kilter

kil·ter  (kltr)

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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kilter [ˈkɪltə], kelter

n

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

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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.

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

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

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

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