can
gb/kən/ us/kən/
A1
Inglés
~ 100
tud, képes, lehetősége van, szabad, megengedett, konzervdoboz, doboz, konzerv, befőz, eltesz, konzervál, kirúg, elbocsát, meneszt
VERBO
A1
1
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for future ability, but it usually refers to present general ability; 'will be able to' is used for future ability.
Significado
Express ability or possibility
Colocaciones
can help
|can see
|can go
|can make
|can use
Sinónimos
be able to (More formal or explicit way to express ability.)
Antónimos
cannot (Direct opposite meaning; expresses inability or impossibility.)
Temas
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To be able to do something.
To have the ability, permission, or opportunity to do something.
VERBO
A1
2
szabad
A2
megengedett
B1
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for permission with 'may'; 'can' is common in everyday speech, while 'may' is more formal.
Significado
Express permission
Colocaciones
can enter
|can leave
|can borrow
|can stay
|can eat
Sinónimos
may ('May' is more formal and polite for permission.)
Antónimos
must not (Indicates prohibition rather than permission.)
Temas
daily life
|rules
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definición
To be allowed to do something.
To have official or informal approval to do something.
SUSTANTIVO
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Significado
Metal container for food/drink
Colocaciones
tin can
|soda can
|empty can
|open a can
Sinónimos
tin (Informal synonym mainly used in British English for canned food container.)
Antónimos
bottle (A rigid container, often glass or plastic, not metal.)
Temas
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definición
A round metal container that holds food or drink.
A sealed, usually cylindrical metal container for storing food or drink.
VERBO
B1
4
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Significado
Preserve food by sealing in cans/jars
Colocaciones
can vegetables
|can fruit
|home canning
Sinónimos
preserve (Broader term that includes other methods besides sealing in cans.)
Antónimos
spoil (To become bad or rotten, opposite of preserving.)
Temas
food
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definición
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.
VERBO
B2
INFORMAL
5
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Significado
Dismiss someone from employment
Colocaciones
get canned
|be canned
Sinónimos
fire ('Fire' is more neutral and widely used; 'can' is informal and slightly slangy.)
Antónimos
hire (To give someone a job, opposite of dismissing them.)
Temas
work
Definición
To tell someone they no longer have their job.
To remove someone from their job, usually suddenly or without ceremony.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
can
AFI
GB/kən/
US/kən/
Sílabas y acento
can (1 sílaba)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: can
- Past: could
Familia de palabras
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
Aspectos destacados
- Irregular past: could Verb
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.