No. 8,502 in Dutch
helling
Slope or incline.
In a sentence
De auto gleed langzaam naar beneden langs de steile helling.
The car slowly slid down the steep slope.
In this sentence, 'helling' is used to refer to a physical incline or slope that the car is sliding down.
Het ontwerp van de woning houdt rekening met een lichte helling in het landschap.
The design of the house takes into account a gentle slope in the landscape.
Here, 'helling' is used to describe a geographic or landscaped incline present in the environment.
De fietsers ploeterden omhoog tegen de zware helling van de berg.
The cyclists labored upwards against the steep incline of the mountain.
In this example, 'helling' denotes a difficult uphill slope which the cyclists are climbing.
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