cant

•  Language: English
  • • Substantive
    • ►▼ cant[Edit] : Language that is higly informal, considered below what is considered standard educated speech, and consisting of new words, old words used with new meanings, or words considered taboo by people of a higher social status.
      • ►▼ Lexical annotations

        Property	Value
        word class	substantive

      • ►▼ Definition

        Language	Text
        Castilian	Lenguaje que es muy informal, considerado por debajo de lo que se considera un discurso educado estándar, y que consiste en palabras nuevas, viejas palabras usadas con nuevos significados o palabras consideradas tabúes por personas de un estatus social más alto.
        Dutch	Taal die algemeen niet gebuikt wordt.
        English	Language that is higly informal, considered below what is considered standard educated speech, and consisting of new words, old words used with new meanings, or words considered taboo by people of a higher social status.
        French	Langage qui est extrémement informel, qui est inférieure à ce qui est considéré comme la norme discours instruite, et composé de mots nouveaux, des mots anciens utilisés avec des sens nouveaux, ou des mots considérés comme tabous par les gens d'un statut social plus élevé.
        Italian	Linguaggio che è altamente informale, considerato al di sotto di quello che è considerato un normale discorso di una persona istruita, e costituito da parole nuove, vecchie parole usate con significati nuovi o parole considerate un tabù da persone di status sociale più elevato.
        Turkish	Eğitimli standart dilden daha düşük sayılan, son derece gayrı resmi bir dil; yeni kelimelerden, yeni anlamlarda kullanılan eski kelimlerin veya daha üst sosyal seviyede kişilerce tabu sayılacak kelimelerden oluşur.

      • ►▼ Synonyms and translations

        	Expression		Annotation
        	Language	Spelling
        	Castilian	argot	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	bargoens	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	slang	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	argot	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	ჟარგონი	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	Jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	Slang	show ▼hide ▲
        	Hebrew	סְלֶנְג	show ▼hide ▲
        	Hungarian	argó	show ▼hide ▲
        	Hungarian	szleng	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	slang	show ▼hide ▲
        	Turkish	argo	show ▼hide ▲

      • ►▼ Incoming relations

        Related to	Relation type
        bind	part of theme

    • ►▼ cant[Edit] : Terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or event.
      • ►▼ Lexical annotations

        Property	Value
        usage	Depreciative or contemptuous.
        word class	substantive

      • ►▼ Definition

        Language	Text
        Castilian	Terminología se define especialmente en relación a una actividad, profesión, grupo específico, o evento.
        English	Terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or event.
        French	Terminologie qui est surtout définie par rapport à une activité, une profession, un groupe ou un événement.
        German	Eine Terminologie, die speziell Bezug nimmt auf eine bestimmte Aktivität, Gruppe, einen Beruf oder ein Ereignis.
        Italian	Terminologia che è particolarmente definita in relazione a un'attività, professione, gruppo o evento.
        Turkish	Belli bir faaliyet, meslek, grup veya olay bağlamında kullanılan terminoloji.

      • ►▼ Synonyms and translations

        	Expression		Annotation
        	Language	Spelling
        	Belarusian	жаргон	show ▼hide ▲
        	Belarusian	жарґон	show ▼hide ▲
        	Bulgarian	жаргон	show ▼hide ▲
        	Castilian	jerga	show ▼hide ▲
        	Danish	jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	Jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	vaktaal	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	vakterminologie	show ▼hide ▲
        ≈	Dutch	vakworden	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	argot	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	slang	show ▼hide ▲
        	Finnish	jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	ჟარგონი	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	Fachsprache	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	Fachterminologie	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	Fachvokabular	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	Jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	gergo	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	slang	show ▼hide ▲
        	Kölsch	Fachschprohch	show ▼hide ▲
        ≈	Kölsch	Fachwööter	show ▼hide ▲
        	Russian	жаргон	show ▼hide ▲
        	Slovenian	žargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	Swedish	chargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	Swedish	jargong	show ▼hide ▲
        	Turkish	argo	show ▼hide ▲
        	Turkish	jargon	show ▼hide ▲

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    • ►▼ cant[Edit] : A secret or private language used by various groups to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations.
      • ►▼ Lexical annotations

        Property	Value
        example sentence	One function of underworld cant is to serve as such a secret language. The thief in eighteenth-century London could say Stow it, the cove's awake and thereby warn his confederate that an intended victim was on the alert... B. F. Skinner - 1992. Verbal behavior - Page 231. http://books.google.com/books?id=S_LXAAAAMAAJ&q="cant"

      • ►▼ Definition

        Language	Text
        Castilian	Lengua hablada y comprendida únicamente por los miembros de un cierto grupo con el objetivo de comunicarse entre ellos, manteniéndose incomprensible para las personas externas al grupo.
        English	A secret or private language used by various groups to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations.
        French	Un langage secret ou privé utilisé par des groupes différents pour empêcher des étrangers de comprendre leurs conversations.
        German	Sprache, die nur von den Mitgliedern einer bestimmten Gruppe gesprochen und verstanden wird, so dass man untereinander kommunizieren kann, ohne dass der Inhalt für Außenstehende verständlich ist.
        Italian	Linguaggio privato o segreto utilizzata dai vari gruppi per impedire agli stranieri di capire le loro conversazioni.
        Kölsch	En jeheimjehallde Zoot Schprohch, jewöhnlesch obb en beschtemmpte Jropp vun Minsche beschrängk, di esu meddenein kalle künne, der ohne dat mer se verschteiht, wam_mer nit derbei jehööt un di Schprohch nit kann.
        Turkish	Farklı gruplarca kullanılan, gruptakilerin konuşmalarının başkalarınca anlaşılmaması için kullanılan gizli veya özel dil.

      • ►▼ Synonyms and translations

        	Expression		Annotation
        	Language	Spelling
        	Bokmål	kryptolekt	show ▼hide ▲
        	Bokmål	skjulespråk	show ▼hide ▲
        	Bulgarian	арго	show ▼hide ▲
        	Bulgarian	жаргон	show ▼hide ▲
        	Castilian	argot	show ▼hide ▲
        	Castilian	argot críptico	show ▼hide ▲
        	Castilian	criptolecto	show ▼hide ▲
        	Catalan	criptolecte	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	argot	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	cryptolect	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	argot	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	cryptolecte	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	jargon	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	Geheimsprache	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	Kryptolekt	show ▼hide ▲
        	Greek	αργκό	show ▼hide ▲
        	Greek	αργοτική	show ▼hide ▲
        	Greek	κοινωνιόλεκτος	show ▼hide ▲
        	Hungarian	argó	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	gergo	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	linguaggio in codice	show ▼hide ▲
        	Kölsch	Jeheimschprohch	show ▼hide ▲
        	Nynorsk	løyndespråk	show ▼hide ▲
        	Nynorsk	løynspråk	show ▼hide ▲
        	Polish	argot	show ▼hide ▲
        	Russian	argo	show ▼hide ▲
        	Russian	арго	show ▼hide ▲
        	Russian	феня	show ▼hide ▲
        	Turkish	argo	show ▼hide ▲