can
gb/kən/ us/kən/
A1
Englisch
~ 100
tud, képes, lehetősége van, szabad, megengedett, konzervdoboz, doboz, konzerv, befőz, eltesz, konzervál, kirúg, elbocsát, meneszt
VERB
A1
1
Verwendungsmuster:
can [verb] [something]
She can speak three languages fluently.
Három nyelven tud folyékonyan beszélni.
You can park your car here after 6 p.m.
Este hat után itt le tudod parkolni az autódat.
I can finish the report by tomorrow if needed.
Can you hear me clearly?
We can visit the museum this weekend.
Beispiele für Lernende
I can swim.
Tudok úszni.
He can run fast.
Gyorsan tud futni.
She can play the guitar.
We can go to the park.
You can use my pen.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for future ability, but it usually refers to present general ability; 'will be able to' is used for future ability.
Bedeutung
Express ability or possibility
Wortverbindungen
can help
|can see
|can go
|can make
|can use
Synonyme
be able to (More formal or explicit way to express ability.)
Antonyme
cannot (Direct opposite meaning; expresses inability or impossibility.)
Themen
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To be able to do something.
To have the ability, permission, or opportunity to do something.
VERB
A1
2
szabad
A2
megengedett
B1
Verwendungsmuster:
can [verb] [something]
You can take photos inside the museum.
A múzeumban szabad fényképezni.
Employees can leave early on Fridays.
Péntekenként az alkalmazottak korábban elmehetnek.
Visitors can use the free Wi-Fi in the lobby.
Students can borrow up to five books at a time.
You can sit wherever you like.
Beispiele für Lernende
You can go now.
Most már mehetsz.
We can eat here.
Itt ehetünk.
She can use my phone.
He can open the window.
They can play outside.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for permission with 'may'; 'can' is common in everyday speech, while 'may' is more formal.
Bedeutung
Express permission
Wortverbindungen
can enter
|can leave
|can borrow
|can stay
|can eat
Synonyme
may ('May' is more formal and polite for permission.)
Antonyme
must not (Indicates prohibition rather than permission.)
Themen
daily life
|rules
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definition
To be allowed to do something.
To have official or informal approval to do something.
NOMEN
A2
3
He drank a can of soda during lunch.
Ebéd közben megivott egy doboz üdítőt.
The soup comes in a large can.
A leves nagy konzervdobozban kapható.
Please recycle your empty cans here.
I opened a can of beans for dinner.
They crushed the aluminum cans for recycling.
Beispiele für Lernende
I have a can of juice.
Van egy doboz gyümölcslevem.
This is a can of soup.
Ez egy leveskonzerv.
He drinks from a can.
She opens a can of beans.
We recycle cans.
Bedeutung
Metal container for food/drink
Wortverbindungen
tin can
|soda can
|empty can
|open a can
Synonyme
tin (Informal synonym mainly used in British English for canned food container.)
Antonyme
bottle (A rigid container, often glass or plastic, not metal.)
Themen
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A round metal container that holds food or drink.
A sealed, usually cylindrical metal container for storing food or drink.
VERB
B1
4
Verwendungsmuster:
to can [food]
We canned peaches from our garden last summer.
Tavaly nyáron befőztük a kertünkben termett őszibarackot.
They know how to can tomatoes at home.
Tudják, hogyan kell otthon paradicsomot befőzni.
The factory cans fish for export.
She learned how to can jam from her grandmother.
Beispiele für Lernende
We can fruit in jars.
Gyümölcsöt teszünk el befőttesüvegekbe.
They can tomatoes at home.
Otthon paradicsomot főznek be.
He cans fish for sale.
My mother cans vegetables.
We can food for winter.
Bedeutung
Preserve food by sealing in cans/jars
Wortverbindungen
can vegetables
|can fruit
|home canning
Synonyme
preserve (Broader term that includes other methods besides sealing in cans.)
Antonyme
spoil (To become bad or rotten, opposite of preserving.)
Themen
food
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definition
To put food into sealed containers so it stays good for a long time.
To store food in airtight containers, such as metal cans or glass jars, to keep it from spoiling.
VERB
B2
INFORMAL
5
Verwendungsmuster:
to can [someone]
They canned the manager after poor sales results.
A gyenge értékesítési eredmények után kirúgták a vezetőt.
He got canned for always being late.
Kirúgták, mert mindig elkésett.
The company canned several employees last month.
Beispiele für Lernende
He was canned yesterday.
Tegnap kirúgták.
They canned her after one month.
Egy hónap után kirúgták.
The boss canned him for being late.
She got canned last week.
Bedeutung
Dismiss someone from employment
Wortverbindungen
get canned
|be canned
Synonyme
fire ('Fire' is more neutral and widely used; 'can' is informal and slightly slangy.)
Antonyme
hire (To give someone a job, opposite of dismissing them.)
Themen
work
Definition
To tell someone they no longer have their job.
To remove someone from their job, usually suddenly or without ceremony.
Grammatik
Grundform
can
IPA
GB/kən/
US/kən/
Silben & Betonung
can (1 Silbe)
Wortformen
Verb
- Base: can
- Past: could
Wortfamilie
Forms
could
verb A2
Core family
canned
adjective B1
Negative and opposite forms
cannot
modal_verb A1
can't
modal_verb A1
Advanced or less common
canning
noun B2
cannery
noun B2
can-do
adjective B2
Grammatik-Highlights
- Irregular past: could Verb
Ausdrücke
can't help but
1/kˈænt hˈɛlp bˈʌt/
fixed phrase
Unable to stop oneself from doing something
Used to say you must do something because you cannot stop yourself.
Beispiele
- I can't help but laugh when I hear that story.
- She can't help but notice how quiet it is.
in the can
1/ˈɪn ðə kən/
idiom
informal
Finished and ready for release or use
Used to say something like a movie or project is finished and ready to be used or shown.
Beispiele
- The director announced the film is finally in the can.
- Our report is in the can and will be published next week.
kick the can down the road
1/kˈɪk ðə kən dˈaʊn ðə ɹˈoʊd/
idiom
Delay dealing with an issue or decision
To avoid dealing with a problem by putting it off until later.
Beispiele
- The committee decided to kick the can down the road on budget cuts.
- They keep kicking the can down the road instead of solving the problem now.