Cant in spanish
pronunciation: ipoʊkɹ̩esiɑ part of speech: noun
can't [cannot]1 = no poder. [Contracción de cannot]
Example: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.more:
» beggars can't be choosers = a falta de pan, buenas son tortas; a buena hambre no hay pan duro; a caballo relagado no le mires el diente.
Example: I'll take any love you think you can spare -- beggars can't be choosers.» beggars can't be choosy = a falta de pan, buenas son tortas; a buena hambre no hay pan duro; a caballo relagado no le mires el diente.
Example: They aren't exactly cheap nor are they exactly what I have been looking for but as they say beggars can't be choosy.» can't/couldn't see the forest for the trees = los árboles no dejan ver el bosque.
Example: A major problem with most contemporary social studies textbook series is that they cannot see the forest for the trees.» can't/couldn't bear the thought of = sólo de pensarlo me/te/le/nos/os/les da escalofrío(s), no poder aguantar la idea de, no poder soportar la idea de, no querer ni pensar que.
Example: I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair -- I'd rather die quickly.» can't/couldn't be bothered = pasar, no tener ganas, no tener ningún interés, dar pereza, no interesar, no tener ganas.
Example: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.» can't/couldn't stand + Nombre = no aguantar a, no poder ver a, caer gordo, caer mal, caer fatal.
Example: I just can't stand her mom and hate when she visits.» can't/couldn't stand + the sight of = no aguantar ver a, no poder ver a, no poder ver ni en pintura, no poder ver ni pintado, caer gordo, caer mal, caer fatal. [También se usa la construcción "can't/couldn't stand + Posesivo + sight"]
Example: The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'.» can't/couldn't stand the thought of = sólo de pensarlo me/te/le/nos/os/les da escalofrío(s), no poder aguantar la idea de, no poder soportar la idea de, no querer ni pensar que.
Example: I always wanted a bird, but I can't stand the thought of keeping him or her in a cage.» can't/couldn't wait to + Infinitivo = no poder esperar más para, faltar tiempo para, faltar pies para.
Example: Do you remember the time when we couldn't wait to grow up?.» can't get it out of my mind = no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza.
Example: Some user may come to the library simply to ask for help 'My daughter died six montsh ago and I just can't get it out of my mind'.» can't get over how = no puedo entender cómo.
Example: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".» can't help but = no poder evitar.
Example: You can't help but appreciate these trend-setting fashion designers, especially when hot models and actresses wear their creations.» can't make head(s) (n)or tail(s) of = no tener ni pies ni cabeza, no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza, no entender ni una papa de.
Example: I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.» can't take it = no puedo aguantarlo.
Example: 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.» if you can't beat them (you might as well) join them = si no puedes vencerlos, únetes a ellos; si no puedes con el enemigo, únete a él; si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos;.
Example: I'm not a great fan of the money thrown around in football, but if you can't beat them you might as well join them.» if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen = si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina.
Example: She then went on to say: 'I anticipate it's going to get even hotter -- and if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen'.» if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen = si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina.
Example: I was immediately reminded of the old saying, 'If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen'.» You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy = aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda; no se le puede pedir peras al olmo; la cabra siempre tira al monte.
Example: Or, as they say around here, 'You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy'.» you can't have too much of a good thing = de gazpacho no hay empacho, lo bueno sabe a poco.
Example: They say you can't have too much of a good thing but at some point in the summer you may find yourself with more basil than you can handle.» You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear = aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda; no se le puede pedir peras al olmo; la cabra siempre tira al monte.
Example: Everybody knows 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' suggesting that something without inherent value can't be transformed into something valuable.» you can't rush time = no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano, dar tiempo al tiempo, dejar que las cosas sigan su curso normal, cada cosa a su tiempo.
Example: Like most teens, you probably just wish time would hurry up and you were out of high school already, but you can't rush time.cant2 = charlatanería falsa, hipocresía.
Example: His book merits high praise for its thoroughness and complete lack of cant.cant3 = argot, lenguage coloquial.
Example: This essay traces the changing status of cant and vulgar languages in eighteenth-century Britain.more:
» thieves' cant = argot (secreto) de los cacos, argot (secreto) de los ladrones.
Example: The highlight of his reading of criminal culture is his perceptive discussion of thieves' cant, which he interprets as the audible social impact of criminal culture.cant4 = ángulo, sesgo.
Example: The unloading rate onto a conveyor belt may be varied by placing the case on a platform with adjustable cant.more:
» cant angle = ángulo sesgado.
Example: Actual ski boot cant angles are typically 3 degrees or less.