English to Icelandic Meaning of aslant - aslant

Aslant :

aslant

adjective

sveif, sterk

adverb

út og suður, skakkur

preposition

þvert

Aslant :: aslant

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Definitions of aslant in English

Adjective(1) having an oblique or slanted direction
Adverb(1) over or across in a slanting direction(2) at an oblique angle

Examples of aslant in English

(1) some of the paintings hung aslant(2) The paint seems to have been blown across the canvas by the wind, the solid forms lying aslant the canvas like plants flattened after a storm, the vertical drips of the residue testifying to the impact made by the passing devastation.(3) rays of light fell aslant a door(4) I don't understand why she goes backwards, back and aslant , tacking to one side.(5) If we accept that our knowledge of a genre will affect our response to the work then what appears to reside in that particular genre, however aslant the work might appear will be viewed with reference to that particular ├ö├ç├┐symbol system.├ö├ç├û

(1) look askance ::

líta askance

Synonyms

Adverb

1. athwart ::

þvert

Adjective

3. aslope ::

aslope

4. diagonal ::

ská

Different Forms

aslant

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