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can verb

  /kən/ , /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkɛn/ , [kʰn̩] , [kʰən] , [ˈkʰan] , [ˈkʰæn] , [ˈkʰɛən ~ ˈkʰeən] , [ˈkʰɛːn] , [ˈkʰɛˑn]
  • (auxiliary, _, verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
  • (modal, _, auxiliary, _, verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
 pouvoir

can verb

  /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkæːn/ , [ˈkeən]
  • (transitive) To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
 conserver
  • (transitive) To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
 jeter
  • (US, euphemistic, transitive) To fire or dismiss an employee.
 limoger, virer
  • (transitive, slang) To shut up.
 taire

can noun

  /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkæːn/ , [ˈkeən]
  • A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
 boîte de conserve, arrosoir
  • A more or less cylindrical and often metal container or vessel.
 canette, bidon
  • (US, slang) a toilet or lavatory.
 WC, chiottes
  • (US, slang) Buttocks.
 boule, fesses, miches

canning noun

  /ˈkænɪŋ/
  • The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).
 mise en boîte, mise en conserve

canned adjective

  /kænd/
  • Preserved in cans.
 boîte, conserve
canning factory
conserverie
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