CANNOT

Definition: CANNOT

CANNOT

1. Am, is, or are, not able; -- written either as one word or two.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "CANNOT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Content

Interjection: amen; (assent); very well, all the better, so much the better, well and good; it will do, that will do; it cannot be helped.

Cowardice

Coward, poltroon, dastard, sneak, recreant; dunghill cock; coistril, milksop, white liver, lily liver, nidget, one that cannot say " bo" to a goose; slink; Bob Acres, Jerry Sneak.

Impossibility

Noun: impossibility; Adjective: what cannot, what can never be; sour grapes; hopelessness.

Insensibility

Phrase: never mind; macht nichts, it is of no consequence; (unimportant); it cannot be helped; nothing coming amiss; it is all the same to, it is all one to.

Necessity

Phrase: it cannot be helped; there is no help for, there is no helping it; it will be, it must be, it needs to be, it must be so, it will have its way; the die is cast; jacta est alea; che sara sara; "it is written"; one's days are numbered, one's fate is sealed; Fata obstant; diis aliter visum; actum me invito factus, non est meus actus; aujord'hui roi demain rien; quisque suos patimur manes;"The moving finger writes and having writ moves on. Nor all your piety and wit can bring it back to cancel half a line, nor all your tears wash out a word of it.".

Pain

Phrase: "the iron entered into our soul"; haeret lateri lethalis arundo; one's heart bleeding; "down, thou climbing sorrow"; "mirth cannot move a soul in agony"; nessun maggior dolere che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria; "sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things"; "the Niobe of Nations".

Requirement

Phrase: there is no time to lose; it cannot be spared, it cannot be dispensed with; mendacem memorem esse oportet; necessitas non habet legem; nec tecum possum trivere nec sine te.

Crosswords: CANNOT

Our society cannot condone men who take the law into their own hands (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Your evil says you cannot be evil, and I shall suffer for it no longer (Interview With the Vampire; writing credit: Anne Rice)

One cannot be betrayed if one has no people (The Usual Suspects; writing credit: Christopher McQuarrie.)

We ents cannot hold back the storm (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

I know that is something I cannot do. (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones; writing credit: George Lucas)

This world cannot (Duck And Run; performing artist: 3 Doors Down)

Oh, loving eyes they cannot see a certain person could never be (Everybody Plays the Fool; performing artist: Aaron Neville)

From a distance I just cannot comprehend (From a Distance; performing artist: Bette Midler)

Lost inside adorable illusion and I cannot hide ("Heart of Glass"; performing artist: Blondie)

But she cannot be with me (I Wish; performing artist: Carl Thomas)

Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. (references; author: Mark Twain)

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. (references; author: Chinese Proverb)

I cannot dial 911. There's no 11 on my phone. (references; author: unknown)

Life itself cannot give you joy unless you really will it. (references; author: unknown)

There cannot be a crisis today; my schedule is already full. (references; author: unknown)

I cannot bear to see a bear bear down upon a hare. When bare of hair he strips the hare, right there I cry, "Forbear! (references; author: unknown)

The Things I Cannot Change (1967)

God Cannot Lie (1966)

The Wind Cannot Read (1958)

Why Papa Cannot Sleep (1896)

You Cannot Be Serious (1999)

Cannot Love You Enough (performing artist: Willie Wisely Trio)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A Polar Bear Can Swim: What Animals Can and Cannot Do (A Viking Science Easy-To-Read, Level 2) (reference)

• I Cannot Tell a Lie, Exactly (reference)

• Profiles in Injustice: Why Police Profiling Cannot Work (reference)

• To Catch an Angel Adventures in the World I Cannot (reference)

• Writing With Precision: How to Write So That You Cannot Possibly Be Misunderstood (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• For If You Cannot Fly (reference)

• We Cannot Stand Alone (reference)

• You Cannot Walk Here (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• HP 24 XMAX CD/RW DRIVE SUPPORTD (sku is for configuration only, It cannot be purchased separately) (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A laminar airflow unit is a protective covering for people with suppressed immune systems. In this germ-free environment the air flows out one way and the germs cannot re-enter the system. Shown are a nurse and a child inside the protective unit. The nurse is reading to the child. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Pictured is a white nude mouse. The mouse is being held in the rubber-gloved hand of a technician. Nude mice, because of a genetic defect, have no thymus and cannot make certain cells essential for various immune responses. Because of this, they are extremely helpful to scientists working in Immunology Research. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

A combination turtle excluder device/bycatch reduction device manufactured by Saunders Marine Machine Shop. Fish escape by swimming forward and out of the large holes in the net. Shrimp are swept into the bag at the end of the net and cannot swim out. Credit: Fisheries.

When A Baby Dies The Community Cries : Sudden Infant Death Syndrome cannot be prevented or predicted!. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Leprosy or Hansen's Disease cannot be easily caught from someone else : You can lead a normal life. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Mat. chap. 13th verse 26. Credit: Library of Congress.

No, she cannot be dirty. Credit: Library of Congress.

It will go far stamped with the Lincoln stamp : American greatness cannot miscarry. Credit: Library of Congress.

The tariff cannot, with wisdom, be dealt with in the year preceding a Presidential election / Berryman. Credit: Library of Congress.

A police officer listens as Nashville's Superintendent of City Parks, F.W. Perkins (left), informs segregationist John Kasper (right), that he cannot hold a rally in Centenial [sic] Park without a permit [...]. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

No constable shall compel any knight to give money in lieu of castle-guard, when he is willing to perform it in his own person, or (if he himself cannot do it from any reasonable cause) then by another responsible man. (reference)

The nature whereof is, that without a man's own consent it cannot be taken from him. (Second Treatise of Government)

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence. (reference)

If it is closed upon him, and cannot be inspected by him? (reference)

We cannot take from them what they have not got. (reference)

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. (The Gettysburg Address)

The period of five years during which reciprocity cannot be demanded may be prolonged by the Council of the League of Nations. (reference)

Again one cannot imagine a regenerated Europe without a strong France. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

What others in Congress and the state legislatures had in mind cannot be determined with any degree of certainty. (reference)

United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

One cannot resolve upon them in a hurry

I see it, but I cannot alter it.

I cannot rest, I cannot stay, I cannot linger anywhere

Ye cannot take it off.

One cannot always comprehend the marvels of escape

Let that thought be ever before our minds and then we cannot sin.

You scarcely have the hearts to tell me so, And therefore cannot have the hearts to do it.

But that you cannot know

There is indeed another custom, which I cannot altogether approve of.

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

But CRF cannot be cured. (references)

No. OHS cannot be cured. (references)

Its progression cannot be slowed. (references)

Business

Exporters cannot compete on price alone. (references)

Locally produced feed additives cannot meet market demand. (references)

Webshops cannot attract buyers by just being there and waiting. (references)

Children

Spain

These children cannot legally work; as a result, many survive through petty crime. (references)

Sierra Leone

Schools are financed largely by formal and informal fees, but many families cannot afford to pay them. (references)

Macau

The Education Department provides assistance to families of those children that cannot pay school fees. (references)

Civil Liberties

Greece

They have not registered the property, so they cannot pay assessed taxes. (references)

Austria

A conviction for libel by a criminal court cannot be appealed to the Supreme Court. (references)

Bulgaria

Access to the Internet is unrestricted, although many citizens cannot afford computers. (references)

Economic History

Greece

Bribery cannot be deducted from taxes. (references)

Brazil

Dividends cannot exceed corporate profits. (references)

Kenya

However, current production cannot meet the demand. (references)

Human Rights

El Salvador

A jury verdict cannot be appealed. (references)

Nauru

Parliament cannot overturn court decisions. (references)

Uganda

Many defendants cannot afford legal representation. (references)

Indigenous People

Indonesia

When disputes cannot be settled, the Government has the authority to define fair compensation for land. (references)

Bangladesh

Government leaders counter that voting is a fundamental right and that citizens cannot be disenfranchised from the election process. (references)

Australia

The Tribunal also acts as an arbitrator in some cases where the parties cannot reach agreement about proposed mining or other development of land. (references)

Minorities

Switzerland

Both fora are mutually exclusive and cannot overrule the other's decisions. (references)

Korea

Without citizenship they cannot become public servants and may have difficulty being hired by some major corporations. (references)

Vanuatu

Most of the land belongs to indigenous tribes that inhabit it, and it cannot be sold, although it sometimes is leased to others. (references)

Political Economy

THAILAND

Civil servants cannot form unions. (references)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Non-GCC nationals cannot own land. (references)

Norway

Interim elections cannot be called. (references)

Political Rights

Mexico

Presidents are elected every 6 years and cannot be reelected. (references)

Somalia

In the absence of a fully functioning national government, citizens cannot exercise the right to change their government. (references)

Turkey

The case cannot be resolved without the resolution of several other SSC cases against HADEP officials, which were ongoing at year's end. (references)

Trade

Burma

Kyat and FECs cannot be taken out of Burma. (references)

Colombia

Labels and illustrations cannot be inaccurate or misleading. (references)

Burma

The country of origin on imports cannot be North Korea or Taiwan. (references)

Travel

Japan

These goods cannot be sold. (references)

Latvia

However 1-800 numbers cannot be accessed from Latvia. (references)

Russia

The U.S. Embassy and Consulates cannot act as a sponsor. (references)

Women

Guatemala

In March MINUGUA reported that more than half of indigenous women cannot read. (references)

Guinea-Bissau

Among certain ethnic groups, women cannot own or manage land or inherit property. (references)

Poland

Abuse of power cannot be claimed when harassment occurs between persons of equal rank. (references)

Worker Rights

Russia

Under this definition, most public sector employees, cannot strike. (references)

Azerbaijan

Workers cannot leave dangerous work conditions without fear of losing their jobs. (references)

Belgium

By law the standard workweek cannot exceed 39 hours, and work on Sundays is prohibited. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "CANNOT": cannot observe ♦ cannot swim ♦ he cannot do it for nuts ♦ he cannot range with poets ♦ i cannot bear him ♦ i cannot bear it ♦ i cannot but ♦ i cannot help it ♦ i cannot help saying that ♦ i cannot swear it ♦ i cannot think that ♦ it cannot be dispensed with ♦ it cannot be helped ♦ it cannot be repaired ♦ it cannot possibly be ♦ that cannot be repaid ♦ you cannot tell him from his brother. Additional references.

Ending with "CANNOT": end-cannot.

Basque

ezin. (various references)

Bulgarian 

не мога (can't). (various references)

Chinese 

未可 , 不能 (must not, should not), 不足 (deficiency, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, not enough, not worth, should), 不得 (may not, must not, not be allowed), 不克 (to be unable to, to not be able), 不可 (must not, should not), 别能 (Can't). (various references)

Czech

zápor od moci. (various references)

Danish

impaktion betyder,at en partikel paa grund af sin hoejere densitet ikke kan foelge luftstroemmens vekslende retning og derfor rammer vaeggen (and thus strikes the wall, impaction means that a particle cannot follow the numerous changes in direction of the airstream because of its greater density), de denne cemebtit er vaesentlig finere og ikke kan oploeses lysoptisk (because the cementite is very much finer and cannot be resolved in the micrograph), de fandt,at underkorngraenserne ikke mere kan ses efter en gloedning i vaad hydrogen (they found that sub-grain boundaries cannot be detected after annealing in wet hydrogen), denne uregelmaessige fordeling af ledeburitiske karbider kan ikke undgaas (this non-uniform distribution of the eutectic carbide cannot be prevented), dybtliggende kullag kan vanskelligt drives fra stoller, hvorfor brydning maa foregaa ud fra lodrette skakter (and have therefore to be worked from vertical shafts, deeper-lying seams cannot conveniently be worked from drifts), en anordning paa krystallographisk foretrukne planer som ved widmannstattensk struktur iagttages ikke efter isoterm omdannelse (as observed in the Widmannstätten structure, cannot be observed after isothermal transformatlon, the crystallographic orientation of the ferrite), et udmattelsebrud har vanskeligt ved at forplante sig, naar brudfladerne presses sammen under en trykspaending (fatigue fracture cannot spread easily if the walls of the crack are pressed together by a compressive stress), fast sammenkoblet togdel (train-set that cannot be divided, train-set that cannot be split up), forholdet mellem lugt og eksponeringsgrænse kan ikke angives (the relation between odour and exposure limit cannot be indicated), dag hvor arbejde er umuligt (time during which one cannot work), ikke-adskillelig leddelt køretøj (articulated vehicle which cannot be uncoupled), implosionssikre roer, som ikke udsender maalelig roentgenstraaling (self-protected tubes which cannot implode and which emit no measurable X-radiation), kraengningsmaaleren paa udspaendt traad,der normalt er en tyngderegistrerende anordning,kan ikke skelne mellem en aegte vinkel fra lodlinjen og en vandret acceleration (cannot distinguish between a true angle from the vertical and a horizontal acceleration, normally a gravity sensing device, the taut line inclinometer), målet kan ikke observeres (cannot observe), meget fine udskillelser,der ikke kan skelnes lysoptisk (Very fine precipitates which cannot be resolved by the optical microscope), nogle steder maa tankene ofte renses for at faa fjernet paraffin og bundsedimenter,som ikke kan ledes vaek gennem afloebet;derfor bliver tankene forsynet med plader,der kan fjernes ved rensning (in some areas tanks must be cleaned frequently due to collection of paraffin and basic sediment, tanks are equipped with cleanout plates, which cannot be removed through the drain outlet;therefore), perlitten bliver til sidst saa finlamellar,at enkelte lameller ikke laengere kan oploeses lysmikroskopisk (finally the pearlite becomes so fine that the individual lamellae cannot be resolved by the opetical microscop), rubrikken andre indlaan omfatter alle andre indlaan end transferable indlaan paa anfordring,dvs.alle indlaan,der ikke kan disponeres over uden forudgaaende opsigelsesvarsel eller andre forudgaaende arrangementer (deposits which cannot be utilised at any moment, the heading other deposits covers all deposits other than transferable sight deposits;that is, without restriction or without first being converted into notes and coin or transferable sight deposits), saafremt boreroeret ikke kan hentes toert op,maa der anbringes en opsamlingsanordning til borevaeske,som kan forhindre borevaesken i at blive sproejtet ud paa mandskabet og,saa vidt det er muligt,i at blive spildt ud paa boregulvet (as far as it is practicable to do so, being spilled on the floor, if the pipe cannot be pulled dry, which will prevent fluid being sprayed on personnel or), saafremt Kommissionen finder,at der er fare for,at de maal ikke kan naas (if the Commission finds that there is a risk that the objectives cannot be attained), i det lysmikroskopiske billede og i replikaen er cementittens saerlige udformning vanskelig at erkende paa grund af haemningen af aetsningen (because of the retarded etching this special formation of cementite cannot be seen in the optical micrograph or in the replica). (various references)

Dutch

men heeft ontdekt dat sub-korrelgrenzen niet meer optreden na gloeien in natte waterstof (they found that sub-grain boundaries cannot be detected after annealing in wet hydrogen), bod dat tot rouwgeld leidt (irresponsible bid which cannot be made good), bod dat tot rouwkoop leidt (irresponsible bid which cannot be made good), de rubriek overige deposito's omvat alle andere deposito's dan de overdraagbare direct opeisbare,d.w.z.de deposito's waarover niet op ieder ogenblik zonder beperking en zonder voorafgaande omzetting in chartaal geld of overdraagbare direct opeisbare depos (deposits which cannot be utilised at any moment, the heading other deposits covers all deposits other than transferable sight deposits;that is, without restriction or without first being converted into notes and coin or transferable sight deposits), de spankabelhellingsmeter,normaliter ee,instrument ter bepaling van de zwaartekracht,kan onderscheid maken tussen een zuivere hoek ten opzichte van de verticale rechte en een horizontale versnelling (cannot distinguish between a true angle from the vertical and a horizontal acceleration, normally a gravity sensing device, the taut line inclinometer), deze ongelijkmatige verdeling van de ledeburitische carbiden is onvermijdelijk (this non-uniform distribution of the eutectic carbide cannot be prevented), door de etsvertraging is deze bijzondere vorm van cementietvorming noch lichtmicroscopisch,noch in een replica te ontdekken (because of the retarded etching this special formation of cementite cannot be seen in the optical micrograph or in the replica), een rangschikking op kristallografisch preferente vlakken zoals in de Widmannstδtten-structuur is na isotherme omzetting niet waar te nemen (as observed in the Widmannstätten structure, cannot be observed after isothermal transformatlon, the crystallographic orientation of the ferrite), het verband tussen reuk-en blootstellingsgrens kan niet worden aangegeven (the relation between odour and exposure limit cannot be indicated), impactie betekent, dat een deeltje door zijn grotere massa de sterk van richting veranderende luchtstroom niet kan volgen en dientengevolge tegen de wand wordt gestoten (and thus strikes the wall, impaction means that a particle cannot follow the numerous changes in direction of the airstream because of its greater density), implosievaste buizen zonder meetbare rontgenstraling (self-protected tubes which cannot implode and which emit no measurable X-radiation), in sommige gebieden moeten tanks regelmatig worden schoongemaakt wegens opeenhoping van paraffine en drab,die niet door de uitlaat kunnen worden afgevoerd;daarom zijn tanks van schoonmaakplaten voorzien (in some areas tanks must be cleaned frequently due to collection of paraffin and basic sediment, tanks are equipped with cleanout plates, which cannot be removed through the drain outlet;therefore), als de boorpijp niet droog kan worden opgenhaald dient een spoelingbak aanwezig te zijn om te voorkomen dat spoeling op het personeel terecht komt en,voor zover mogelijk,dat de vloer verontreiningd wordt (as far as it is practicable to do so, being spilled on the floor, if the pipe cannot be pulled dry, which will prevent fluid being sprayed on personnel or), legitimaris (heir who cannot be totally disinherited), zeer fijne uitscheidingen zijn met een lichtmicroscoop niet waarneembaar (Very fine precipitates which cannot be resolved by the optical microscope), niet te verzachten straf (sentence which cannot be commuted), niet-loskoppelbaar geleed voertuig (articulated vehicle which cannot be uncoupled), omdat het cementiet veel fijner is en onder de lichtmicroscoop niet te zien is (because the cementite is very much finer and cannot be resolved in the micrograph), onsplitsbaar treinstel (train-set that cannot be divided, train-set that cannot be split up), onveranderlijke straf (sentence which cannot be commuted), onwerkbaar weer (time during which one cannot work), permanent gekoppelde rijtuigen (train-set that cannot be divided, train-set that cannot be split up), stollenbouw is bij grote diepte moeilijk toe te passen en dient te worden vervangen door schachtbouw (and have therefore to be worked from vertical shafts, deeper-lying seams cannot conveniently be worked from drifts), uiteindelijk wordt het perliet zo fijn verdeeld dat het in de lichtmicroscoop niet meer te onderkennen is (finally the pearlite becomes so fine that the individual lamellae cannot be resolved by the opetical microscop), vermoeiingsbreuk kan zich niet gemakkelijk voortplanten als de zijden van de soheur tegen elkaar worden geprest door een drukspanning (fatigue fracture cannot spread easily if the walls of the crack are pressed together by a compressive stress), indien de Commissie vaststelt dat er gevaar bestaat dat de doelstellingen niet kunnen worden bereikt (if the Commission finds that there is a risk that the objectives cannot be attained). (various references)

Farsi 

منفی فعل>توانستن<(cannot). (various references)

Finnish

ei voi (is incapable of, is not able to, is unable to). (various references)

French

cette répartition irrégulière des carbures lédéburitiques est inévitable (this non-uniform distribution of the eutectic carbide cannot be prevented), la cassure de fatigue ne peut pas se propager facilement si les lèvres de la cassure sont rapprochées par une tension de compression (fatigue fracture cannot spread easily if the walls of the crack are pressed together by a compressive stress), le Royaume-Uni ne saurait se soustraire aux obligations découlant pour lui des traités (The United Kingdom cannot evade its obligations under the Treaties), le recours ne pourrait conduire pour la requérante à aucun résultat utile (the application cannot be of any practical avail), le recours ne peut avoir aucun effet utile pour le requérant (the applicant cannot derive any advantage from this action), le rapport entre l'odeur et la limite d'exposition ne peut être indiqué (the relation between odour and exposure limit cannot be indicated), la rubrique autres dépôts englobe l'ensemble des dépôts autres que les dépôts à vue transférables,c'est-à-dire les dépôts qui ne peuvent être utilisés à tout moment,sans restriction et sans transformation préalable en numéraire ou dépôts (deposits which cannot be utilised at any moment), la réparation d'un dommage ne saurait être demandée en l'absence d'un acte fautif (damages cannot be claimed in the absence of an infringing act), "qui a terme,ne doit rien" (a debt cannot be claimed before it is due), la Cour ne saurait accueillir la dernière demande de l'Irlande (the Court cannot grant the most recent request made by Ireland), l'inclinomètre à câble tendu,idspositif normal de mesure de la pesanteur,ne peut,ne peut pas distinguer entre un angle vrai à partir de la verticale et une accélération horizontale (cannot distinguish between a true angle from the vertical and a horizontal acceleration), la cémentite y étant plus fine et irrésoluble au microscope (because the cementite is very much finer and cannot be resolved in the micrograph), impaction signifie qu'à cause de sa densité plus élevée une particule ne peut pas suivre les nombreux changements de direction du courant aérien et se heurte de ce fait à la paroi (impaction means that a particle cannot follow the numerous changes in direction of the airstream because of its greater density), ils ont montré qu'on ne peut plus observer les sousjoints après un recuit dans l'hydrogène humide (they found that sub-grain boundaries cannot be detected after annealing in wet hydrogen), héritier réservataire (heir who cannot be totally disinherited), folle enchère (irresponsible bid which cannot be made good), élément indéformable (train-set that cannot be divided, train-set that cannot be split up), la défenderesse invoque que le préjudice allégué n'est pas susceptible d'évaluation (the defendant argues that the alleged damage cannot be assessed), segment de programme où les interruptions sont interdites (segment of program code in which a task cannot be interrupted), une disposition suivant des plans cristallographiques privilégiés, telle la structure de Widmannstätten ne s'observe pas après une transformation isotherme (cannot be observed after isothermal transformatlon), tubes autoprotégés qui ne peuvent pas imploser et qui n'ont pas de rayons X mesurables (self-protected tubes which cannot implode and which emit no measurable X-radiation), train indéformable (train-set that cannot be divided, train-set that cannot be split up), très fins précipités invisibles au microscope optique (Very fine precipitates which cannot be resolved by the optical microscope), temps pendant lequel on ne peut pas travailler (time during which one cannot work), sur la micrographie optique et sur l'empreinte ce mode particulier de formation de la cémentite n'est pas visible à cause de l'inertie de l'attaque (because of the retarded etching this special formation of cementite cannot be seen in the optical micrograph or in the replica), le système des fendues devient d'un emploi difficile à grande profondeur et doit être remplacé par des puits verticaux (deeper-lying seams cannot conveniently be worked from drifts), si la Commission constate qu'il existe un danger que les objectifs ne puissent être atteints (if the Commission finds that there is a risk that the objectives cannot be attained), les lamelles de la perlite sont finalement si rapprochées qu'il n'est plus possible de les discerner au microscope optique (finally the pearlite becomes so fine that the individual lamellae cannot be resolved by the opetical microscop), revenu non imputable à un établissement stable (income which cannot be attributed to a permanent establishment), rame indéformable (train-set that cannot be divided, train-set that cannot be split up), pour les Neuf ces principes sont indissociables (those principles cannot be dissociated), peine incommuable (sentence which cannot be commuted), ne suis pas en mesure d'observer (cannot observe), véhicule articulé non séparable (articulated vehicle which cannot be uncoupled), si les tiges ne peuvent être remontées à sec,il faut les munir d'un essuie-tiges et d'un "protecteur à boue" qui empêche les projections de boue sur le personnel ou,pour autant que cela soit possible,les épandages de boue sur le plancher (if the pipe cannot be pulled dry). (various references)

German

kann nicht. (various references)

Greek 

δεν μπορώ (can't). (various references)

Hungarian

nem tud (can't, have a strong dislike for sg, to be unequal to sg). (various references)

Italian

non potere. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

兼ねる (to be beyond one's ability, to be impatient, to be unable, to combine with, to hesitate to, to hold, to serve, to use with), 切れ無い (be unable to), 切れない (be unable to). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きれない (be unable to), かねる (to be beyond one's ability, to be impatient, to be unable, to combine with, to hesitate to, to hold, to serve, to use with). (various references)

Korean 

수 있지 말라 (Can't). (various references)

Pidgin English

nor (don't, not). (various references)

Pig Latin

annotcay.(various references)

Portuguese

veículo articulado não separável (articulated vehicle which cannot be uncoupled), uma dívida só é exigível após o seu vencimento (a debt cannot be claimed before it is due), se a Comissão verificar que existe o risco de se não poderem atingir os objectivos (if the Commission finds that there is a risk that the objectives cannot be attained), pena não comutável (sentence which cannot be commuted), oferta em que se verifica não ter o arrematante meios de pagar os bens arrematados (irresponsible bid which cannot be made good), o acesso por galerias em flanco de encosta não é convenientemente para grandes profundidades de exploração,sendo então mais apropriada a abertura de poços verticais (and have therefore to be worked from vertical shafts, deeper-lying seams cannot conveniently be worked from drifts), na micrografia óptica e na sua impressão o modo de formação da cementite não é visível devido à inércia do ataque (because of the retarded etching this special formation of cementite cannot be seen in the optical micrograph or in the replica), impacto significa que uma partícula,devido à sua densidade mais elevada,não pode seguir as numerosas mudanças de direcção da corrente aérea e deste modo embate contra a parede (and thus strikes the wall, impaction means that a particle cannot follow the numerous changes in direction of the airstream because of its greater density), herdeiro legitimário (heir who cannot be totally disinherited, some countries grant a certain reserved portion to the surviving spouse), esta repartição irregular dos carbonetos ledeburíticos é inevitável (this non-uniform distribution of the eutectic carbide cannot be prevented), eles provaram que os sub-limites deixam de poder observar-se após recozimento em atmosfera de hidrogénio húmido (they found that sub-grain boundaries cannot be detected after annealing in wet hydrogen), a relação entre o cheiro e o limite de exposição não pode ser indicada (the relation between odour and exposure limit cannot be indicated). (various references)

Romanian

nu-i poţi deosebi de fratele lui (you cannot tell him from his brother), nu pot sã nu (I cannot but), nu pot jura pe astã (I cannot swear it), nu pot decât sã (I cannot but), nu pot concepe aşa ceva (I cannot think that), nu poate fi numãrat printre poeţi (he cannot range with poets), n-am încotro (I cannot help it, I can't help it), este absolut imposibil (it cannot possibly be), e absolut incapabil s-o facã (he cannot do it for nuts). (various references)

Russian 

of can I, не мочь. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

to ne može da se nadoknadi (that cannot be repaid), ne mogu da se suzdržim da to ne kažem (I cannot help saying that). (various references)

Spanish

presente de no poder (canna, can't). (various references)

Swedish

kan inte (can't). (various references)

Turkish

yapamamak (can't, fail), gücü yetmemek (can't), edememek (can't). (various references)

nequeant, nequeo. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"CANNOT" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anot, Bannog, canat, caninity, canit, Cannetti, cannnot, canno, cannol, Cannop, cannote, cannpt, cannst, cannt, cano, canonum, canoo, canot, canzo, Capnut, carnot, cenote, chanot, Connett, Connop, connot, kahnoh, Kannout, kanof, Katnot, Sannat, Sannox, Sannuto, Scanno. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: canton.

-1 letter: ancon, canon, canto, cotan, octan.

-2 letters: anon, cant, coat, conn, nona, nota, taco.

-3 letters: act, ant, can, cat, con, cot, nan, not, oat, oca, tan, tao, ton.

-4 letters: an, at, na, no, on, ta, to.

+1 letter: actinon, cantons, connate, contain, nonfact.

+2 letters: actinons, canonist, cantonal, cantoned, canzonet, conation, constant, contains, continua, cotenant, countian, covenant, inaction, nonactor, nonfacts, sanction, sonantic.

+3 letters: anthocyan, anticodon, antiknock, antinomic, antonymic, canonists, cantoning, canzonets, carnation, cartoning, chthonian, clintonia, cognation, cognizant, conations, confidant, conjugant, connately, consonant, constancy, constants, constrain, contagion, contained, container, continual, cotangent, cotenants, countians, covenants, crenation, inactions, incaution, incognita, inoculant, nicotiana, nocturnal, nonacting, nonaction, nonactors, nonaddict, nonatomic, noncoital, noncombat, nonfactor, nonimpact, onanistic, sanctions, stanchion, transonic, uncoating.