pente

From Vulgar Latin *pendita, nominalized feminine of *penditus, Vulgar Latin perfect participle (compare Classical Latin pēnsus) of pendere (“to hang”).

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃t/

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pente f (plural pentes)

1. slope
2. (mathematics) gradient
3. (figurative) inclination, tendency

• parapente
• pente glissante
• pente savonneuse
• remonter la pente

• pencher (“to tilt, to lean”)

• → Romanian: pantă

• “pente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

pente m (plural pentes)

1. alternative form of peite

pente m or f (plural pentes)

1. pending (legal or electorial)
2. leaning, sloped

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: pèn‧te

pente

1. third-person singular present indicative of pentirsi

From Old Galician-Portuguese *peitẽe, from Latin pectinem. Cognate with Galician peite, Spanish peine, Catalan pinta, French peigne and Italian pettine.

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.ti/

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• Rhymes: -ẽtɨ, -ẽt͡ʃi
• Hyphenation: pen‧te

pente m (plural pentes)

1. comb