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Detailed Translations for oblique from English to German

oblique:


Translation Matrix for oblique:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- abdominal external oblique muscle; external oblique muscle; musculus obliquus externus abdominis; oblique case
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- devious
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abschüssig askew; leaning; lopsided; oblique; slanting; sloping; steep sloping
schief askew; crooked; leaning; lopsided; oblique; skew; slanting; sloping; steep absolutely; awfully; completely; false; fully; improper; inappropriate; indelicat; out of place; outright; phoney; rude; sloping; tactless; terribly; totally; uncalled for; unseemly; unsuitable; utter; utterly
schräg askew; leaning; lopsided; oblique; slanting; sloping; steep sloping
steil askew; leaning; lopsided; oblique; slanting; sloping; steep cool; fantastic; outrageous; super

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Synonyms for "oblique":

  • bias; catacorner; cata-cornered; catercorner; cater-cornered; catty-corner; catty-cornered; kitty-corner; kitty-cornered; crabwise; sideways; diagonal; nonparallel; oblique-angled; convergent; divergent; diverging; inclined
  • devious; indirect
  • oblique case; case; grammatical case
  • external oblique muscle; musculus obliquus externus abdominis; abdominal external oblique muscle; abdominal; abdominal muscle; ab

Antonyms for "oblique":


Related Definitions for "oblique":

  1. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading1
    • gave oblique answers to direct questions1
    • oblique political maneuvers1
  2. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled1
    • the oblique rays of the winter sun1
    • acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles1
    • the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base1
  3. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso1
  4. any grammatical case other than the nominative1
  5. Describing a style of text created by slanting a roman font to simulate italics when a true italic font isn't available on the computer or printer.2

Wiktionary Translations for oblique:

oblique
adjective
  1. weder parallel zur Lotlinie, noch zur Waagerechten; zu einer relevanten Linie oder Ebene weder parallel noch senkrecht
  2. von einer geraden (horizontalen oder vertikalen) Linie abweichend

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