"can't" meaning in Englisch

See can't in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Abbreviation

IPA: kɑːnt, kænt Audio: En-uk-can't.ogg , En-us-can't.ogg , en-au-can't.ogg
Etymology: umgangssprachliche Kontraktion von cannot
  1. nicht können
    Sense id: de-can't-en-abbrev-nlGUwsYS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (nicht können): nicht können (Deutsch)
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  "antonyms": [
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "can"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Kontraktion (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "umgangssprachliche Kontraktion von cannot",
  "hyphenation": "can't",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "abbrev",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Beggars can't be choosers"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can't do that!",
          "translation": "Das kannst du nicht machen."
        },
        {
          "text": "A lot of children can't imagine a life without television.",
          "translation": "Viele Kinder können sich ein Leben ohne Fernsehen nicht vorstellen."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nicht können"
      ],
      "id": "de-can't-en-abbrev-nlGUwsYS",
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "kɑːnt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "kænt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "US-amerikanisch:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-can't.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-uk-can't.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-can't.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9d/En-us-can't.ogg/En-us-can't.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-can't.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-can't.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-au-can't.ogg"
    }
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "nicht können",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "nicht können"
    }
  ],
  "word": "can't"
}
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "can"
    }
  ],
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    "Englisch",
    "Kontraktion (Englisch)",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "umgangssprachliche Kontraktion von cannot",
  "hyphenation": "can't",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "abbrev",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Beggars can't be choosers"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can't do that!",
          "translation": "Das kannst du nicht machen."
        },
        {
          "text": "A lot of children can't imagine a life without television.",
          "translation": "Viele Kinder können sich ein Leben ohne Fernsehen nicht vorstellen."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nicht können"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "kɑːnt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "kænt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "US-amerikanisch:"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "En-uk-can't.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/En-uk-can't.ogg/En-uk-can't.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-uk-can't.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-can't.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9d/En-us-can't.ogg/En-us-can't.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-can't.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-can't.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/15/En-au-can't.ogg/En-au-can't.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-au-can't.ogg"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "nicht können",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "nicht können"
    }
  ],
  "word": "can't"
}

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