What does incliner in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word incliner in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use incliner in French.

The word incliner in French means lean, tilt, incline, lean over, bend over, lean down, bend down, give in, encourage, promote, foster, nod your head. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word incliner

lean, tilt, incline

verbe transitif (pencher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il inclina la table de jardin pour en faire tomber l'eau. Il inclina la tête, comme pour saluer.
He tilted the garden table so that the water would run off it. // He tilted his head, as if in greeting.

lean over, bend over, lean down, bend down

verbe pronominal (se pencher)

Je m'incline pour entrer dans cette grotte.
I bent down to enter the cave.

give in

verbe pronominal (s'avouer vaincu)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Il s'inclina devant une telle démonstration de force.
He bowed before a display of such strength.

encourage, promote, foster

verbe transitif (soutenu, vieilli (inciter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce temps ensoleillé incline à la flânerie.
This warm sunny weather inclines people to idleness.

nod your head

locution verbale (baisser la tête) (in greeting)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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