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kilter

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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.
[Origin unknown.]
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Noun1.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 [ˈkɪltəʳ] n out of kilter → desbaratado
kilter [ˈkɪltəʳ] n out of kilter → déréglé(e) → détraqué(e)
kilter [ˈkɪltəʳ] n out of kilter → nicht in Ordnung
kilter [ˈkɪltəʳ] n out of kilter → fuori fase
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Aunt Atossa did not like being "caught in a kilter," so she went out of her way to be disagreeable.
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