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incline in English:

1. disinclination disinclination


The place was a mess because of her disinclination for housework

English word "incline"(disinclination) occurs in sets:

Word Formation (Year 3)

2. inclined


Tom didn't seem inclined to elaborate and I didn't really want to know all the details anyway.
He's inclined to violence.
I am not very musically inclined.
He is inclined to look at everything from the standpoint of its practicality and is neither stingy nor extravagant.
I don't feel inclined to play baseball today.
The inactive child is far more inclined to live in a world of fantasy.
Don't take it literally. He is inclined to exaggerate.
Children used to look up to their parents; now they are inclined to regard them as equals.
he might be inclined to suicide
When you speak of a pay-raise before recognition, I am inclined to think you are putting the cart before the horse.
The agitator is inclined to exaggerate trivial matters.
She inclined her head in greeting.
I inclined my ear to him.
Scarcely had I heard the news when I felt inclined to cry.
Instead of focusing on the negative qualities in the other person, you will be more inclined to put your attention on what is good and awesome about that person.

English word "incline"(inclined) occurs in sets:

Driving licence

3. slope


It is very important to decide what to do about the slope of the roof.
The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope.
ski slope
The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope.
One night a merchant was walking up the slope on his way home.
In old times the slope was very lonely.
Make sure you put the emergency brake on the car if you park on any slope
Push a spherical object down the slope. This is science, bitch.
This slope is treacherous, be careful!
This is my favourite slope.
The village is situated on a mountain slope.
/sləʊp/ a ​ski/​mountain slope Snow had ​settled on some of the ​higher slopes. There's a very ​steep slope just before you ​reach the ​top of the ​mountain. There are some ​nice ​gentle (= not ​steep) slopes that we can ​ski down.
It is advised to plant vines on southern slopes as the weather conditions are better there
It will increase its slope
However, I can see that, if we take this slippery slope, there will be no end to it.