incline

neigen, tendieren

Dazu tendieren, auf bestimmte Weise zu denken oder zu handeln, oder jemanden eher dazu bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To tend to think or act in a certain way, or make someone more likely to do so.

• I incline to agree with you.
• She was inclined to trust his judgment.
• The latest figures incline us to expect further growth.

So benutzt man es: incline to do something (I incline to agree with her assessment.); incline towards something (His political views incline towards caution.); incline someone to do something (The evidence inclines me to believe her.)

Synonyme: tend, lean

Häufige Wendungen: incline to agree, incline towards something, incline someone to

neigen

Den Kopf, den Körper oder einen Gegenstand in eine schräge Stellung bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move your head, body, or another object so that it leans at an angle.

• She inclined her head politely.
• Incline the board slightly to let the water run off.
• He inclined his body towards her to hear better.

So benutzt man es: incline something towards someone/something (She inclined her head towards the speaker.)

Synonyme: tilt, bend

Häufige Wendungen: incline your head, incline something forward, incline something towards

sich neigen, abfallen

Schräg ansteigen, abfallen oder zur Seite stehen, statt waagerecht oder senkrecht zu sein.

In einfachem Englisch: To rise, fall, or lean at an angle instead of being flat or straight.

• The road inclines gently upward.
• The old walls had begun to incline.
• Beyond the gate, the ground inclined sharply towards the stream.

So benutzt man es: incline towards something (The ground inclines towards the river.)

Synonyme: slope, slant, lean

Häufige Wendungen: incline upward, incline gently, incline towards something

Steigung, Hang

Eine Fläche oder ein Stück Gelände, das schräg ansteigt oder abfällt.

In einfachem Englisch: A surface or piece of ground that rises or falls at an angle.

• The path has a steep incline.
• We cycled up several long inclines.
• The truck struggled on the final incline before the village.

Synonyme: slope, gradient

Häufige Wendungen: steep incline, gentle incline, up an incline

U-Bahn-Tunnelportal

Ein abschüssiger Eingang, an dem U-Bahn-Gleise von der Oberfläche in einen Tunnel führen.

In einfachem Englisch: A sloping entrance where subway tracks pass from the surface into a tunnel.

• The tram entered the incline.
• Workers repaired the tracks at the subway incline.
• The old incline connected the street tracks with the underground tunnel.

Synonyme: tunnel portal

Häufige Wendungen: subway incline, tunnel incline, incline entrance