope) declive nombre masculino, pendiente nombre femenino
2 (point of view) enfoque nombre masculino, punto de vista, perspectiva; (bias) sesgo
transitive verb
1 (slope) inclinar
2 figurative use (news, report, etc) enfocar subjetivamente, presentar tendenciosamente
intransitive verb
1 (slope) inclinarse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
on a slant / on the slant inclinado,-a
slant ['slænt] vi
: inclinarse, ladearse
slant vt
1) slope: inclinar
2) angle: sesgar, orientar, dirigir
a story slanted towards youth: un artículo dirigido a los jóvenes
slant n
1) incline: inclinación f
2) perspective: perspectiva f, enfoque m
slant
n.
• inclinación s.f.
• sesgo s.m.
v.
• inclinar v.
• sesgar v.
slænt, slɑːnt
I
noun
1) u (slope) inclinación f; (of roof, floor) pendiente f

on a o the slant — inclinado

2) c (point of view) enfoque m; (bias) sesgo m

II
1.
intransitive verb
a) \<\<handwriting\>\> inclinarse
b) slanting pres p <roof/handwriting> inclinado; <eyes> rasgado

2.
vt \<\<account/report\>\> darle* un sesgo a; (give bias to) presentar tendenciosamente
[slɑːnt]
1. N
1) (gen) inclinación f , sesgo m ; (=slope) pendiente f , cuesta f

to be on the slant — estar inclinado, estar sesgado

2) (fig) (=point of view) punto m de vista, interpretación f

what is your slant on this? — ¿cuál es su punto de vista sobre esto?, ¿cómo interpreta usted esto?

to get a slant on a topic — pedir pareceres sobre un asunto

the situation is taking on a new slant — la situación está tomando un nuevo giro

2.
VT inclinar, sesgar

to slant a report — (fig) enfocar una cuestión de manera parcial

3.
VI inclinarse, sesgarse

the light slanted in at the window — la luz entraba oblicuamente por la ventana

* * *
[slænt, slɑːnt]
I
noun
1) u (slope) inclinación f; (of roof, floor) pendiente f

on a o the slant — inclinado

2) c (point of view) enfoque m; (bias) sesgo m

II
1.
intransitive verb
a) \<\<handwriting\>\> inclinarse
b) slanting pres p <roof/handwriting> inclinado; <eyes> rasgado

2.
vt \<\<account/report\>\> darle* un sesgo a; (give bias to) presentar tendenciosamente

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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