cant

• Sustantivo con varios significados: puede referirse a discursos hipócritas o insinceros, especialmente sobre religión o moral; al lenguaje especializado de un grupo; o a una inclinación o pendiente, como en un camino o superficie.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to hypocritical or insincere talk, especially about religion or morals; the specialized language of a particular group; or a slope or tilt, such as on a road or surface.

1. Hypocritical or insincere talkC1formal

   Stock phrases that have become meaningless through excessive repetition, often used to sound moral or pious without genuine feeling.

   Hipocresía o habla insincera

   • The politician's speech was full of cant about family values.
   • He dismissed their moralizing as mere cant.
   • The sermon was nothing but religious cant.

   Sinónimosdrivelempty talkhumbughypocrisyinsinceritypretensesanctimonyshamtwaddle

   Antónimoshonestysinceritytruthfulness

2. Slang or jargon of a groupC1informal

   A characteristic language of a particular group, such as thieves or a subculture, used to communicate secretly or to identify members.

   Jerga o argot de un grupo

   • The thieves used cant to avoid being understood by the police.
   • The book explains the cant of the London underworld.
   • Teenagers often develop their own cant.

   Sinónimosargotdialectidiomjargonlingoparlancepatoisslangvernacular

3. Angular slope or tiltC2formal

   A slope or tilt, especially on a road or track where the outside edge is higher than the inside to counteract centrifugal force.

   Peralte

   • The racing track has a steep cant on the curves.
   • Engineers calculated the optimal cant for the railway bend.
   • The road's cant helps vehicles maintain speed through the turn.

   Sinónimosbankinclineslantslopetilt

4. Beveled edge or angleC2formal

   A surface or edge that is cut at an angle, typically where two surfaces meet at an angle other than 90 degrees.

   Bisel, chaflán

   • The carpenter cut a cant on the edge of the wooden beam.
   • The stone block has a precise cant for the corner of the building.
   • A cant is often used in architecture for decorative molding.

   Sinónimosbevelchamferslantslope

• Verbo que significa inclinar o poner en ángulo; también se usa para hablar de forma hipócrita o fingida, especialmente sobre religión o moral.

A verb meaning to tilt, slant, or be at an angle; also used to describe hypocritical or insincere talk, especially about religion or morals.

1. Tilt or heel overB2formal

   To tilt or lean to one side, especially of a ship or vehicle.

   Inclinarse o escorar

   • The ship began to cant dangerously in the storm.
   • He canted the ladder against the wall.
   • The car canted sharply as it took the corner.

   Sinónimoscareenheelinclineleanlistslanttilttip

   Antónimoslevelright

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