The Dutch word for can is
blikje
Translations for can and their definitions
| kan | |
| 1. n. jug | |
| 2. n. pot (tea, coffee) | |
| 3. n. can (cylindrical vessel) | |
| 4. v. first-, second- and third-person singular present of kunnen | |
| 5. v. imperative of kunnen | |
| blikje | |
| 1. n. (nl-noun form of dim, blik) |
| conservenblik | |
| 1. n. can, a tin-plate canister as used for preserves |
| blik | |
| 1. n. A glance | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of blikken | |
| 3. v. imperative of blikken | |
| 4. n. A can, tin | |
| 5. n. The metallic material tins are made of |
| inblikken | |
| 1. v. to can (to preserve) | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to look into |
| gieter | |
| 1. n. A person who pours, e.g. a caster | |
| 2. n. A watering can etc. |
| kunnen | |
| 1. v. (auxiliary modal) can, to be able to | |
| Hij kon goed rennen, omdat hij een getrained sportbeoefenaar was. | |
| He could run well, because he was a trained sportsman. | |
| 2. v. to be able to do, to be capable of | |
| Ik kan dat niet. | |
| I am not able to do that. |
| afvoeren | |
| 1. v. to allow to flow away | |
| 2. v. to bring away a victim | |
| 3. v. to can (to discard an idea, a play) | |
| 4. n. Plural form of afvoer |
| mogen | |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) may, can, be allowed to. | |
| We mogen toch komen. | |
| We are allowed to come after all. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to be allowed, to be permitted | |
| Hee! Dat mag niet! | |
| Hey! You can't do that! | |
| 3. v. to be allowed to have/take, to may have (used as a polite way to request something) | |
| Mag ik twee appels alstublieft? | |
| May I have two apples please? | |
| 4. v. To like. | |
| Ik mag hem niet. | |
| I don't like him. |
| conserveren | |
| 1. v. to preserve | |
| 2. v. to can (preserve) |
| vermogen | |
| 1. n. Ability, power, capacity. | |
| Zijn vermogen tot aanpassen is beperkt. | |
| His ability to adapt is limited. | |
| 2. n. (physics) Power. | |
| Deze koelkast verbruikt een vermogen van 100 W. | |
| This refrigerator consumes 100 W. | |
| 3. n. Fortune, large sum of money. | |
| Dat huis kostte een vermogen. | |
| That house cost a fortune. | |
| 4. n. (economics) Total of material possessions. | |
| Hij liet zijn hele vermogen na aan het Rode Kruis. | |
| He left his entire fortune to the Red Cross. | |
| 5. v. (rare; formal) to be able to do, to be able to achieve | |
| Ik vermag er niets tegen. | |
| I can't do anything about it. | |
| Wat muziek al niet vermag ... | |
| The things music can do... | |
| 6. Participle. past participle of vermogen |
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