🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

can verb

could, couth   /kən/ , /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkɛn/ , [kʰn̩] , [kʰən] , [ˈkʰan] , [ˈkʰeən] , [ˈkʰæn] , [ˈkʰɛən]
  • to be able
  • may
 pouvoir

can verb

canned   /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkæːn/ , [ˈkeən]
  • to preserve
 conserver
  • to discard
 jeter
  • to fire or dismiss an employee
 limoger, virer
  • to shut up
 taire

can noun

  /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkæːn/ , [ˈkeən]
  • a tin-plate canister
 boîte de conserve
  • a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids
 bidon, canette
  • non-offensive slang for toilet
 WC, chiottes
  • a container used to carry and dispense water for plants
 arrosoir
  • buttocks
 boule, fesses, miches

canned adjective

  /kænd/
  • preserved in cans
 boîte, conserve

canning noun

  /ˈkænɪŋ/
  • preserving process
 mise en boîte, mise en conserve
garbage can
poubelle
watering can
arrosoir
can opener
ouvre-boîte, ouvre-boîtes
can't wait
avoir hâte
can of worms
sac de nœuds
bite off more than one can chew
avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre, charger la barque, tirer des plans sur la comète
as far as the eye can see
à perte de vue
all-you-can-eat
à volonté
as best one can
au mieux, du mieux possible, du mieux que [[l']]on peut, tant bien que mal

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

use the imperfect tense of the verb that follows; can clarify with adverbs such as autrefois
used to
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