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1 cant
1) ( hypocrisy) Heuchelei f, Scheinheiligkeit f ( pious talk) frömmlerisches [o scheinheiliges] Gerede;\cant phrases leere [o hohle] Phrasento \cant sth over etw umkippen -
2 cant
I 1. transitive verbkippen; ankippen, kanten [Fass]2. intransitive verb 3. noun II nounthieves' cant — Rotwelsch, das
2) (insincere talk) scheinheiliges Gerede* * ** * *cant1[kænt]n no pl1. (hypocrisy) Heuchelei f, Scheinheiligkeit f; (pious talk) frömmlerisches [o scheinheiliges] Gerede\cant phrases leere [o hohle] Phrasencant2[kænt]I. n Schräge f, Abschrägung f, geneigte FlächeII. vt▪ to \cant sth etw kippen [o schräg stellen▪ to \cant sth over etw umkippen[kɑ:nt, AM kænt]* * *I [knt]n1) (= hypocrisy) Heuchelei f, scheinheiliges or leeres GeredeII1. n(= tilt) Schräge f2. vtschräg stellen, kanten3. vischräg or schief sein, sich neigen; (boat) kippen* * *cant1 [kænt]A s1. Gewinsel n2. Argot n/m, Jargon m, Bettler-, Gaunersprache f3. Jargon m, Fach-, Zunftsprache f4. fig Kauderwelsch n, Gewäsch n pej5. Frömmelei f, frömmlerisches Gerede6. (leere) Phrase(n pl):the same old cant die alte LeierB v/i1. mit kläglicher Stimme reden2. frömmeln, frömmlerisch reden3. Jargon reden4. Phrasen dreschencant2 [kænt]A s1. Schrägung f, geneigte Fläche (eines Vielecks etc)2. Neigung f3. plötzlicher Ruck, Stoß mB v/t1. schräg legen, kanten, kippen:cant over umstürzen, umkippen2. TECH abschrägena) sich neigen, sich auf die Seite legen,b) umkippen* * *I 1. transitive verbkippen; ankippen, kanten [Fass]2. intransitive verb 3. noun(tilted position) Schräglage, dieII nounthieves' cant — Rotwelsch, das
2) (insincere talk) scheinheiliges Gerede* * *v.kippen v.verkanten v. -
3 thief
noun* * *[Ɵi:v]- academic.ru/74563/thieve">thieve* * *<pl thieves>[θi:f]▶ like a \thief in the night wie ein Dieb in der Nacht▶ procrastination is the \thief of time esp BRIT ( saying) was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen prov* * *[ɵiːf]n pl thieves[ɵiːvz] Dieb(in) m(f)* * *thief [θiːf] pl thieves [θiːvz] s Dieb(in):stop, thief! haltet den Dieb!;set ( oder it takes) a thief to catch a thief wenn man einen Schlauen fangen will, darf man keinen Dummen schicken;* * *noun* * *n.(§ pl.: thieves)= Dieb -e m.
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