"pente" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pɑ̃t/ Audio: Fr-pente.ogg Forms: pentes [plural]
Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *pendita, nominalized feminine of *penditus, Vulgar Latin perfect participle (compare Classical Latin pēnsus) of pendere (“to hang”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|VL.|*pendita}} Vulgar Latin *pendita, {{m|la||*penditus}} *penditus, {{cog|la|pēnsus}} Latin pēnsus, {{m|la|pendere||to hang}} pendere (“to hang”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} pente f (plural pentes)
  1. slope Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pente-fr-noun--xrNRJYi
  2. (mathematics) gradient Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-pente-fr-noun-G2o0Q~MK Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 56 10 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (figurative) inclination, tendency Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-pente-fr-noun-1a5Tgp0z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: parapente, pente glissante, pente savonneuse, remonter la pente Related terms: pencher (english: to tilt, to lean)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "parapente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pente glissante"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pente savonneuse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "remonter la pente"
    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin pēnsus",
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    },
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        "(figurative) inclination, tendency"
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/pɑ̃t/"
    },
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    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links"
  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "pente glissante"
    },
    {
      "word": "pente savonneuse"
    },
    {
      "word": "remonter la pente"
    }
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    }
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    }
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          "gradient",
          "gradient"
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        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
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      ],
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      ],
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        "feminine",
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