The Dutch word for can is
blikje
Dutch Definition
| can | |
| 1. kan | |
| 2. blikje, conservenblik |
Translations for can and their definitions
| kan |  © | |
| 1. n-f. jug | ||
| 2. n-f. pot (for tea, coffee, etc.) | ||
| 3. n-f. can (cylindrical vessel) | ||
| 4. n-m. khan (Turkish or Mongol ruler) | ||
| 5. v. first-person singular present indicative of kunnen | ||
| 6. v. second-person singular present indicative of kunnen | ||
| 7. v. third-person singular present indicative of kunnen | ||
| 8. v. imperative of kunnen | ||
| 9. v. plural imperative of kunnen | ||
| blikje | © | |
| 1. n. diminutive of blik | ||
| conservenblik | |
| 1. n-n. can containing preserved food, a tin-plate canister as used for canned food |
| blik | |
| 1. n-m. A glance. | |
| 2. n-m. (obsolete) A ray, a beam. | |
| 3. n-n. A can, a tin (container). | |
| Ze haalde een blikje uit de automaat. - She got a can from the vending machine. | |
| Het enige winkeltje in het dorp verkocht alleen groente in blik. - The only shop in the village only sold canned vegetables. | |
| 4. n-n. Sheet metal, tin plate; the metallic material tins are made of, often coated with tin or pewter. | |
| 5. n-n. A dustpan. | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present indicative of blikken | |
| 7. v. imperative of blikken |
| mogen | © | |
| 1. v. to be allowed | ||
| Hee! Dat mag niet! - Hey! That is not allowed! | ||
| 2. v. (auxiliary) may, can, be allowed to | ||
| We mogen toch komen. - We can come after all. | ||
| 3. v. may go, can go, to be allowed to go | ||
| Je mag niet naar buiten, het is veel te koud! - You cannot go outside, it's far too cold! | ||
| 4. v. may have, can have | ||
| Mag ik twee appels alstublieft? - May I have two apples please? | ||
| 5. v. to like (of food or of a person). | ||
| Ik mag hem niet. - I don't like him. | ||
| inblikken | |
| 1. v. to can (to preserve) | |
| 2. v. to look into |
| gieter | © | |
| 1. n-m. A person who pours, e.g. a caster. | ||
| 2. n-m. A watering can etc. | ||
| kunnen | |
| 1. v. to be possible | |
| Dat kan niet. - That is not possible. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) can, to be able to | |
| Hij kon goed rennen, omdat hij een getraind sportbeoefenaar was. - He could run well, because he was a trained sportsman. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) may, can, to be allowed to | |
| Je kan me altijd bellen. - You can always call me. | |
| 4. v. can go, to be able to go, can get | |
| Ik kan mijn huis niet meer in! - I cannot get into my house anymore! | |
| 5. v. to be able to do, to be capable of | |
| Ik kan dat niet. - I am not able to do that. | |
| 6. v. to be available (for any type of meeting or appointment) | |
| Ik kan morgenavond niet. - I will not be available tomorrow night. |
| afvoeren | |
| 1. v. to bring away, to lead away | |
| 2. v. to can (to discard an idea, a play) | |
| 3. n. plural of afvoer |
| conserveren | |
| 1. v. to preserve | |
| 2. v. to can (preserve) |
| vermogen | |
| 1. n-n. ability, power, capacity | |
| Zijn vermogen tot aanpassen is beperkt. - His ability to adapt is limited. | |
| 2. n-n. (physics) power | |
| Deze koelkast verbruikt een vermogen van 100 W. | |
| This refrigerator consumes 100 W. | |
| 3. n-n. fortune (large sum of money) | |
| Dat huis kostte een vermogen. | |
| That house cost a fortune. | |
| 4. n-n. (economics) wealth, fortune, property | |
| Hij liet zijn hele vermogen na aan het Rode Kruis. | |
| He left his entire fortune to the Red Cross. | |
| 5. v. (rare; formal) to be able to do, to be able to achieve | |
| Ik vermag er niets tegen. | |
| I can't do anything about it. | |
| Wat muziek al niet vermag ... | |
| The things music can do... | |
| 6. Participle. past participle of vermogen |
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