English-German translation for "cant"

"cant" German translation


  • Gewinselneuter | Neutrum n
    cant whining speech obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    Gejammerneuter | Neutrum n (especially | besondersbesonders der Bettler)
    cant whining speech obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    cant whining speech obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • Argotneuter | Neutrum n
    cant secret language
    Cantmasculine | Maskulinum m
    cant secret language
    Rotwelschneuter | Neutrum n
    cant secret language
    Jargonmasculine | Maskulinum m
    cant secret language
    Bettler-, Gauner-, Pöbelsprachefeminine | Femininum f
    cant secret language
    cant secret language
  • Kunst-, Fach-, Zunftsprachefeminine | Femininum f (einer besonderen Klasse, Gruppe, Sekteet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    cant specialized language
    cant specialized language
  • Kauderwelschneuter | Neutrum n
    cant rare | seltenselten (gibberish) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    cant rare | seltenselten (gibberish) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Frömmeleifeminine | Femininum f
    cant rare | seltenselten (hypocritical talk)
    Heucheleifeminine | Femininum f
    cant rare | seltenselten (hypocritical talk)
    scheinheiliges Gerede
    cant rare | seltenselten (hypocritical talk)
    cant rare | seltenselten (hypocritical talk)
  • nichtssagendes Schlagwort, Lieblingsphrasefeminine | Femininum f
    cant stock phrase
    stehende Redensart
    cant stock phrase
    cant stock phrase
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  • Frömmler(in), Scheinheilige(r), Heuchler(in)
    cant hypocrite obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    cant hypocrite obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • cant syn vgl. → see „dialect
    cant syn vgl. → see „dialect
cant
[kænt]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • in weinerlichem Toneor | oder od mit kläglicher Stimme reden
    cant speak whiningly obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    cant speak whiningly obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • heucheln, scheinheilig reden
    cant rare | seltenselten (speak hypocritically)
    cant rare | seltenselten (speak hypocritically)
  • (im weiteren Sinne) betteln
    cant beg obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    cant beg obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
cant
[kænt]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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cant
[kænt]noun | Substantiv s

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  • vorspringende Ecke (eines Gebäudeset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    cant corner obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    cant corner obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • Schrägungfeminine | Femininum f
    cant oblique surface
    geneigte Fläche (eines Polygons, eines Dammeset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    cant oblique surface
    cant oblique surface
  • Neigungfeminine | Femininum f
    cant slope
    cant slope
  • plötzlicher Ruck, Stoßmasculine | Maskulinum m
    cant rare | seltenselten (jerk)
    Schlagmasculine | Maskulinum m
    cant rare | seltenselten (jerk)
    cant rare | seltenselten (jerk)
  • plötzliche Wendung (eines Balleset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    cant rare | seltenselten (sudden movement)
    cant rare | seltenselten (sudden movement)
  • schiefer Radstand (eines Geschützes)
    cant military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    cant military term | Militär, militärischMIL
cant
[kænt]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • (fort)werfen
    cant rare | seltenselten (toss)
    cant rare | seltenselten (toss)
cant
[kænt]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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cant
[kænt]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • schiefkantigor | oder od -seitig, mit abgeschrägten Kantenor | oder od Seiten
    cant with oblique edges or sides
    cant with oblique edges or sides
cant
[kænt]noun | Substantiv sespecially | besonders besonders Irish English | irisches EnglischIr

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  • Versteigerungfeminine | Femininum f
    cant auction
    Auktionfeminine | Femininum f
    cant auction
    cant auction
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cant
[kænt]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/tespecially | besonders besonders Irish English | irisches EnglischIr

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I cant remember - its all such a blur
ich kann mich nicht erinnern, es ist alles so vage
I cant remember - its all such a blur

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