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