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Monika:
Hi, you are welcome to delete this thread since I only have one short question. If there is a general thread about questions like this I´d be happy if you would point me in the right direction (I looked but couldn´t find one)

I´m writing a story and in it a girl walk in to a cave and she notices that the cave floor...and here´s my question because I don´t know how to put this in English...that the floor is tilting upphill? tilting up?
I hope you understand what I mean.

I´d appreciate it if someone could help me out :)

louisev:
The way you could phrase it is "The floor was at an incline."

Shakesthecoffecan:
Hmmmm, titling up is a good description, you could also say the floor had a gradual incline. You could say the floor was anything but level, or had a gradual rise to it. Maybe there are some other descriptions others can come up with.

Ellemeno:
at a slant?

I like Tru's suggestion of "gradual rise."

The thing to me about the word "tilt" is that to me that implies a temporariness or change, like a hat might be tilted, or even a building after an earthquake, but not the ground or cave floor itself (unless something like an earthquake had done it).

Monika:
thanks for your answers! I´m not sure what expression to use though

here is the full sentence, perhaps it helps. Maybe I have to reword it

 She stepped through the entrance and was drawn to a light that she as she moved towards it, saw was another opening that grew bigger and bigger as she got closer. She noticed that the cave floor....???

please ignore any other crimes against the English language ;D.

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