English-French translations for slope

pente
Je crois que nous nous trouvons sur une pente glissante en la matière. I believe that we are on a slippery slope here. Veillez à ce que nous n’aboutissions pas sur une pente glissante. Make sure that we do not end up on a slippery slope. Avec cette proposition, vous vous engagez sur une pente très glissante. With this proposal, you are travelling down a very slippery slope.
côté

inclinaison
Si l’Europe est en train de gagner de la vitesse, cela tient plus à l’inclinaison de la route qu’au bon état de notre moteur. If Europe is picking up speed it has more to do with the slope of the road than with the state of our engine. J'estime qu'il n'est pas honnête vis à vis des électeurs que le Parlement puisse décider si l'inclinaison du sol doit être de 12 ou de 12,5 pour cent. I do not believe it is fair to the voters for Parliament to devote itself to adopting a position on whether the gangway slope should be 12% or 12.5%.
incliner
pencher
rampe
surplomber
talus
Ils se répartissent le long du talus continental ou autour des monts sous-marins. They are distributed on the continental slopes or around sea mounts.

An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward
The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical
The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run
A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent
To tend steadily upward or downward
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant
To try to move surreptitiously
To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder
Sloping
slopingly

I had to climb a small slope to get to the site
The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point
The slope of this line is 0.5
The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x
The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater
The road slopes sharply down at that point
to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment
I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldnt see me
The order was given to "slope arms

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