English has many words with more than one meaning – for example: ‘can’ – to be able to; tin receptacle. Many foreign language words also have multiple definitions. How can you ensure that you choose the correct one? Mistakes can be embarrassing!
Instead of searching for a single word, prepare a list of synonyms (words that mean close to the same thing).
========== The Word ‘Can’ ==========
If you want to find the word that means ‘can’ as in ‘to be able to’, your list might be something like this:
can
able
capable
Now, if you search for ‘can’ in foreign language dictionaries, you might discover the following in the English-[Foreign Language] section:
* German *
Bchse, Dose, Kanister, knnen, drfen
You know that German capitalizes all nouns, so you eliminate the first three words. The main definition for ‘knnen’ is ‘to be able to’, and the main definition for ‘drfen’ is ‘to be allowed to’. Therefore, the correct word in this case is likely ‘knnen’.
* French *
poubelle,...
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