kilter

kil·ter

 (kĭl′tər)

n.

Good condition; proper form: "policy 'adjustments' designed to bring the ... country's economy back into kilter with the Western economic system" (Edward Zuckerman).

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[Origin unknown.]

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kilter

(ˈkɪltə) or

kelter

n

working order or alignment (esp in the phrases off kilter, out of kilter)

[C17: origin unknown]

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kil•ter

(ˈkɪl tər)

n.

good condition; order: The engine was out of kilter.

[1650–60, Amer.; variant of dial. kelter, of obscure orig.]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

kilter - in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter" kelter orderliness, order - a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"

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kilter

noun

out of kilter incompatible, conflicting, contrary, at odds, contradictory, inconsistent, in conflict, incongruous, discordant, incoherent, out of step, irreconcilable, at variance, discrepant, inconstant Her lifestyle was out of kilter with her politics.

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kilter

noun

A state of sound readiness:

condition, fettle, fitness, form, order, shape, trim.

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Translations

kilter

[ˈkɪltəʳ] N to be out of kilter [mechanism] → estar descentrado
business is bad and everything's out of kilter → el negocio va mal y todo anda desbaratado

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kilter

[ˈkɪltə^r] n
out of kilter → détraqué(e)
to throw sth out of kilter → détraquer qch

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kilter

[ˈkɪltəʳ] n (fam) out of kilter → fuori fase

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