it can come at a price
exp.
esto puede tener un precio
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can [1]
modal aux vb ( cannot, can't neg) ( could condit, pt )
1
(=be able to) poder
he can do it if he tries hard puede hacerlo si se esfuerza
I can't or cannot go any further no puedo seguir
→ I'll tell you all I can te diré todo lo que pueda
he will do all he can to help you hará lo posible por ayudarte
→ you can but ask con preguntar no se pierde nada
→ they couldn't help it ellos no tienen la culpa
→ "have another helping" -- "I really couldn't" --¿otra ración? --no puedo
2
(=know how to) saber
he can't swim no sabe nadar
can you speak Italian? ¿sabes (hablar) italiano?
3
(=may) poder
can I use your telephone? ¿puedo usar su teléfono?
can I have your name? ¿me dice su nombre?
could I have a word with you? ¿podría hablar contigo un momento?
can't I come too? ¿puedo ir también?
4 (with verbs of perception: not translated)
I can hear it lo oigo
I couldn't see it anywhere no lo veía en ninguna parte
I can't understand why no comprendo por qué
5 (expressing disbelief, puzzlement)
that cannot be! ¡eso no puede ser!, ¡es imposible!
he can't have said that no puede haber dicho eso
they can't have left already! ¡no es posible que ya se han ido!
→ how could you lie to me! ¿cómo pudiste mentirme?
how can you say that? ¿cómo te atreves a decir eso?
→ you can't be serious! ¿lo dices en serio?
→ it can't be true! ¡no puede ser!
→ what can he want? ¿qué querrá?
→ where on earth can she be? ¿dónde demonios puede estar?
6 (expressing possibility, suggestion etc)
he could be in the library puede que esté en la biblioteca
you could try telephoning his office ¿por qué no le llamas a su despacho?
they could have forgotten puede (ser) que se hayan olvidado
you could have told me! ¡podías habérmelo dicho!
it could have been a wolf podía ser un lobo
I reckon you could have got a job last year creo que podías obtener un trabajo el año pasado
7
(=want to)
→ I'm so happy I could cry soy tan feliz que me dan ganas de llorar or que me voy a echar a llorar
I could have cried me daban ganas de llorar
→ I could scream! ¡es para volverse loco!
8
(=be occasionally capable of)
she can be very annoying a veces te pone negro
it can get very cold here aquí puede llegar a hacer mucho frío
9 (in comparisons)
I'm doing it as well as I can lo hago lo mejor que puedo
as cheap as can be lo más barato posible
as big as big can be lo más grande posible
she was as happy as could be estaba de lo más feliz
10 could do with: I could do with a drink ¡qué bien me vendría una copa!
we could do with a bigger house nos convendría una casa más grande
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ABLE, CAN
Translation English - Spanish Collins Dictionary
can [2]
1
(=container) (for foodstuffs)
bote m , lata f , (for oil, water etc)
bidón m
a can of beer una lata de cerveza
IDIOMS a can of worms * un asunto peliagudo
to open a can of worms * abrir la caja de Pandora
IDIOMS (to be left) to carry the can (Brit)
* pagar el pato
2 (esp US)
(=garbage can) cubo m or (LAm) bote m or tarro m de la basura
3 (Cine)
[+of film] lata f
IDIOMS it's in the can * está en el bote *
4 (US)
**
(=prison) chirona * f
5 (US)
**
(=toilet) wáter m
6 (US)
**
(=buttocks) culo ** m
1 [+food] enlatar, envasar
IDIOMS can it! (US)
** ¡cállate!
2 (US)
*
(=dismiss)
[+employee] despedir
c cpd
♦
can opener n abrelatas m inv
Translation English - Spanish Collins Dictionary
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