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Palavra Inglês do Dia

can







Definições

inglês > português
can
     1. Verbo. (Auxiliar modal) ser capaz de, indica habilidade
           Fred can play piano. (Fred sabe tocar piano)
     2. Verbo. (Auxiliar modal) ter a permissão de
           Thelma can go in now, call her. (Thelma pode entrar agora, avise ela)
     3. Substantivo. lata
           The can was put on the bin. (A lata foi posta no lixo)
     4. Verbo. enlatar
     5. Verbo. descartar uma ideia
     6. Verbo. silenciar
     7. Verbo. (Eufemia) despedir
inglês > inglês
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. n. 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. n. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
     8. n. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
     9. n. (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. n. (US, slang) Buttocks.
     11. n. (slang) Jail or prison.
           Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years.
     12. n. (slang) Headphones.
     13. n. (archaic) A drinking cup.
     14. n. (nautical) A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
     15. n. 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.

Pronúncia

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Exemplos

You can say that again!
    Tu estás completamente certo!
A lot can happen in three hours.
    Muita coisa pode acontecer em três horas.
In an emergency you can fall back on your savings.
    Numa emergência, você poderá recorrer a suas economias.
How can I sleep?
    Como posso dormir?
How many people can fit in your car?
    Quantas pessoas podem caber no seu carro?



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