Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 etwas neigen oder schief stellen
, 🇪🇸 hacer que algo se incline o se ladee
, 🇮🇹 far inclinare o far pendere qualcosa
, 🇵🇹 fazer algo pender ou inclinar-se
, 🇨🇳 使某物倾斜或弯曲
, 🇯🇵 何かを傾けさせるか、湾曲させる
, 🇰🇷 무언가를 기울이거나 굽게 만들다
, 🇸🇦 يفقد شيئا مستقما
, 🇮🇳 कुछ को झुकाना या मोड़ना
Usage Examples
- Le soleil incline le ciel vers l’orange au coucher du soleil.
- Je suis incline à accepter ton invitation.
- La porte s'incline légèrement vers la fenêtre.
Etymology
The French verb **incliner** comes directly from the Latin *inclinare* “to bend or lean”.
*Inclinare* is built from the prefix *in-* “into, toward” + *clinare* “to bend”, which in turn derives from the Greek *klino* “to lean”, itself related to *klinos* “a bend”.
The word entered Old French as *incliner* (also *encliner*), preserving its original sense of “to lean or tilt”.
Synonyms
pencher
se pencher
s'incliner
pencher vers
se pencher vers
pencher à
se pencher sur
pencher sur
Antonyms
décliner
maintenir
tenir droit
dépencher
redresser