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can't help en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) To be unable to avoid a situation, or stop something from happening.
   • I can't help crying whenever I see Romeo and Juliet.

Forms

Translations (25)

fr ne rien pouvoir y faire (not be able to avoid something) · fr ne pas pouvoir s'empêcher de (not be able to avoid something) · es no poder evitar (not be able to avoid something) · pl nie móc się powstrzymać (not be able to avoid something) · cmn 忍不住 (not be able to avoid something) · pl nie móc przestać (not be able to avoid something) · de nicht umhin können (not be able to avoid something) · it non poterci fare niente (not be able to avoid something) · sv inte kunna rå för (not be able to avoid something) · pt não conseguir evitar (not be able to avoid something) · sv inte kunna låta bli (not be able to avoid something) · pl nie móc nic poradzić (not be able to avoid something) · yue 忍唔住 (not be able to avoid something) · cmn 不禁 (not be able to avoid something) · ru не мочь не (not be able to avoid something) · ja ...しないではいられない (not be able to avoid something) · fr être plus fort que soi (not be able to avoid something) · it non potere fare a meno di (not be able to avoid something) · es no poder dejar de (not be able to avoid something) · it non poter fare a meno di (not be able to avoid something) · sv inte rå för (not be able to avoid something) · de nicht lassen können (not be able to avoid something) · de nicht anders können als (not be able to avoid something) · ko 안 … ᆯ(할) 수 없다 (not be able to avoid something) · pt não conseguir deixar de (not be able to avoid something)