tilt

tilt
tilt [{{t}}tɪlt]
1 transitive verb
(a) (lean) pencher, incliner;
to tilt one's chair (back) se balancer sur sa chaise;
he tilted his head to one side il pencha ou inclina la tête sur le côté;
to tilt one's head back renverser la tête en arrière;
her hat was tilted over one eye son chapeau était penché sur le côté;
{{}}figurative{{}} this may tilt the odds in our favour cela peut faire pencher la balance de notre côté
(b) (cover → gen) bâcher; {{}}Nautical{{}} tauder
2 intransitive verb
(a) (lean → person) se pencher, s'incliner; (→ building, picture etc) pencher;
to tilt backwards/forwards pencher vers l'arrière/l'avant;
don't tilt back on your chair ne te balance pas sur ta chaise
(b) {{}}History{{}} (joust) jouter;
to tilt at sb diriger un coup de lance contre qn; {{}}figurative{{}} lancer des piques à qn;
{{}}figurative{{}} to tilt at windmills se battre contre des moulins à vent
3 noun
(a) (angle) inclinaison f; (slope) pente f;
the room has a definite tilt to it la pièce penche nettement;
she wore her hat at a tilt elle portait son chapeau incliné;
I'm sure that picture's on a tilt je suis sûr que le tableau penche
(b) {{}}History{{}} (joust) joute f; (thrust) coup m de lance;
{{}}figurative{{}} to have a tilt at sb s'en prendre à qn, décocher des pointes à qn;
{{}}figurative{{}} that was obviously a tilt at you c'était une pointe qui vous était destinée
(c) (awning) store m (de toile), bâche f; {{}}Nautical{{}} taud m
4 full tilt adverb
à toute vitesse,
he ran full tilt into her il lui est rentré en plein dedans;
he ran full tilt into the door il est rentré en plein dans la porte
tilt over intransitive verb
(a) (slant) pencher
(b) (overturn) se renverser, basculer

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