incline

inclinarse, tender

Tender a pensar o actuar de cierta manera, o hacer que alguien se sienta más dispuesto a ello.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: tend, lean

Expresiones frecuentes: incline to agree, incline towards something, incline someone to

inclinar

Mover la cabeza, el cuerpo u otro objeto para que quede ladeado o en ángulo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: incline something towards someone/something (She inclined her head towards the speaker.)

Sinónimos: tilt, bend

Expresiones frecuentes: incline your head, incline something forward, incline something towards

inclinarse

Subir, bajar o ladearse formando un ángulo, en vez de mantenerse horizontal o vertical.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: incline towards something (The ground inclines towards the river.)

Sinónimos: slope, slant, lean

Expresiones frecuentes: incline upward, incline gently, incline towards something

pendiente, cuesta

Superficie o terreno que sube o baja formando una cuesta.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: slope, gradient

Expresiones frecuentes: steep incline, gentle incline, up an incline

entrada de túnel de metro

Entrada en pendiente por la que las vías del metro pasan de la superficie a un túnel.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: tunnel portal

Expresiones frecuentes: subway incline, tunnel incline, incline entrance