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can:
be able:
- pouvoir; savoir; être capable de; savoir faire; être en état de; avoir le sens de
Wiktionary:
- can → taire, jeter, conserver, pouvoir
- can → WC, boîte de conserve, arrosoir, canette, bidon, bac, baquet, boite de conserve, pot
- can → pouvoir, boite de conserve, cabane, trou, tôle, taule, boîte, canette, jerrican, bidon, gnouf, bloc, gniouf, prison, placard, boîte de conserve, savoir
- be able → pouvoir faire, être capable de faire

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Detailed Translations for can from English to French

can:

can [the ~] noun

the can (tin)
la boîte de conserve
- boîte de conserve [la ~] noun
the can (storage can; canister; tin; box; container; little drum; little can; bin)
la boîte; la boîte en fer-blanc; la petite boîte
- boîte [la ~] noun
- boîte en fer-blanc [la ~] noun
- petite boîte [la ~] noun

to can verb (cans, canned, canning)

to can (preserve; keep; tin)
conserver
- conserver verb (conserve, conserves, conservons, conservez, conservent, conservais, conservait, conservions, conserviez, conservaient, conservai, conservas, conserva, conservâmes, conservâtes, conservèrent, conserverai, conserveras, conservera, conserverons, conserverez, conserveront)
to can (bottle; tin)
préparer des conserves; faire des conserves; mettre en conserve
- préparer des conserves verb
- faire des conserves verb
- mettre en conserve verb

Conjugations for can:

present

can
can
cans
can
can
can

simple past

canned
canned
canned
canned
canned
canned

present perfect

have canned
have canned
has canned
have canned
have canned
have canned

past continuous

was canning
were canning
was canning
were canning
were canning
were canning

future

shall can
will can
will can
shall can
will can
will can

continuous present

am canning
are canning
is canning
are canning
are canning
are canning

subjunctive

be canned
be canned
be canned
be canned
be canned
be canned

diverse

can!
let's can!
canned
canning

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

can

can (tin-plate; tin)
le fer-blanc
- fer-blanc [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for can:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
boîte	bin; box; can; canister; container; little can; little drum; storage can; tin	box; carton; case; convict prison; correctional center; cover; crate; detention centre; jail; packaging; packing; parcel; penitentiary; prison; prison camp; shell; storing space; wrapper; wrapping
boîte de conserve	can; tin
boîte en fer-blanc	bin; box; can; canister; container; little can; little drum; storage can; tin
fer-blanc	can; tin; tin-plate
petite boîte	bin; box; can; canister; container; little can; little drum; storage can; tin	little box; metal; tin; vagina
-	bathroom; can buoy; canful; commode; crapper; john; lav; lavatory; pot; potty; privy; stool; throne; tin; tin can; toilet
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
conserver	can; keep; preserve; tin	aid someone financially; back someone; balm; collect; conserve; cure; detain; embalm; gather together; glean; guard; guard from; hang on; hold; horde; keep; keep up; lay up; lock up; maintain; pick up; pickle; preserve; protect; provide for; put in gaol; put up; retain; salt; save; secure; shield; souse; stand by; stand firm; stock; store; support; uphold
faire des conserves	bottle; can; tin	conserve; pickle; preserve
mettre en conserve	bottle; can; tin	conserve; pickle; preserve; salt; souse
préparer des conserves	bottle; can; tin	conserve; pickle; preserve
-	put up; tin
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	canister; tin

Related Words for "can":

caning, cans, caner

Synonyms for "can":

tin; tin can; container
canful; containerful
can buoy; buoy
buttocks; nates; arse; butt; backside; bum; buns; fundament; hindquarters; hind end; keister; posterior; prat; rear; rear end; rump; stern; seat; tail; tail end; tooshie; tush; bottom; behind; derriere; fanny; ass; body part
toilet; commode; crapper; pot; potty; stool; throne; plumbing fixture
lavatory; lav; john; privy; bathroom; room
tin; put up; preserve; keep
fire; give notice; dismiss; give the axe; send away; sack; force out; give the sack; terminate; remove

Antonyms for "can":

hire

Related Definitions for "can":

airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.¹
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets¹
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination¹
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top¹
the quantity contained in a can¹
preserve in a can or tin¹

Wiktionary Translations for can:

can

verb

to shut up
- can → taire
to discard
- can → jeter
to preserve
- can → conserver
may
- can → pouvoir
to be able
- can → pouvoir

noun

toilet
- can → WC
a tin-plate canister
- can → boîte de conserve
a container used to carry and dispense water for plants
- can → arrosoir
a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids
- can → canette; bidon

can

noun

Auge destinée à divers usages.
- bac → box; container; jug; bucket; can; case; bottle; jar; pot; sack; chest; pail; tin; urn
Petit cuvier de bois qui a les bords assez bas.
- baquet → box; container; bucket; can; case; crate; pot; chest; pail; tin; urn; tub; vat
Récipient d’essence
- bidon → jug; can
récipient métallique servant à conserver les aliments par appertisation.
- boite de conserve → can; tin can
Boîte de boisson
- canette → tin can; can; tin; beverage can
vase de terre ou de métal servant à divers usages.
- pot → pot; vase; vessel; jug; can; mug; tankard; jar

verb

Être capable, avoir la faculté, être en état de
- pouvoir → can; be able to; may

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• can	→ pouvoir	↔ kunnen — in staat zijn
• can	→ boite de conserve	↔ blik — een cilindervormig afgesloten blikken vaatje
• can	→ cabane; trou; tôle; taule	↔ bajes — een gevangenis
• can	→ boîte	↔ Dose — kleiner Behälter mit Deckel
• can	→ canette	↔ Dose — kleiner geschlossener Behälter für Getränke oder flüssige Speisen zur längeren Lagerung
• can	→ jerrican; bidon	↔ Kanister — verschließbarer Behälter, meist aus Blech, Plastik, der zum Transport und Aufbewahren von Flüssigkeiten (Wasser, Öl, Treibstoff) benutzt wird
• can	→ gnouf; cabane; bloc; gniouf; prison; taule; placard; tôle; trou	↔ Knast — (umgangssprachlich) Gefängnis
• can	→ boîte de conserve	↔ Konservenbüchse — zylinderförmiger Behälter aus Metallblech zur langfristigen Aufbewahrung von Lebensmitteln
• can	→ boîte de conserve	↔ Konservendose — runder Behälter zur langfristigen Aufbewahrung von Lebensmitteln
• can	→ pouvoir	↔ können — etwas zu tun vermögen
• can	→ savoir	↔ können — etwas beherrschen, wissen; fähig sein, etwas zu tun

can form of be able:

to be able verb (can, could, being able)

to be able
pouvoir; savoir; être capable de; savoir faire; être en état de; avoir le sens de
- pouvoir verb (peux, peut, pouvons, pouvez, peuvent, pouvais, pouvait, pouvions, pouviez, pouvaient, pus, put, pûmes, pûtes, purent, pourrai, pourras, pourra, pourrons, pourrez, pourront)
- savoir verb (sais, sait, savons, savez, savent, savais, savait, savions, saviez, savaient, sus, sut, sûmes, sûtes, surent, saurai, sauras, saura, saurons, saurez, sauront)
- être capable de verb
- savoir faire verb
- être en état de verb
- avoir le sens de verb
to be able (may)
pouvoir
- pouvoir verb (peux, peut, pouvons, pouvez, peuvent, pouvais, pouvait, pouvions, pouviez, pouvaient, pus, put, pûmes, pûtes, purent, pourrai, pourras, pourra, pourrons, pourrez, pourront)

Conjugations for be able:

present

simple past

could
could
could
could
could
could

present perfect

have been able
have been able
has been able
have been able
have been able
have been able

past continuous

was being able
were being able
was being able
were being able
were being able
were being able

future

shall be able
will be able
will be able
shall be able
will be able
will be able

continuous present

am being able
are being able
is being able
are being able
are being able
are being able

subjunctive

be able
be able
be able
be able
be able
be able

diverse

am able!
let's be able!
been able
are able

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for be able:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
pouvoir		authorities; authority; capacity; command; competence; control; dominion; establishment; force; mandate; mastery; power; qualification; right of say; rule; strength; warrant
savoir		ability; cleverness; erudition; expertise; handiness; knowledge; learning; scholarship; science; skill
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
avoir le sens de	be able
pouvoir	be able; may	be allowed to; have permission; may
savoir	be able	be informed; know
savoir faire	be able
être capable de	be able
être en état de	be able

Wiktionary Translations for be able:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• be able	→ pouvoir faire; être capable de faire	↔ vermögen — in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

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Detailed Translations for can from English to French

can:

can [the ~] noun

the can (tin)

the can (storage can; canister; tin; box; container; little drum; little can; bin)

to can verb (cans, canned, canning)

to can (preserve; keep; tin)

to can (bottle; tin)

Conjugations for can:

present

simple past

present perfect

past continuous

future

continuous present

subjunctive

diverse

can

can (tin-plate; tin)

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can form of be able:

to be able verb (can, could, being able)

to be able

to be able (may)

Conjugations for be able:

present

simple past

present perfect

past continuous

future

continuous present

subjunctive

diverse

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