can

Significado

Verb

1. To know how to; to be able to.
2. (informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
3. To have the potential to; be possible.
4. Used with verbs of perception.
5. (obsolete) To know.
6. To be (followed by a word like able, possible, allowed).

Noun

1. A more or less cylindrical and often metal container or vessel.
2. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
3. A chamber pot.
4. (slang) A chamber pot.
5. (slang) Buttocks.
6. (slang) Jail or prison.
7. (slang) Headphones.
8. A drinking cup.
9. A cylindrical buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
10. A chimney pot.
11. (slang) An E-meter used in Scientology auditing.
12. (slang) An ounce (or sometimes, two ounces) of marijuana.
13. A protective cover for the fuel element in a nuclear reactor.
14. (slang) The breasts of a woman.

Etimologia

From Middle English can, first and third person singular of connen, cunnen (“to be able, know how”), from Old English can(n), first and third person singular of cunnan (“to know how”), from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (whence also know). Doublet of con. See also: canny, cunning.

Frases

This can avoid the above situation .

Isso pode evitar a situação acima.

I think we can do better after the boat sails .

Acho que podemos fazer melhor depois que o barco navega.

It is one of the most painful conditions and can result in depression .

É uma das condições mais dolorosas e pode resultar em depressão.

One can imagine these two , covered with sand , running up the little street in the bright sunlight .

Pode -se imaginar esses dois, cobertos de areia, subindo a pequena rua à luz do sol.

How can we reconcile this conflict ?

Como podemos conciliar esse conflito?

This can arouse national interest !

Isso pode despertar interesse nacional!

Septic shock can also arise .

O choque séptico também pode surgir.

More information about this can be found in the modification section of this article .

Mais informações sobre isso podem ser encontradas na seção de modificação deste artigo.