inclination

inclination, envie

Envie de faire quelque chose ou tendance à le faire habituellement.

En anglais simple : A feeling that you want to do something, or a habit of doing it.

• I have no inclination to cook tonight.
• Her natural inclination is to help others.
• Do you feel any inclination to join us?

Comment l'utiliser : inclination to do something (She has little inclination to argue.); inclination towards something (His inclination towards music began in childhood.)

Synonymes : desire, tendency, urge

Contraires : aversion

Expressions courantes : inclination to help, little inclination, natural inclination, inclination to drink

inclinaison, pente

Degré auquel une surface ou une ligne s’écarte de la position horizontale ou verticale.

En anglais simple : The amount by which a surface or line slopes away from a flat or upright position.

• The road has a slight inclination.
• The roof’s inclination allows rain to drain away.
• They measured the inclination in degrees.

Comment l'utiliser : inclination of something (We measured the inclination of the roof.)

Synonymes : slope, gradient

Expressions courantes : inclination of something, steep inclination, angle of inclination

inclinaison

Mouvement ou position où quelque chose, notamment la tête ou le corps, se penche.

En anglais simple : A movement or position in which something, especially the head or body, bends or tilts.

• He greeted us with an inclination of his head.
• The forward inclination of her body suggested interest.
• A gentle inclination of the neck completed the movement.

Comment l'utiliser : inclination of something (A slight inclination of her head showed agreement.)

Synonymes : tilt, bend

Expressions courantes : inclination of something, slight inclination, forward inclination