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Mülleimer

in the PONS Dictionary

ˈgar·bage can N Am, Can (dustbin)

Mülleimer m <-s, ->
Abfalleimer m <-s, ->
in the PONS Dictionary
garbage [or trash] can Am
garbage [or trash] can Am
garbage [or trash] can Am
in the PONS Dictionary

can1 <can't [or cannot], could, couldn't [or could not], been able to> [kæn, kən] VB aux

1. can (be able to):

können <kann, konnte, gekonntkann, konnte, können>

2. can:

dürfen <darf, durfte, gedurftdarf, darfst, durftest, durfte, durftet, durften>
können <kann, konnte, gekonntkann, konnte, können>

3. can (requesting):

können <kann, konnte, gekonntkann, konnte, können>

4. can (suggesting):

können <kann, konnte, gekonntkann, konnte, können>

5. can (offering assistance):

6. can (expressing possibility):

können <kann, konnte, gekonntkann, konnte, können>

7. can (disbelieving, reprimanding):

8. can inf (expressing need):

können <kann, konnte, gekonntkann, konnte, können>

9. can (demanding):

10. can (threatening):

können <kann, konnte, gekonntkann, konnte, können>

I. can2 [kæn] N

1. can (sealed container):

Dose f <-, -n>
can of food, paint also
Büchse f <-, -n>
Konservendose f <-, -n>

2. can (contents):

3. can (open container):

Kanister m <-s, ->
Milchkanne f <-, -n>
Benzinkanister m <-s, ->

4. can:

Abfalleimer m <-s, -> CH
Mistkübel m <-s, -n> A inf

5. can Am inf (prison):

der Häfen sl A

6. can Am inf (toilet):

das Klo inf
auf dem Klo inf

7. can inf (headphones):

cans pl
Kopfhörer <-s, -> pl

Phrases:

to have to carry the can Brit inf
to be in the can CINE, PHOTO inf

II. can2 [kæn] VB trans

1. can (package):

to can sth food
to can sth drinks

2. can esp Am inf (stop):

to can sth
mit etw dat aufhören

3. can Am inf (fire):

to can sb

gar·bage [ˈgɑ:bɪʤ, Am ˈgɑ:r-] N no pl

1. garbage Am, Aus, Can (rubbish):

Müll m <-(e)s>
Abfall m <-s, -fäl·le>
CH a. Kehricht m

2. garbage pej:

Blödsinn m <-(e)s> pej inf
Quatsch m <-(e)s> pej inf
Müll m <-(e)s> fig pej inf
Müll m <-(e)s>
Schrott m <-(e)s>
[nur] Müll erzählen inf pej

3. garbage Am sl:

Zeug[s] nt pej inf
Mist m <-es> pej inf
Müll m <-(e)s> fig pej inf
Schund m <-(e)s> pej inf

4. garbage (radio interference):

Rauschen nt <-s; kein Pl>
OpenDict entry

can VB

OpenDict entry

can N

Klett Geography Glossary

can3 VB

Present
Ican
youcan
he/she/itcan
wecan
youcan
theycan
Past
Icould
youcould
he/she/itcould
wecould
youcould
theycould
Present Perfect
Ihavebeen able to
youhavebeen able to
he/she/ithasbeen able to
wehavebeen able to
youhavebeen able to
theyhavebeen able to
Past Perfect
Ihadbeen able to
youhadbeen able to
he/she/ithadbeen able to
wehadbeen able to
youhadbeen able to
theyhadbeen able to

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

When he spots police closing in on him, he stashes his winnings in a garbage can.
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Another maid from a different house where the garbage can is, preparing to move belongings from the house, sees the shoes and puts them on.
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He is then tied to a lawnmower and is launched into a garbage can.
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A crying newborn baby was found in a garbage can there by a porter.
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It was mass-produced by a garbage can manufacturing company.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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How desperate a mother must be to kill her baby right after birth and abandon the dead newborn in the freezer, a garbage can or to bury the dead body in flower pots.
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www.iwc-frankfurt.de
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Wie verzweifelt muss eine Mutter sein, die ihr Baby gleich nach der Geburt tötet und verschwinden läßt: in der Kühltruhe, im Mülleimer, in Blumenkästen vergraben.
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Search Wheeled Garbage Can files
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deutsch.istockphoto.com
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Suche Mülleimer auf Rollen Dateien
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Can decision making better be described as a “ garbage can ” ( Cohen, March und Olsen )?
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www.mcm.unisg.ch
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Kann Entscheidungsfindung als Abfalleimer realistischer beschrieben werden ( nach Cohen, March und Olsen )?
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