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cant

/kænt/

cantnoun

cants

/kænt/

Translations

pharisaïsmeLangage ou attitude de piété ou de moralité feinte, souvent hypocrite.

The politician's speech was full of cant, promising reforms that he had no intention of implementing.

Le discours du politicien était plein de pharisaïsme, promettant des réformes qu'il n'avait aucune intention de mettre en œuvre.

argotArgot de groupe, notamment celui du milieu criminel.

The detective struggled to understand the cant used by the criminals during their conversation.

Le détective avait du mal à comprendre l'argot utilisé par les criminels pendant leur conversation.

jargonLangage spécialisé d’un groupe, d’un métier ou d’un milieu.

The medical conference was filled with cant that was difficult for outsiders to follow.

La conférence médicale était remplie de jargon difficile à suivre pour les personnes extérieures.

inclinaisonAngle ou pente d’une surface, d’un bord ou d’un élément architectural.

The cant of the roof allowed rainwater to easily run off.

L'inclinaison du toit permettait à l'eau de pluie de s'écouler facilement.

Additional translations

hypocrisieSens plus général, notamment dans le registre moral ou religieux.

équarriEn charpenterie, pièce de bois partiellement équarrie.

Definitions

Insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety, often used to deceive or mislead.

The politician's speech was full of cant, promising reforms that he had no intention of implementing.

The private language of the underworld, used by thieves, beggars, and other groups to communicate without being understood by outsiders.

The detective struggled to understand the cant used by the criminals during their conversation.

A slanted or oblique surface or edge.

The cant of the roof allowed rainwater to easily run off.

A characteristic language or jargon of a particular group or profession.

The medical conference was filled with cant that was difficult for outsiders to follow.

A partly-squared log or block of timber prepared for further sawing.

The sawyer placed the cant on the carriage for the next cut.

Synonyms

cantverb

canted

Past Simple

canted

Past Participle

canting

Gerund

/kænt/

Translations

pharisaïserVerbe rare, surtout pour une attitude ou un discours hypocrite et moralisateur.

He would often cant about virtue while engaging in shady dealings.

Il pharisaïsait souvent sur la vertu tout en se livrant à des affaires douteuses.

jargonnerParler dans le jargon spécialisé d’un groupe.

The hackers canted about exploits that the layperson could not follow.

Les pirates informatiques jargonnaient sur des exploits que le profane ne pouvait pas suivre.

inclinerMettre ou tourner à un angle oblique.

They canted the solar panels to catch the afternoon sun.

Ils ont incliné les panneaux solaires pour capter le soleil de l'après-midi.

Definitions

To talk hypocritically or sanctimoniously, especially about religious or moral issues.

He would often cant about virtue while engaging in shady dealings.

To speak in the specialized jargon of a particular group.

The hackers canted about exploits that the layperson could not follow.

To set or turn at an oblique angle; to tilt.

They canted the solar panels to catch the afternoon sun.

Synonyms

cantadjective

Used attributively to describe something set at an oblique angle.

Translations

inclinéSe dit d’une surface ou d’un élément placé en biais.

The shed had a cant roof to let rainwater run off.

L'abri avait un toit incliné pour laisser s'écouler l'eau de pluie.

Additional translations

obliquePlus littéraire ou technique.

Definitions

Set at a slanted or oblique angle.

The shed had a cant roof to let rainwater run off.

Synonyms