"can" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

can sustantivo

sustantivo + can
Kolokacji: 30
beer can • garbage can • tin can • soda can • trash can • can of paint • ...
verbo + can
Kolokacji: 5
open a can • collect cans • use cans • sell cans • paint cans
adjetivo + can
Kolokacji: 21
empty can • small can • old can • open can • large can • ...
(2) old, new, rusty, cold
Kolokacji: 4
(4) full, whole, pressurized
Kolokacji: 3
(5) extra, spare
Kolokacji: 2
1. extra can = szczególnie móc extra can
2. spare can = dodatkowa puszka spare can
  • There was a spare can of petrol in the boat, two bottles of water and some food.
  • They contained oil, and there was a spare can of fuel in the kitchen.
  • Go below and get the spare can of diesel oil from the fo'c'sle.
  • And inside, where I had packed my spare can of beef, there was a mess of spilled meat.
  • There was a starting handle under the spare can of petrol and he inserted that into the hole in the front bumper.
  • By the time we had filled both tanks and the spare cans a crowd had gathered.
  • 'He might have a spare can,' said Joanne.
  • Fortunately a fellow with a spare can of petrol came along.
  • Failing this, the sportsboat might be a good prospect, providing spare cans of fuel were available.
preposición + can
Kolokacji: 7
of cans • in cans • from a can • with a can • on the can • ...

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