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Detailed Translations for cant from English to German

cant:

to cant verb (cants, canted, canting)

  1. to cant (talk cant)
  2. to cant (tack up; lace; string; tie)
    aufreien; schnüren; anreihen

Conjugations for cant:

present
  1. cant
  2. cant
  3. cants
  4. cant
  5. cant
  6. cant
simple past
  1. canted
  2. canted
  3. canted
  4. canted
  5. canted
  6. canted
present perfect
  1. have canted
  2. have canted
  3. has canted
  4. have canted
  5. have canted
  6. have canted
past continuous
  1. was canting
  2. were canting
  3. was canting
  4. were canting
  5. were canting
  6. were canting
future
  1. shall cant
  2. will cant
  3. will cant
  4. shall cant
  5. will cant
  6. will cant
continuous present
  1. am canting
  2. are canting
  3. is canting
  4. are canting
  5. are canting
  6. are canting
subjunctive
  1. be canted
  2. be canted
  3. be canted
  4. be canted
  5. be canted
  6. be canted
diverse
  1. cant!
  2. let's cant!
  3. canted
  4. canting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for cant:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- argot; bank; bevel; buzzword; camber; chamfer; jargon; lingo; patois; pious platitude; slang; vernacular
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
anreihen cant; lace; string; tack up; tie
aufreien cant; lace; string; tack up; tie
heuchelen cant; talk cant
schnüren cant; lace; string; tack up; tie attach; bind; bind together; button; button up; change one's tack; fasten; fix; go overboard for; join; knot; lace up; lash; pinch; press; squeeze; string; tack; tie; tie on; tie together; tie up
- cant over; pitch; slant; tilt
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bevel; hypocrisy; slope

Related Words for "cant":

  • canting

Synonyms for "cant":


Related Definitions for "cant":

  1. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees1
  2. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition1
  3. insincere talk about religion or morals1
  4. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)1
  5. a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force1
  6. heel over1

Wiktionary Translations for cant:

cant
verb
  1. to bevel an edge or corner
  2. set something at an angle
noun
  1. hypocritical talk
  2. heraldry: blazon that makes a pun, canting arms
  3. secret language
  4. jargon of a particular class or subgroup
cant
adjective
  1. auf die Landfahrersprache, das Rotwelsche bezogen, gaunersprachlich
verb
  1. (transitiv) etwas schräg stellen, in Schräglage bringen
  1. Anteilnahme trotz des inneren Gefühls der Gleichgültigkeit vortäuschen
noun
  1. Linguistik: syntaktisch zusammengehörige Wortgruppe (Konstituente)
  2. eine spezielle Geheimsprache, die zur Kommunikation unter Gaunern verwendet wird. Beinahe jede europäische Sprache hat eine Gaunersprache. Sie unterscheidet sich grammatikalisch nicht von ihrer Ursprungssprache, enthält aber einen abweichenden Wortschatz.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
cant Gaunersprache; Rotwelsch argot — Langage de convention utilisé à l’origine par les voleurs, les malfaiteurs.

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