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inclinazione

inclination

noun een-klee-nah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Also means

slope

Usage Note

Inclinazione covers both a physical slope ('the inclination of the terrain') and a personal tendency ('an inclination towards the arts'). In the figurative sense it is close to predisposizione and propensione, but inclinazione is slightly more literary. The related verb is inclinare ('to tilt, to lean').

Examples

"Ha un'inclinazione naturale per la matematica."

Natural Translation

She has a natural inclination for mathematics.

Literal Translation

She has an-inclination natural for the mathematics.

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