English-German translation for "leaning"

"leaning" German translation

leaning
[ˈliːniŋ]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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sich neigend, geneigt, schief
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leaning
[ˈliːniŋ]noun | Substantiv s

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Neigung More examples...
  • Neigungfeminine | Femininum f
    leaning
    leaning
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  • (toward[s]) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Neigungfeminine | Femininum f (zu), Vorliebefeminine | Femininum f (für), Tendenzfeminine | Femininum f (zu)
    (toward[s]) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • literary leanings
    literarische Neigungen
    literary leanings
I can’t work with you leaning over me
ich kann nicht arbeiten, wenn du mir dabei über die Schulter guckst
I can’t work with you leaning over me
her bike was leaning against the fence
ihr Fahrrad lehnte am Zaun
her bike was leaning against the fence
a leaning column
eine geneigte Säule
a leaning column
An der Garagenwand lehnt eine Leiter.
There's a ladder leaning against the garage wall.
Source: Tatoeba
Nimmt sie meinen Arm, lehnt sich leicht an mich.
Taking my arm, leaning lightly against me.
Source: TED
Ich neige in letzte Zeit mehr zu Gemeinschaftsprojekten wie diesen.
I've been leaning towards more collaborative projects like these, lately.
Source: TED
Er stützt sich auf einen Stock.
He's leaning on a cane.
Source: Tatoeba
Da fiel ihr Blick auf die Wanduhr.
Then, leaning towards the clock as if to see the time —
Source: Books
Er lehnte sich gegen die Wand.
He was leaning against the wall.
Source: Tatoeba
Nein, es-- nun, sie hat eine Art Vorzugsneigung nach rechts.
No, it-- well, it has kind of a right-leaning bias.
Source: TED
Tatsächlich geht es nicht um links- oder rechtsorientierte Ansichten; es geht um die Pressefreiheit.
This is not, in fact, about being left- or right-leaning; it is about freedom of the press.
Source: Europarl
In welche Richtung tendiert die Kommission?
In which direction is the Commission leaning?
Source: Europarl
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