slope

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsləʊp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sloʊp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slōp)

Inflections of 'slope' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
slopes
v 3rd person singular
sloping
v pres p
sloped
v past
sloped
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
slope n (ground with an incline)cuesta nf
  pendiente nf
  inclinación nf
 The ball rolled away, down the slope.
 La bola se fue rodando por la cuesta.
slope n (incline)ladera nf
 The slope of this hill is steep.
 La ladera de esta colina es empinada.
slope n (skiing: piste)pista de esquí nf + loc adj
 Janet strapped on her skis and set off down the slope.
 Janet se puso los esquíes y se deslizó por la pista de esquí.
slope⇒ vi (incline, go up or down) (hacia arriba)subir⇒, ascender⇒ vi
  (hacia abajo)bajar⇒, descender⇒ vi
 The land sloped gently away from the house.
 El terreno subía levemente lejos de la casa.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
slope n (maths: graph line inclination)pendiente nf
 The graph shows a steep slope.
 El gráfico muestra una pronunciada pendiente.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
slope off vi phrasal UK, informal (sneak away, leave furtively)escabullirse⇒ v prnl
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Voy a distraerlos para que ustedes puedan escabullirse por la ventana.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
downslope,
down-slope adj		 (relating to a downward slope)en bajada loc adj
downslope,
down-slope adv		 (at, toward the lower part of a slope)en bajada loc adv
gentle slope n (gradual incline)pendiente suave nf
 With the arthritis in my knee, walking down even a very gentle slope is painful.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La colina es de pendiente suave por la cara norte.
glide slope,
glide path n		 (aircraft's landing path)senda de planeo nf + loc adj
nursery slope n (ski piste for learners) (esquí)pista para principiantes nf + loc adj
scree slope n (hillside with loose rocks)cuesta con rocas sueltas grupo nom
ski slope n (snow-covered hill at ski resort)pista de esquí nf + loc adj
 The steepest ski slope in the world is thought to be in Switzerland.
 Dicen que la pista de esquí más empinada del mundo está en Suiza.
ski slope,
dry ski slope n		 (artificial hill for skiing)pista de esquí artificial nf + loc adj
 Synthetic matting is used for the surface of these ski slopes.
 Usan un suelo sintético para esta pista de esquí artificial.
slippery slope n figurative, informal ([sth] that will inevitably end badly) (figurado)callejón sin salida loc nom m
  (figurado)suelo resbaladizo, terreno resbaladizo nm + adj
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Estamos frente a un callejón sin salida, hagamos lo que hagamos esto va a terminar mal.
slope away vi + adv (slant down from a place)descender desde loc verb
  tener una pendiente descendente desde loc verb
slope down vi + adv (have a downhill slant)tener una cuesta loc verb
 The driveway slopes down steeply towards the road.
 La entrada del garaje tiene una cuesta empinada hacia la calle.
slope up vi + adv (incline upwards)inclinarse hacia arriba loc verb
  (pendiente)ir hacia arriba loc verb
steep slope n (sharp incline) (de cerro o montaña)pendiente nf
 The castle is set at the top of a steep slope.
  cuesta inclinada nf + adj
  ladera inclinada, ladera empinada nf + adj
  cuesta empinada nf + adj
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'slope' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
acclivity - bank - batter - berm - cant - caster - chamfer - chute - climb - declination - decline - declivity - descend - descent - dip - dip down - downslope - drop - drop away - fall - funicular - glacis - go downhill - grade - gradient - gradual - hill - inclination - incline - low-pitched - mogul - pediment - piste - pitch - rake - ramp - read the green - regrade - rock slide - roll down - scalable - shed roof - shelve - skate ramp - ski hill - ski lift - ski run - slant - slide - snowboarding
Spanish:
bajada - banzo - costanera - declive - gradiente - pendiente - recuesto - ribazo - escarpadura - falda - inclinación - ladera - rasante - abajadero - cambio de rasante - cuesta - desnivel - escaquear - meterse en berenjenales - pared - peralte - pista de esquí - rampa - repecho - talud - terraplén - varga - vertiente

Collocations: a [downhill, slalom, professional] ski slope, a [ten] -degree slope, a [slippery, sunny, wet] slope, more...

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