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The French word for can is
boîte de conserve





can

Gender

The gender of boîte de conserve is feminine. E.g. la boîte de conserve.

French Definition


can
     1. n. (US) (Tin can) Boîte de conserve.
     2. n. Canette métal, souvent cylindrique.
           A can of beer.
     3. n. (Plus rare) Bidon.
           My car ran out of gas. Can I buy a can of gasoline to take to the car?
     4. v. Pouvoir, savoir, avoir la capacité de.
           She can speak French.
           Elle peut parler français.
     5. v. Pouvoir, avoir le droit de.
           No one can swim here.
           Personne ne peut nager ici.
     6. v. Pouvoir, avoir la possibilité de.
     7. v. Mettre en boite de conserve.



Translations for can and their definitions

canette ©
     1. n-f. can, tin, tin can
     2. n-f. (female) duckling


boîte de conserve ©
     1. n-f. can, tin (of food)


conserver
     1. v. to keep (in a particular place)
           Conserver la glace dans un congélateur. - Keep the ice cream in a freezer.
     2. v. , passage=Frappé par cette contradiction, il décida de conserver un suivi du traitement qu'on leur réservait tout au long de leur voyage., t=Struck by this contradiction, he decided to keep track of t
     3. v. to retain, conserve, preserve


arrosoir
     1. n-m. watering can


jeter ©
     1. v. to throw
     2. v. to throw away, to discard
     3. v. (card games) to throw away, discard
     4. v. (indtr, .reflexive) to throw oneself (into, out of, etc.)
           coi, L'Amazone se jette dans l'Océan Atlantique.
     5. v. The Amazon throws herself into the Atlantic Ocean.
     6. v. (indtr, sur, .reflexive) to rush oneself onto something or someone


fesses
     1. n. plural of fesse
     2. v. second-person singular present of fesser


pouvoir
     1. v. can, to be able to
           Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening.
     2. v. may
           désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us
     3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be
           Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill.
     4. n-m. (or un) power
           prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power
     5. n-m. authority
     6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney


boule
     1. n-f. ball, globe
     2. n-f. bowl (in the game of bowls)
           Il jette la boule. - He throws the bowl.
     3. n-f. scoop (of e.g. ice cream)
           2 boules de glace. - 2 scoops of ice cream.
     4. n-f. bauble
     5. n-f. (informal) head or face
     6. n-f. (France, slang) ball, testicle
     7. n-f. (Quebec, slang) tit, breast
     8. n-m. butt, bum, ass
           Cette meuf a un bon boule. - This girl has a great ass.
     9. v. first-person singular present of bouler
     10. v. third-person singular present of bouler
     11. v. second-person singular imperative of bouler


miches
     1. n. (plurale tantum, slang) bum, butt
     2. n. plural of miche


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