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can't in the PONS Dictionary

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can't = cannot

See also cannot, can2, can1

cannot [ˈkænɒt, kæˈnɒt, Am ˈkænɑ:t, kænˈɑ:t] VB aux

can2 [kən] VB aux could, could

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I can't abide her
no la soporto
a leopard can't change its spots prov
el árbol que nace torcido jamás sus ramas endereza prov
a leopard can't change its spots prov
el que nace barrigón ni que lo fajen chiquito Ven prov
you can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs
¡a mí me lo vas a decir!
I can't remember his name
no recuerdo su nombre

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can't Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he can't help the way he is
él es así, ¿qué se le va hacer?
to make sb an offer they can't refuse
hacer a alguien una oferta muy tentadora
you (just) can't win with him/her
con él/ella, siempre llevas las de perder
you (just) can't win with him/her
¡no hay caso!
I can't square this with my principles
no puedo encajar esto con mis principios
if you can't beat them, join them prov
si no puedes vencerlos, únete a ellos
it's clear that things can't be otherwise
está visto que no puede ser de otra forma
you can't hold a candle to me
tú no me llegas a la suela del zapato fig
there's sth I can't put my finger on
hay algo que no consigo precisar
it's a pity that we can't go
es triste que no podamos ir
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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
Love them or hate them, you can't deny that they were the talking point of the series.
en.wikipedia.org
She's blonde, very buxom, and rather ditzy, and she can't seem to keep money in her wallet.
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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
Music is the one thing in show-business with which you can't fool somebody into buying something.
entertainment.ie
And if we want to serve that segment we can't do it on a me-too approach.
en.wikipedia.org
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
So it's axiomatic that if she can't prevail against what's darkly being called the old boys' network trying to nobble her prospects then she fails by her own standards.
www.stuff.co.nz
Can't keep up with all the re-brands and the whole of the city centre is a no-go area for decent people.
www.dailyecho.co.uk
You will bring a lot of illiquidity into the market if that's the way you set it up and that can't be a good idea.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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