cannot

no poder

No tener la capacidad o la posibilidad de hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: If something is impossible for you, you are not able to do it.

• I cannot swim.
• We cannot hear you over the music.
• She cannot remember where she left her keys.

Cómo se usa: cannot + verb (I cannot lift this box.)

Sinónimos: be unable to

Antónimos: can

Expresiones frecuentes: cannot swim, cannot afford something, cannot see something, cannot move

no poder

No tener permiso para hacer algo porque una norma lo prohíbe.

En inglés sencillo: If a rule stops you from doing something, you are not allowed to do it.

• You cannot park here.
• Children cannot use the pool without an adult.
• Students cannot leave during the exam.

Cómo se usa: cannot + verb (Visitors cannot enter this room.)

Sinónimos: may not, must not

Antónimos: can

Expresiones frecuentes: cannot enter, cannot park here, cannot use something

imposibilidad

Algo que una persona no es capaz de hacer.

En inglés sencillo: Something that a person is unable to do.

• Her list contained more cannots than cans.
• We discussed our cans and cannots before choosing a project.
• He turned one of his cannots into a can.

Sinónimos: impossibility

Expresiones frecuentes: cans and cannots, a list of cannots