Can

Table of contents

1 Pronunciation 2 Modal verb 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Antonyms 2.3 Translations 3 Noun 3.4 Synonyms 3.5 Translations 4 Verb 4.6 Translations 5 Interlingua 6 Noun

Pronunciation

1. able to do something

   I can play football

2. (colloquially) be allowed to

• be able to (1)
• may (2)

• cannot
• can not
• can't

• Dutch: kunnen
• French: pouvoir
• German: können
• Indonesian: dapat, mampu, bisa
• Japanese: できる (dekiru)
• Latin: posse
• Spanish: poder
• Swedish: kunna

1. a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium
2. a tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish
3. (US, euphemism) toilet, bathroom

• tin (British & Australian at least)

• Dutch: kan f (1), blik n (2), conservenblik n (2), toilet n(3)
• French: boîte à conserves f (2)
• German: Dose f (1, 2), Konservendose f (2)
• Indonesian: kaleng (1,2)
• Japanese: 缶 (かん, kan) (1,2)

1. to preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar

   They spent August canning fruit and vegetables.

2. to discard or scrap (an idea, project, etc.)

   He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.

3. (euphemism) to fire or terminate an employee

   The boss canned him for speaking out.

Interlingua

Noun