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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.
potere

can verb

  /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkæːn/ , [ˈkeən]
  • (transitive, slang) To shut up.
chiudere, tacere
  • (transitive) To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
inscatolare
  • (US, euphemistic, transitive) To fire or dismiss an employee.
licenziare
  • (transitive) To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
scartare

can noun

  /ˈkæn/ , /ˈkæːn/ , [ˈkeən]
  • A more or less cylindrical and often metal container or vessel.
lattina, scatola
  • A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
annaffiatoio, scatoletta
cesso, latrina
  • (US, slang) Buttocks.
chiappe

canned adjective

  /kænd/
  • Preserved in cans.
in scatola
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