This is the 10964th most frequent French word.
penchées
Inclined, tilted, or leaning.
'Penchées' describes the physical leaning or tilting position of the branches.
Les branches de l'arbre étaient penchées vers le sol.
The branches of the tree were leaning toward the ground.
'Penchées' indicates the posture of the individuals as they are leaning forward towards their books.
Elles étaient penchées sur leurs livres, absorbées par la lecture.
They were bent over their books, absorbed in reading.
Here, 'penchées' metaphorically expresses the tendency or inclination of the ideas toward a particular subject.