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Sechslinge
no podemos fallar

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

cannot [Am kəˈnɑt, ˈkænˌɑt, Brit ˈkanɒt, kaˈnɒt]

cannot → can not

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cannot [ˈkænɒt, kæˈnɒt, Am ˈkænɑ:t, kænˈɑ:t] VB aux

cannot (can not) → can

we cannot but succeed
no podemos fallar

can2 [kən] VB aux could, could

1. can (be able to):

can
poder
if I could
si pudiera
I think she can help you
creo que ella te puede ayudar
I could have kissed her
habría podido besarla

2. can inf (be permitted to):

can
poder
you can't go
no puedes ir
could I look at it?
¿podría verlo?

3. can (know how to):

can
saber
can you swim?
¿sabes nadar?

I. can1 [kæn] -nn- N

1. can (container):

can
lata f
can of oil
bidón m

2. can Am inf (prison):

can
trullo m

3. can Am inf (toilet):

can
trono m

Phrases:

a can of worms
un problema peliagudo
to open (up) a can of worms
abrir la caja de los truenos
to carry the can Brit inf
pagar el pato

II. can1 [kæn] -nn- VB trans

1. can (put in cans):

can
enlatar

2. can Am inf (stop):

can it!
¡basta ya!
what's said cannot be unsaid prov
lo dicho dicho está prov
I cannot choose but
no tengo más remedio que
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Spanish
English
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impostergable
that cannot be postponed
el médico está ilocalizable
the doctor cannot be found
irreparable (incompensable)
which cannot be compensated
improrrogable
that cannot be postponed
el récord no es homologable
the record cannot be accepted
es totalmente hipotético que...
we cannot be at all sure that ...
estos libros no admiten paralelo
these books cannot be compared
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cannot [ˈkæn·at] VB aux

cannot = can not, can

can2 <could, could> [kən] VB aux

1. can (be able to):

can
poder
if I could
si pudiera
I think she can help you
creo que ella te puede ayudar
I could have kissed her
habría podido besarla

2. can inf (be permitted to):

can
poder
you can't go
no puedes ir
could I look at it?
¿podría verlo?

3. can (know how to):

can
saber
can you swim?
¿sabes nadar?

I. can1 [kæn] N

1. can (container):

can
lata f
can of oil
bidón m

2. can sl (toilet):

can
trono m

3. can inf (prison):

can
trullo m

Phrases:

a can of worms
un problema peliagudo
to open (up) a can of worms
abrir la caja de los truenos

II. can1 <-nn-> [kæn] VB trans

1. can (put in cans):

can
enlatar

2. can sl (stop):

can it!
¡basta ya!
what's said cannot be unsaid prov
lo dicho, dicho está prov
what's done cannot be undone prov
lo hecho, hecho está prov
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
impostergable
that cannot be postponed
el médico está ilocalizable
the doctor cannot be found
irreparable (incompensable)
that cannot be compensated
el récord no es homologable
the record cannot be accepted
improrrogable
that cannot be postponed
es totalmente hipotético que...
we cannot be at all sure that...
mientras se ríe no se llora
you cannot laugh and cry at the same time

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I cannot choose but
no tengo más remedio que
we cannot but succeed
no podemos fallar
what's done cannot be undone prov
lo hecho, hecho está prov
he cannot wait to see her
está ansioso por verla
what's said cannot be unsaid prov
lo dicho dicho está prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The knot is symmetrical, well-balanced, and self-releasing (i.e., it can be undone entirely by pulling the tie's narrow end up through the knot).
en.wikipedia.org
His level 2 power is to undo the opponent's power.
en.wikipedia.org
In wikis, users may extend, undo and redo each other's work.
en.wikipedia.org
In this case more sophisticated techniques that involve multiple undo levels are used.
en.wikipedia.org
Abstinence education is a hard thing to undo.
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