can't in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for can't in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

can't [Brit kɑːnt, Am kænt] abrév

can't → cannot

See also cannot, can2, can1

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

cannot → can

I.can2 [Brit kan, Am kæn] N

II.can2 <pres part canning; pret, pp canned> [Brit kan, Am kæn] VB trans

can1 <prétcond could, nég au prés cannot, can't> [Brit kan, kən, Am kæn] VB mod

1. can (expressing possibility):

+ subj could be inf
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he can't sing/write for toffee inf Brit
I can't afford to be choosy

Translations for can't in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

can't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for can't in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

can't = can + not, can

See also can2, can1

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Translations for can't in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

can't Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I can't think how to do it
I can't stand (the sight of) him
I can't wait to see you again
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I thought it would be a nice way to convey that now everyone will see that bionics can't always be controlled.
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This position can't be determined theoretically since there are no exact equations for trip fuel and reserve fuel.
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She's blonde, very buxom, and rather ditzy, and she can't seem to keep money in her wallet.
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It also appears as if information can't be reflected at the event horizon as there is nothing special about it locally.
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So it's axiomatic that if she can't prevail against what's darkly being called the old boys' network trying to nobble her prospects then she fails by her own standards.
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Never judging or proclaiming, the film is a wild ride that you can't get off.
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We can't afford to stigmatise it when it could affect us all.
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Each time though, he's reverted back to the perfectly sculpted quiff which he just can't go wrong with.
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I've got couch grass in the lawn, so can't just turn the turfs over, but need to spray with glyphosate to get rid of any perennial weeds.
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What good is an unwieldy paper wall map that can't be pinched, zoomed, or double-clicked?
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