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II . can1 [kæn] VB trans

1. can (put in cans):

can

2. can Am inf (stop):

can it!
can it!

can2 <could, could> [kən] VB aux

ashcan N, ash can N Am

ashcan → ash-bin

See also ash-bin

ash-bin [ˈæʃbɪn] N

can opener [ˈkænˌəʊpənəɐ, Am -oʊpnɚ] N

garbage can N Am (dustbin)

trashcan, trash can N Am

trashcan → dustbin

See also dustbin

dustbin [ˈdʌstbɪn] N Brit

watering can N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Countries cannot co-exist in a single market with partners who reserve the right to indulge in competitive devaluations to gain short-term advantage over their neighbours.
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You cannot erect some new curtain, some cordon sanitaire, to protect west from east and east from west.
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We cannot allow national or administrative borders to prevent the crime-fighting authorities from carrying out their work efficiently.
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The institutional consequences of the changeover to the euro cannot be analysed solely in the context of enlargement.
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This transgenic plant can survive in the presence of 1.7% sodium chloride (half seawater salinity concentration), while the non transgenic line and wild type plants cannot.
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Service providers cannot be allowed to cherry-pick without adverse consequences for peripheral regions and economies.
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We cannot make it Community law within the next couple of weeks.
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However, this community of interest cannot just be arbitrary.
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The proposal for a conference to discuss a common defence policy and a common defence position cannot be accepted.
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The common defence policy cannot advance by relying heavily on majorities that he could nevertheless have sought and obtained.
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