Englisch > Deutsch | |
can | |
1. Hilfsverb: | |
2. [1] zeigt die Fähigkeit an, etwas tun zu können; können | |
3. [2] zeigt die Erlaubnis oder Bestimmung an, etwas zu tun; können, dürfen | |
[1] He can speak German, English and French. | |
Er kann Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch sprechen. | |
[2] You can go by bus but be careful! | |
Du kannst/darfst mit dem Bus fahren, aber sei vorsichtig! | |
4. [1] umgangssprachlich: eine Sache beenden; abbrechen | |
5. [2] umgangssprachlich: ein Arbeitsverhältnis für beendet erklären; kündigen | |
6. [3] (Früchte, Obst) kochen, damit es sich länger hält; einmachen | |
[1] He canned the project because he thought it would be to expensive. | |
Er brach das Projekt ab, weil er dachte, es sei zu teuer. | |
[2] The boss canned him because he was unfriendly to him. | |
Der Chef kündigte ihm, weil er unfreundlich zu ihm war. | |
[3] They spent August canning fruit and vegetables. | |
Sie verbrachten den August damit, Früchte und Obst einzumachen. | |
7. Substantiv: | |
8. [1] ein versiegeltes Behältnis; Dose | |
9. [2] Gießkanne | |
Englisch > Englisch | |
can | |
1. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. | |
She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday? | |
2. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to. | |
You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework. Can I use your pen? | |
3. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible. | |
Can it be Friday already? | |
Teenagers can really try their parents' patience. | |
Animals can experience emotions. | |
4. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception. | |
Can you hear that?. | |
I can feel the baby moving inside me. | |
5. v. (obsolete, transitive) To know. | |
6. subst. A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top. | |
7. subst. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can). | |
8. subst. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish. | |
9. subst. (archaic) A chamber pot, now (US, slang) a toilet or lavatory. | |
Shit or get off the can. | |
Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me. | |
10. subst. (US, slang) Buttocks. | |
11. subst. (slang) Jail or prison. | |
Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years. | |
12. subst. (slang) Headphones. | |
13. subst. (archaic) A drinking cup. | |
14. subst. (nautical) A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark | |
15. subst. A chimney pot. | |
16. v. To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar. | |
They spent August canning fruit and vegetables. | |
17. v. to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.). | |
He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail. | |
18. v. To shut up. | |
Can your gob. | |
19. v. (US, euphemistic) To fire or dismiss an employee. | |
The boss canned him for speaking out. | |
Deutsch > Englisch | |
Dose | |
1. n-f. box (container made from metal or plastic, less often wood) | |
2. n-f. tin, can (air-tight container for food) | |
3. n-f. (informal, often diminutive) vagina, vulva | |