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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| canning n | (putting food into tins, jars) | inblikken nw het |
| | The canning is done in late summer, when the tomatoes and other vegetables are ripe. |
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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| can⇒ v aux | (be able to) | kunnen hww |
| | I can carry those suitcases for you. |
| can v aux | (know how to) | kunnen hww |
| | She can play the piano. |
| can v aux | (have the right to) | kunnen, mogen hww |
| | The prime minister can call an election whenever he wants to. |
| can v aux | (be allowed to) | kunnen, mogen hww |
| | Can I borrow your car tonight? |
| can v aux | (be possible) | kunnen hww |
| | Such things can happen if you're not careful. |
| can n | (metal container, usu. cylindrical) | blik nw het |
| | We need three more cans of paint. |
| can n | US (tin: of food) | blik, blikje nw het |
| | Pass me that can of peas. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| can n | (fuel) | jerrycan nw de |
| | We should fill this extra can with gas in case we run out. |
| can n | US slang (toilet) (informeel) | wc nw de |
| | (NL slang) | plee nw de |
| | Excuse me. I have to go to the can. |
| can n | slang (jail, gaol) (NL slang) | bak, nor, lik nw de |
| | He's been in the can for three months now. |
| can n | slang (military: depth charge) (militair) | oorlogsschip |
| | After a few repairs the can was back in the water heading across the ocean. |
| can n | US slang (buttocks) (informeel) | kont nw de |
| | (vulgair) | reet nw de |
| | That toilet seat's so cold you'll freeze your can sitting on it. |
| can n | (contents of a can) | blik, blikje nw het |
| | I'll just have a can of beans for lunch. |
| can v aux | (have the qualifications to) | mogen hww |
| | | bevoegd zijn kww |
| | A doctor can treat people more extensively than a nurse. |
| can v aux | (tend to) | kunnen hww |
| | He can be really annoying sometimes. |
| can [sth]⇒ vtr | (preserve in a jar, etc.) | inblikken over. ww |
| | | inmaken overg.ww |
| | They canned most of their peppers for the winter. |
| can⇒ vtr | US slang (fire, dismiss) | ontslaan over. ww |
| | (spreektaal) | de laan uitsturen |
| | He should have been canned for that kind of behavior. |
| can vtr | US slang (stop doing) (NL slang) | kappen, nokken over. ww |
| | | ophouden, stoppen over. ww |
| | You two! Can that fighting! Now! |
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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| bus nw de | (blikken doos) | tin n |
| | | can n |
| gevangenis nw de | (gebouw) | prison n |
| | (local jurisdiction) | jail n |
| | (colloquial) | can, clink, jug n |
| | (formal) | correctional facility n |
| blik nw het | (conserven) | can n |
| | (UK) | tin n |
| blikje nw het | dim. (conserven) | tin, can n |
| kunnen overg. ww | (in staat zijn om) | can vtr |
| | | be able v expr |
| | | be capable v expr |
| doos nw de | fig., spreektaal (gevangenis) | jail n |
| | | prison n |
| | (informal) | can n |
| busje nw het | (blikje) | tin n |
| | | can n |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| vermogen overg. ww | verouderd (kunnen) | can vtr |
| | | be able to v expr |
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