Translations for „can“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . can¹ [kæn] N (container)

can

lata f

II . can¹ <-nn-> [kæn] VB trans

1. can (put in cans):

can

enlatar

2. can Am inf (stop):

can

dar um basta

can it!

chega!

to get canned (from job)

ser demitido

can² <could, could> [kən] VB aux

1. can (be able to):

can

poder

if I could

se eu pudesse

I think she can help you

acho que ela pode ajudar você

I could have kissed her

eu poderia tê-la beijado

I can smell something funny

dá para sentir um cheiro estranho

2. can (have skill, talent):

can

ser capaz

can you swim?

você sabe nadar?

3. can (be permitted to):

can

ter permissão

can I help you?, can I be of assistance?

posso lhe ajudar?

you can't go

você não pode ir

could I look at it?

posso dar uma olhada?

can opener N Am

can opener

abridor m de latas

garbage can N Am

garbage can

lata f de lixo

tin can N

tin can

lata f

watering can N

watering can

regador m

Usage examples with can

can opener

abridor de latas

can it!

chega!

can it be that ...? form

será que ...? +subj

I can only say ...

só posso dizer ...

I can safely say ...

posso dizer com segurança ...

what one can do

o que se pode fazer

I can sleep anywhere

posso dormir em qualquer lugar

(only) time can tell

(só) o tempo dirá

you never can tell

não dá para saber

can I help you? (in shop)

em que posso ajudá-lo?

what can I do?

o que eu posso fazer?

you can rest assured that ...

você pode ficar descansado(-a) que ...

can you swim?

você sabe nadar?

who can tell?

quem sabe?

whenever I can

sempre que posso

I can smell something funny

dá para sentir um cheiro estranho

can you ride a bike?

você sabe andar de bicicleta?

he can do no wrong

ele é incapaz de fazer mal

can you give me directions?

pode me indicar o caminho?

can I help you?, can I be of assistance?

posso lhe ajudar?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The concept becomes a variable capacity of good governance and can no longer be accepted as an absolute right.

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Self-cleaning can sometimes be achieved if the fish stocks density is sufficiently high and the water level is sufficiently low.

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The rings can be isomerized to 1,3-dienes and for this reason polybenzvalene has been investigated as a precursor to polyacetylene.

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Furthermore, brown tumors, especially when manifested on facial bones, can be misdiagnosed as cancerous.

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The gases can be thought to enter the cylinder head and then change direction in order to exit the head.

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Also, finding the first free pty master can be racy unless a locking scheme is adopted.

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When hydrocarbons are concentrated in a trap, an oil field forms, from which the liquid can be extracted by drilling and pumping.

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And how that can carry or drag down a show.

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But heavy rain can turn to torrents sluicing off sun-baked desert or pavement into miles of flood channels constructed to protect homes and businesses.

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Who can then be allowed to unveil the truth behind this paradisiacal scenario?

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