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inclinación — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bent adjective Curved, folded, or twisted out of its original straight shape.
  • bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
  • bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  • bowing noun The act of bending forward at the waist as a gesture of respect or greeting.
  • camber noun A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
  • crouch verb To bend the knees and lower the body close to the ground, often to hide, prepare to spring, or avoid being seen.
  • disposition noun A person's natural way of feeling, thinking, or behaving; temperament.
  • inclination noun A tendency or preference to think or act in a certain way.
  • leaning noun A tendency to favor a particular idea, belief, or direction.
  • proclivity noun A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
  • propensity noun A natural tendency or inclination to behave or think in a particular way.
  • slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.
  • slope noun A stretch of ground that rises or falls at an angle; or the steepness of any such surface or line.
  • tilt verb To lean or slant something, or to be at an angle.

Senses

inclinación is used for these senses in English:

  • bent An inclination or talent.
  • bias (countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.
  • bow A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
  • bowing The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
  • camber (automotive) The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.
  • crouch A bent or stooped position.
  • disposition Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
  • leaning A tendency or propensity.

bent — full definition

  1. adjective Curved, folded, or twisted out of its original straight shape.
  2. adjective Corrupt or dishonest, especially describing an official.
  3. adjective Strongly determined to do something.
  4. noun A natural inclination, skill, or tendency.

bias — full definition

  1. noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
  2. noun A diagonal direction across woven fabric, cut at 45 degrees to the straight threads.
  3. noun In statistics, a systematic error that skews a measurement or estimate away from the true value.
  4. verb To unfairly influence someone or something in a particular direction.

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