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can1 modal aux
- (be able to) pouvoir;
~ you come? est-ce que tu peux venir?, peux-tu venir?;
we will do all we ~ nous ferons tout ce que nous pouvons or tout notre possible;
- (know how to) savoir;
she ~ swim elle sait nager;
I can't drive je ne sais pas conduire;
he ~ speak French il parle français;
- (permission, requests, offers, suggestions) pouvoir;
~ we park here? est-ce que nous pouvons nous garer ici?;
you can't turn right vous ne pouvez pas or vous n'avez pas le droit de tourner à droite;
~ you do me a favour? peux-tu or est-ce que tu peux me rendre un service?;
- (with verbs of perception) ~ they see us? est-ce qu'ils nous voient?;
I can't feel a thing je ne sens rien;
she can't understand English elle ne comprend pas l'anglais;
- (in expressions) you can't be hungry! tu ne peux pas avoir faim!;
you can't be serious! tu veux rire!;
this can't be right il doit y avoir une erreur;
~ you believe it! tu te rends compte?;
what ~ she want from me? qu'est-ce qu'elle peut bien me vouloir?
can2
- noun (of food) boîte f;
(of drink) cannette f;
(aerosol) bombe f;
(for petrol) bidon m;
(of paint) pot m.
- transitive verb mettre [qch] en conserve.
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'can' found in these entries:
English:
able - afford - again - along - alternatively - another - any - anybody - as - can-opener - crush - else - eye - far - fast - fetch - from - garbage can - hardly - hold - how - indeed - just - justifiable - kick - let - lie - lift - like - little - make - most - neither - nor - nothing - now - one - only - out - petrol can - ride - safely - see - smell - soon - spare - speak - spell - spray - spray can
French:
acheter - agiter - aller - arrosoir - autant - autre - autrement - bas - bête - bidon - bien - boîte - bon - canette - cas - commander - comment - consacrer - conserve - coudre - courir - croix - démontable - dire - donné - douter - droit - effacer - entendre - entrer - ici - impossible - indiquer - jambe - juste - loin - longtemps - malheur - manger - marque - matériellement - mettre - mieux - moulin - ne - ni - on - oreille - ouvre-boîtes - par
can:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| can | v aux | (be able to) | pouvoir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| I can carry those suitcases for you. | |||||||||
| Je peux te porter ces valises. | |||||||||
| can | v aux | (know how to) avoir appris | savoir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| She can play the piano. | |||||||||
| Elle sait jouer du piano. | |||||||||
| can | v aux | (have the right to) avoir le droit | pouvoir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| avoir le pouvoir vi ⇒ | |||||||||
| The prime minister can call an election whenever he wants to. | |||||||||
| Le premier ministre peut organiser des élections quand il le souhaite. | |||||||||
| Le premier ministre a le pouvoir d'organiser des élections quand il le souhaite. | |||||||||
| can | v aux | (be allowed to) autorisation | pouvoir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Can I borrow your car tonight? | |||||||||
| Puis-je emprunter votre voiture ce soir ? | |||||||||
| can | v aux | (be possible) possibilité | pouvoir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Such things can happen if you're not careful. | |||||||||
| De telles choses peuvent arriver si vous ne faites pas attention. | |||||||||
| can | n | (metal container, usu. cylindrical) | pot nf | ||||||
| We need three more cans of paint. | |||||||||
| Nous avons besoin de trois pots de peinture supplémentaires. | |||||||||
| can | n | (trash) | poubelle nf | ||||||
| boîte à ordures nf | |||||||||
| Could you put these rotten eggs in the trash can, please? | |||||||||
| Peux-tu mettre ces œufs pourris dans la poubelle, s'il te plaît ? | |||||||||
| Jette ces œufs dans la boîte à ordures, s'il te plaît. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| can | n | (food) | boîte nf | ||||||
| conserve nf | |||||||||
| Pass me that can of peas. | |||||||||
| Passe-moi cette boîte de petits pois. | |||||||||
| Passe-moi cette conserve de petits pois. | |||||||||
| can | n | (fuel) essence | bidon nm | ||||||
| We should fill this extra can with gas in case we run out. | |||||||||
| Nous devrions remplir ce bidon d'essence au cas où nous en manquerions. | |||||||||
| can | n | US slang (toilet) argot | chiottes nfpl | ||||||
| Excuse me. I have to go to the can. | |||||||||
| Excuse-moi, il faut que j'aille aux chiottes. | |||||||||
| can | n | slang (jail, gaol) familier, prison | taule nf | ||||||
| He's been in the can for three months now. | |||||||||
| Cela fait maintenant trois mois qu'il est en taule. | |||||||||
| can | n | slang (military: depth charge) | destroyer nm | ||||||
| argot militaire | boîte de conserve | ||||||||
| After a few repairs the can was back in the water heading across the ocean. | |||||||||
| Après quelques réparations, le destroyer était remis à l'eau et repartait pour une traversée de l'océan. | |||||||||
| can | n | US slang (buttocks) | fesses nfpl | ||||||
| That toilet seat's so cold you'll freeze your can sitting on it. | |||||||||
| Ce siège de toilettes est si froid que tu vas te geler les fesses si tu t'assieds dessus. | |||||||||
| can | n | (contents of a can) | boîte nf | ||||||
| I'll just have a can of beans for lunch. | |||||||||
| Je vais juste manger une boîte de haricots pour le déjeuner. | |||||||||
| can | v aux | (have the qualifications to) | pouvoir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| A doctor can treat people more extensively than a nurse can. | |||||||||
| Un médecin peut soigner les gens d'une manière plus approfondie qu'une infirmière. | |||||||||
| can | v aux | (tend to) avoir tendance | pouvoir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| He can be really annoying sometimes. | |||||||||
| Il peut parfois être réellement ennuyeux. | |||||||||
| can | vtr | (preserve by sealing) | mettre en conserve vtr | ||||||
| They canned most of their peppers for the winter. | |||||||||
| Ils ont mis la majorité de leur poivrons en conserve pour l'hiver. | |||||||||
| can | vtr | US slang (fire, dismiss) familier | virer vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| He should have been canned for that kind of behavior. | |||||||||
| Il aurait du être viré pour ce type de comportement. | |||||||||
| can | vtr | US slang (stop doing) familier | arrêter vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| familier | ça suffit loc v | ||||||||
| You two! Can that fighting! Now! | |||||||||
| Vous deux ! Arrêtez immédiatement de vous battre ! | |||||||||
| Vous deux ! Ça suffit la bagarre ! | |||||||||
| can | vtr | slang (stop saying) | se retenir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| You should can the laughter at a time like this. | |||||||||
| Tu ferais bien de te retenir de rire en un moment pareil. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "can" ci-dessus.Cacher les phrases | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| a music you can dance to | nf | musique dansante | |||||||
| all you can do | phrase | tout ce que vous pouvez faire | |||||||
| as best as you can | de votre mieux | ||||||||
| as far as the eye can see | aussi loin que l'on puisse voir | ||||||||
| as it can be | comme il peut | ||||||||
| can be reduced | adj | réductible (peut être réduit) | |||||||
| can be shown in a form | adj | représentable (peut être représenté) | |||||||
| can be spotted | adj | repérable (qu'on peut repérer) | |||||||
| can bet on it (colloquial) | adv | recta (certainement exactement) familier | |||||||
| can calm | adj | calmant | |||||||
| can it be | se peut-il | ||||||||
| can of worms | nm | guêpier (piège) | |||||||
| can one … | clause | peut-on | |||||||
| can opener | nm | ouvre-boîtes | |||||||
| can-can | nm | cancan | |||||||
| can-opener | nm | ouvre-boîtes | |||||||
| can-opener (US) | nm | ouvre-boîte | |||||||
| catch-as-catch-can | lutte libre | ||||||||
| catch-as-catch-can | phrase | tous les coups sont permis | |||||||
| do all you can | v | faire de votre mieux | |||||||
| do all you can | v | faire du mieux possible | |||||||
| do everything you can | v | faites de votre mieux | |||||||
| do everything you can | v | faites du mieux que vous pouvez | |||||||
| do the best you can | v | faites du mieux que vous pouvez | |||||||
| do what you can | v | faites ce que vous pouvez | |||||||
| fruit can | nmpl | fruits en conserve | |||||||
| garbage can (US) | nf | poubelle (boîte à ordures) | |||||||
| I can | noun phrase | je peux | |||||||
| in the can | dans la boîte (dans la poche) | ||||||||
| jerry can | nm | jerrican | |||||||
| milk can | bidon de lait | ||||||||
| oil can | burette à huile | ||||||||
| see what can be done | voyons ce qu'on peut faire | ||||||||
| see what can be done | loc verbale | voir ce qui peut être fait | |||||||
| spray can | bombe aérosol | ||||||||
| the best you can | de votre mieux | ||||||||
| tin can | boîte en fer-blanc | ||||||||
| trash can | nf | poubelle | |||||||
| watering can | nm | arrosoir (ustensile) | |||||||
| what can be done | ce qui peut être fait | ||||||||
| what can be seen | ce qui peut être vu | ||||||||
| what you can do | ce que tu peux faire | ||||||||
| which can be converted | adj | aménageable (Pièce) | |||||||
| who / that can be mobilized (No) | adj | mobilisable | |||||||
| you can say that again | ça tu peux le dire ! | ||||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot "can".
"arm" can means workers?
"as far as I can see..."
"Ce," can we omit it in this case?
"I know it can sound unappealing to live with a couple"
"Like you can talk!"
"no can do"
"people can download films that are brand new using filesharing software" ?
"see if you can translate this"
"that's all I can think of at the moment"
"What more can I say?"
"you can dish it out but you can't take it"
'Can' and 'if'
'he can teach them something'
'I can sleep in'
-I am keeping him, and there is nothing you can do to stop me!
...from which the rest of the country can be easily reached
...there isn't someone that one can play with...
...where one can live their dream(s)
25 islands voted on the event services we can provide
A best friend is supposed to be a person you can trust, and keep your secrets
a job that can do 200 miles an hour
A lioness in full charge can reach speeds up to
A person who can drive us
a quotation request so we can quote for this potential project
a story everyone can relate to?
about 4 in 10 students can go to uni
adolescents can face many difficulties
aerosol can
All I can absorb is that Connie was one of the women who climbed the fence and then danced on top of the rocket silo before the police arrived and arrested her and forty-three others.
all sports can be dangerous
Suite...
"as far as I can see..."
"Ce," can we omit it in this case?
"I know it can sound unappealing to live with a couple"
"Like you can talk!"
"no can do"
"people can download films that are brand new using filesharing software" ?
"see if you can translate this"
"that's all I can think of at the moment"
"What more can I say?"
"you can dish it out but you can't take it"
'Can' and 'if'
'he can teach them something'
'I can sleep in'
-I am keeping him, and there is nothing you can do to stop me!
...from which the rest of the country can be easily reached
...there isn't someone that one can play with...
...where one can live their dream(s)
25 islands voted on the event services we can provide
A best friend is supposed to be a person you can trust, and keep your secrets
a job that can do 200 miles an hour
A lioness in full charge can reach speeds up to
A person who can drive us
a quotation request so we can quote for this potential project
a story everyone can relate to?
about 4 in 10 students can go to uni
adolescents can face many difficulties
aerosol can
All I can absorb is that Connie was one of the women who climbed the fence and then danced on top of the rocket silo before the police arrived and arrested her and forty-three others.
all sports can be dangerous
Suite...
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