cannot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cannot in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

cannot [ˈkænɒt, Am -ɑːt] VB aux

cannot = can not s., can²

See also can², can¹

can² <could, could> [kən] VB aux

1. can (be able to):

can

мога

can

способен съм

if I could

ако можех

I think she can help you

мисля, че тя може да ти помогне

I could have kissed her

можех да я целуна

2. can inf (be permitted to):

can

мога

can

разрешено ми е

you can't go

не можеш да отидеш

could I look at it?

мога ли да го погледна?

3. can (know how to):

can

мога

can

знам

can you swim?

можеш ли да плуваш?

I.can¹ [kæn] N

1. can (container):

can

бидон m

can

консервна кутия

can of oil

туба f

2. can Am inf (prison):

can

затвор m

can

пандела f

3. can Am inf (toilet):

can

тоалетна f

Phrases:

a can of worms

сложен проблем

to open (up) a can of worms fig

слагам си таралеж в гащите

to be in the can CINE

готов съм за разпространение (за филм)

II.can¹ [kæn] VB trans

1. can (put in cans):

can

консервирам

2. can Am inf (stop):

can it!

престани!

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what's said cannot be unsaid prov

казана дума хвърлен камък prov

I cannot choose but

нямам друг избор освен

what's done cannot be undone

миналото се не връща, само се преглъща prov

Translations for cannot in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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въздействам върху/на нкг, не може да му се въздейства

he cannot be swayed

на мравката път прави inf

he cannot say boo to a goose

търпение му е майката inf

what cannot be cured must be endured

не мога да гарантирам

I cannot vouch

затруднен съм и не мога да ти дам заем

I'm hard up and cannot lend you money

заклещих се и не мога да мръдна

I'm stuck and cannot move

cannot Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what's done cannot be undone

миналото се не връща, само се преглъща prov

I cannot go beyond my commission

не мога да превиша правата си

you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled

с каквито се събереш, такъв ставаш prov

cannot associate the book with the film

не свързвам книгата с филма

I'm hard up and cannot lend you money

затруднен съм и не мога да ти дам заем

a poor man's tale cannot be heard

сит на гладен не вярва prov

what cannot be cured must be endured

търпение му е майката inf

the house cannot be seen from here

оттук къщата не се забелязва

he cannot say boo to a goose

на мравката път прави inf

I cannot hold a candle to sb

не мога да се меря на малкия пръст на нкг

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The common defence policy cannot advance by relying heavily on majorities that he could nevertheless have sought and obtained.

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However, this community of interest cannot just be arbitrary.

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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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These use a cornucopia of molecules with amazing smells to lighten our day and reach the emotions that words cannot.

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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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And it goes without saying that we cannot support moves towards a common defence policy, as proposed in paragraph 42.

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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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You cannot erect some new curtain, some cordon sanitaire, to protect west from east and east from west.

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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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