slant

inclinaison, pente

Position ou surface qui monte ou descend en formant un angle au lieu d’être horizontale.

En anglais simple : A position or surface that goes up or down at an angle rather than being level.

• The shelf is on a slant.
• Rain ran down the slant of the roof.
• Draw the line at a slight slant.

Synonymes : slope, incline, tilt

Expressions courantes : on a slant, at a slant, slight slant, gentle slant

angle, point de vue, parti pris

Manière particulière de présenter ou d’examiner quelque chose, souvent en favorisant une opinion ou un groupe.

En anglais simple : A particular way of presenting or considering something, often favoring one opinion or group.

• The article has a political slant.
• His experience gave him a different slant on the issue.
• Do these news reports have a conservative slant?

Comment l'utiliser : slant on something (Her report offers a fresh slant on the housing problem.)

Synonymes : angle, perspective, viewpoint, bias

Expressions courantes : political slant, slant on something, different slant

s'incliner, pencher

Monter, descendre ou se trouver en biais plutôt que droit ou à l’horizontale.

En anglais simple : To rise, fall, or lie at an angle instead of being straight or level.

• The roof slants downward.
• Morning sunlight slanted across the floor.
• Why do all your letters slant to the left?

Comment l'utiliser : slant towards something (The letters slant towards the right.)

Synonymes : slope, tilt, lean

Expressions courantes : slant downward, slant to something, slant across something, slant something downward

biaiser, orienter

Présenter des informations de façon à favoriser une opinion, un groupe ou un public particulier.

En anglais simple : To present information in a way that favors a particular opinion, group, or audience.

• They slant the news to favor their party.
• The report was slanted against the workers.
• Editors sometimes slant stories toward a particular audience.

Comment l'utiliser : slant something toward someone/something (The editor slanted the coverage toward younger readers.); slant something against someone/something (The newspaper slanted its reports against the mayor.)

Synonymes : bias, skew

Expressions courantes : slant a report, slant toward something, slant against someone