Oxford Spanish Dictionary
can1 <pass could> [ingl am kæn, ingl brit kan, kən] VB mod When can means to be capable of or to be allowed to, it is translated by poder:
he can't eat no puede comer; can you come out tonight? ¿puedes salir esta noche?
When can means to know how to, it is translated by saber:
can you swim? ¿sabes nadar?; she can already read and write ya sabe leer y escribir.
When can is used with a verb of perception such as see, hear, or feel, it is often not translated: can you see her from here? ¿la ves desde aquí?; she couldn't feel anything no sentía nada.
1. can:
2.1. can (indicating, asking etc permission):
2.2. can (in requests):
2.3. can (in offers):
3.1. can (with verbs of perception):
3.2. can (with verbs of mental activity):
4.1. can (allow oneself to) with neg or interrog:
4.2. can (in suggestions, advice):
4.3. can (in orders):
5.1. can (indicating possibility):
5.2. can (indicating characteristic):
could [ingl am kʊd, kəd, ingl brit kəd, kʊd] VB mod
2. could (indicating possibility):
3.1. could (asking permission):
3.2. could (in requests):
3.3. could (in offers):
4.1. could (in suggestions):
I. can2 [ingl am kæn, ingl brit kan] SOST
1.1. can (container):
1.2. can (for garbage):
1.3. can (for film) CINEM:
2.1. can sl ingl am (prison):
II. can2 <part pres canning; pass, part perf canned> [ingl am kæn, ingl brit kan] VB vb trans
garbage [ingl am ˈɡɑrbɪdʒ, ingl brit ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ] SOST U
1. garbage ingl am (refuse):
2. garbage (worthless things) colloq:
nel dizionario PONS
I. can1 [kæn] -nn- SOST
can2 [kən] VB vb aus could, could
1. can (be able to):
2. can colloq (be permitted to):
I. can1 [kæn] SOST
can2 <could, could> [kən] VB vb aus
1. can (be able to):
2. can colloq (be permitted to):
| I | can |
|---|---|
| you | can |
| he/she/it | can |
| we | can |
| you | can |
| they | can |
| I | could |
|---|---|
| you | could |
| he/she/it | could |
| we | could |
| you | could |
| they | could |
| I | have | been able to |
|---|---|---|
| you | have | been able to |
| he/she/it | has | been able to |
| we | have | been able to |
| you | have | been able to |
| they | have | been able to |
| I | had | been able to |
|---|---|---|
| you | had | been able to |
| he/she/it | had | been able to |
| we | had | been able to |
| you | had | been able to |
| they | had | been able to |
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