(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The engineer must calculate the land's cant.El ingeniero tiene que calcular la inclinación del terreno.

b. el sesgo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The cant of the Leaning Tower of Pisa has varied over the years.El sesgo de la Torre Inclinada de Pisa ha variado con los años.

2. (insincere talk)

a. la hipocresía

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

His words are pure cant.Sus palabras son pura hipocresía.

3. (jargon)

a. la jerga

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I can't understand any of the lawyers' cant.No entiendo nada de la jerga de los abogados.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to tilt)

a. inclinar

Cant your head a little toward one of your shoulders.Inclina un poco tu cabeza hacia uno de tus hombros.

b. sesgar

The photographer frequently cants the frame for effect.El fotógrafo frecuentemente sesga la fotografía para darle efecto.

c. escorar (ship)

It's not easy to cant a ship this big.No es fácil escorar un buque tan grande como este.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (to tilt)

a. inclinarse

The axis canted to the left.El eje se inclinó hacia la izquierda.

b. escorar (ship)

The strong crosswinds were causing the ship to cant.Los fuertes vientos cruzados estaban haciendo que el barco escorara.

cant

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la hipocresías fpl, falsedades

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

cant [kænt]

noun

1 (hypocrisy) hipocresía(s) (f)

plural

; (p)

Even by Washington's standards, the cant ran high on some level, we grown-ups really do believe the cant we pass on

2 (jargon) jerga (f)

intransitive verb

camandulear

cant [kænt]

noun

(slope) inclinación (f); sesgo (m); [of crystal etc] bisel (m);

transitive verb

inclinar; sesgar

intransitive verb

inclinarse; ladearse

cant over

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

volcar

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	canting
Past:	canted

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	cant	canted	will cant
you	cant	canted	will cant
he/she	cants	canted	will cant
we	cant	canted	will cant
you	cant	canted	will cant
they	cant	canted	will cant