Définition anglaise de “tilt”

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Définition de "tilt" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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tiltverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /tɪlt/ us ​ /tɪlt/

Idiom(s)

tilt at windmills
tilt the balance/scales

tiltnoun [ C usually singular ]

uk ​ /tɪlt/ us ​ /tɪlt/

Idiom(s)

at full tilt

(Definition of “tilt” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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tiltverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /tɪlt/

› to cause something to move into a sloping or uneven position, or to be in this position:

[ T ] He tilted his chair back and put his feet up on the desk.
[ T ] The woman tilted her head back, laughing at something Pascal had just said.

› fig. Something that tilts toward/away from something increases or lessens its support for it:

[ I ] UN spending has tilted away from development toward relief, O’Reilly says.

tiltnoun [ C usually sing ]

us ​ /tɪlt/

› a sloping or uneven position, or a movement into this position:

The house was on a tilt (= not horizontal).

(Definition of “tilt” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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