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1 English

1.1 Transitive verb

1.1.1 Translations

1.2 Noun

1.2.1 Translations

2 Brithenig

2.1 Noun

English

Transitive verb

  1. To set (something) at an angle.

Translations

set something at an angle


Noun

  1. Empty, hypocritical talk.
    People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant.
  2. A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
  3. The angle at which something is set.

Translations

hypocritical talk

  • Japanese: 偽善的な言い方 (gizentekina iikata), 口先だけの言葉 (kucisaki-dakeno kotoba)


secret language

  • Dutch: Bargoens n, boeventaal f
  • French: argot m
  • Japanese: 隠語 (いんご, ingo)
  • Korean: 속어 [俗語] (sok-eo>sogeo)
  • Spanish: argot m , jerga f


angle at which something is set

  • Japanese: 斜面 (shamen), 傾斜(keisha)


Brithenig

Noun

cant m

  1. speech, conversation

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "cant" has five senses: The verb "cant" has one sense:

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