Translations for „can't“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

can't [kɑ:nt] inf

can't = cannot:

See also cannot

can·not [ˈkænɒt] VB aux vb

cannot → can not:

we cannot but succeed

ne more nam spodleteti

I . can¹ [kæn] N

1. can (container):

can

pločevinka f

can

konzerva f

can

doza f

petrol can

bencinska kanta

2. can Am inf (prison):

can

keha f

3. can Am inf (toilet):

can

stranišče n

4. can inf (headphones) pl Brit:

cans

slušalke f pl

to have to carry the can

morati prevzeti odgovornost

in the can CINE

posnet

a can of worms

delikatna stvar

II . can¹ [kæn] VB trans

1. can (package):

can

vložiti

can

konzervirati

2. can Am inf (stop):

can it!

nehaj že!

3. can Am inf (fire):

can

dati na čevelj

can² <could, could> [kæn, kən] VB aux vb

can (be able to)

moči

can (be allowed to)

smeti

can (less formal)

znati

can you hear me?

me slišiš?

you can't park here

tukaj je prepovedano parkirati

could I borrow your car?

si lahko sposodim tvoj avto?

you could [always] try

[še vedno] bi lahko poskusil

you can't [or cannot] be serious!

saj ne misliš resno!

how on earth could you do that!

kako, za vraga, si lahko to naredil!

you could have told me before!

to bi mi lahko že prej povedal!

the car could do with a clean

ta avto bi lahko malo očistil

who can blame her?

kako bi ji lahko kdo zameril?

can do

ni problema

no can do

ne bo šlo

ˈcan open·er N

can opener

odpirač m za pločevinke

ˈpet·rol can N Brit Aus

petrol can

posoda f za bencin

tin ˈcan N

tin can

pločevinka f

tin can

konzerva f

ˈtrash can N Am (dustbin)

trash can

smetnjak m

trash can

kanta f za smeti

ˈwa·ter·ing can N

watering can

škropilnica f

Usage examples with can't

I can't believe how ...

ne morem verjeti, kako ...

I just can't explain

preprosto ne morem razložiti

I can't go on

ne morem več naprej

you can't rewrite history

preteklosti ne moreš spremeniti

you can't win them all saying

ne moreš vedno zmagati

he can't hack it

tega ne prenese

you can't park here

tukaj je prepovedano parkirati

I can't help it!

ne morem pomagati!

I can't remember

ne morem se spomniti

beggars can't be choosers prov

v sili še hudič muhe žre preg

I can't wait

ne morem čakati

I can't help thinking that ...

ne morem si pomagati, da ne bi mislil, da ...

I can't stand you men!

ne prenesem vas moških!

he can't face work today

danes ne more delati

you can't improve on that!

boljše ne more biti!

you can't [or cannot] be serious!

saj ne misliš resno!

he can't hold his liquor

slabo prenaša alkohol

he can't help his looks

ne more pomagati, kako izgleda

you can't quarrel with that

temu ne moreš ugovarjati

Ms Miller can't see you now

ga.Miller vas trenutno ne more sprejeti

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.

en.wikipedia.org

They can't now reclaim a commonage as private property.

www.herald.ie

Here's this young man who probably can't even verbalise how it has changed him, but we can show you how it did.

www.gizmodo.co.uk

I can't throw caution to the wind without putting a cagoule on.

www.tv3.ie

It also appears as if information can't be reflected at the event horizon as there is nothing special about it locally.

en.wikipedia.org

Never judging or proclaiming, the film is a wild ride that you can't get off.

en.wikipedia.org

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.

www.telegraph.co.uk

For now, extra earnings are clawed back from recipients' cheques, which means people relying on income support often can't get ahead by earning money.

www.cbc.ca

Love them or hate them, you can't deny that they were the talking point of the series.

en.wikipedia.org

Needles are not used, but instead a crochet hook, so there can't be a "clacking of crochet needles".

www.independent.co.uk