can – Deutsch-English Translations in WikDict

🇬🇧 en de 🇩🇪

can verb /kən/ , /ˈkan/ , /ˈkeə̯n/ , /ˈkeːn/ , /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkæːn/ , /ˈkɛn/ , /ˈkɛə̯n/ , /;/ , [kʰn̩] , [kʰən] , [ˈkʰan] , [ˈkʰeə̯n] , [ˈkʰeːn] , [ˈkʰæn] , [ˈkʰæːn] , [ˈkʰɛn] , [ˈkʰɛə̯n] , /~/
to be able to; to know how to	können
may	können, dürfen

can verb /ˈkan/ , /ˈkaːn/ , /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkæːn/ , [ˈkeən] , [ˈkeːn]
to preserve	einmachen
to fire or dismiss an employee	rausschmeißen, feuern, kündigen
to discard	abbrechen
to shut up	den Mund halten, die Klappe halten

can noun /ˈkan/ , /ˈkaːn/ , /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkæːn/ , [ˈkeən] , [ˈkeːn]
a tin-plate canister	Konservendose, Blechdose
a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids	Kanister, Blechdose
a container used to carry and dispense water for plants	Kanne, Gießkanne
non-offensive slang for toilet	WC, Klo
buttocks	Arschbacken, Pobacken

canned adjective /kand/ , /kænd/ , /kæːnd/ , /kɛnd/ , [keənd] , [keːnd] , [kɛeːnd] , [kɛənd] , /~/
preserved in cans	Dose, konserviert

watering can: Gießkanne
garbage can: Mülltonne, Mülleimer, Abfalleimer, Abfallbehälter, Papierkorb
can opener: Dosenöffner, Büchsenöffner
tin can: Konservendose, Blechbüchse
beggars can't be choosers: in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen, in der Not schmeckt jedes Brot
as far as the eye can see: so weit das Auge reicht
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs: wo gehobelt wird, fallen Späne
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today: was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen
you can't teach an old dog new tricks: was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr

Wiktionary Links