can
gb/kən/ us/kən/
A1
Английский
~ 100
tud, képes, lehetősége van, szabad, megengedett, konzervdoboz, doboz, konzerv, befőz, eltesz, konzervál, kirúg, elbocsát, meneszt
ГЛАГОЛ
A1
1
Модель употребления:
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.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for future ability, but it usually refers to present general ability; 'will be able to' is used for future ability.
Значение
Express ability or possibility
Коллокации
can help
|can see
|can go
|can make
|can use
Синонимы
be able to (More formal or explicit way to express ability.)
Антонимы
cannot (Direct opposite meaning; expresses inability or impossibility.)
Темы
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Определение
To be able to do something.
To have the ability, permission, or opportunity to do something.
ГЛАГОЛ
A1
2
szabad
A2
megengedett
B1
Модель употребления:
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.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for permission with 'may'; 'can' is common in everyday speech, while 'may' is more formal.
Значение
Express permission
Коллокации
can enter
|can leave
|can borrow
|can stay
|can eat
Синонимы
may ('May' is more formal and polite for permission.)
Антонимы
must not (Indicates prohibition rather than permission.)
Темы
daily life
|rules
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Определение
To be allowed to do something.
To have official or informal approval to do something.
СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНОЕ
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.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
Значение
Metal container for food/drink
Коллокации
tin can
|soda can
|empty can
|open a can
Синонимы
tin (Informal synonym mainly used in British English for canned food container.)
Антонимы
bottle (A rigid container, often glass or plastic, not metal.)
Темы
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Определение
A round metal container that holds food or drink.
A sealed, usually cylindrical metal container for storing food or drink.
ГЛАГОЛ
B1
4
Модель употребления:
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.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
Значение
Preserve food by sealing in cans/jars
Коллокации
can vegetables
|can fruit
|home canning
Синонимы
preserve (Broader term that includes other methods besides sealing in cans.)
Антонимы
spoil (To become bad or rotten, opposite of preserving.)
Темы
food
|food_drink
|daily_life
Определение
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.
ГЛАГОЛ
B2
INFORMAL
5
Модель употребления:
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.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
Значение
Dismiss someone from employment
Коллокации
get canned
|be canned
Синонимы
fire ('Fire' is more neutral and widely used; 'can' is informal and slightly slangy.)
Антонимы
hire (To give someone a job, opposite of dismissing them.)
Темы
work
Определение
To tell someone they no longer have their job.
To remove someone from their job, usually suddenly or without ceremony.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
can
IPA
GB/kən/
US/kən/
Слоги и ударение
can (1 слог)
Формы слова
Verb
- Base: can
- Past: could
Родственные слова
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
Ключевые моменты
- Irregular past: could Verb
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.