The Spanish word for can is
lata
Gender
The gender of lata is feminine. E.g. la lata.Plural
The plural of lata is latas.Spanish Definition
| can | |
| 1. Poder (tener capacidad de) | |
| 2. Poder (tener permiso de) | |
| ""Can I have another glass? Please?" ("¿Podría tomar otro vaso, por favor?") Tom Leahy, (2009) | |
| 3. Saber (tener la habilidad de hacer algo) | |
| 4. n. Lata, bote | |
| 5. vt. Enlatar |
Translations for can and their definitions
| lata | ||
| 1. n-f. can, tin, tin can, canister (vessel) | ||
| 2. n-f. tin, tin-plate (material) | ||
| 3. n-f. plate, sheet of metal | ||
| 4. n-f. (colloquial) annoyance, nuisance, drag (that which annoys) | ||
| 5. n-f. (colloquial) pity | ||
| 6. n-f. (Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) chat | ||
| 7. adj. feminine singular of lato | ||
| 8. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of latir | ||
| regadera |  | ||
| 1. n-f. watering can | |||
| 2. n-f. (Latin America) shower (device) | |||
| 3. n-f. (Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela) shower head, showerhead | |||
| enlatar | ||
| 1. v. to can (to seal in a can) | ||
| descartar | ||
| 1. v. to rule out, to discard, to discount, to dismiss, to reject | ||
| 2. v. to discard | ||
| poder | ||
| 1. v. to be able, can | ||
| ¿Puedes acompañarme mañana? - Could you come with me tomorrow? | ||
| No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso. - You can't go out since you're not allowed. | ||
| No puedo hablar francés. - I can't speak French. | ||
| Podría ayudar si me dejaran. - I could help you if you would let me. | ||
| 2. v. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality | ||
| ¿Te podés el número de tu prima? - Do you know your cousin's phone number? | ||
| Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores. - As a coach, I must know my players really well. | ||
| 3. n-m. power, reign | ||
| 4. n-m. authorization | ||
| 5. n-m. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another) | ||
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