Usage examples of "cannot" in English with translation to German

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He cannot be relied on. Er ist nicht verlässlich.
These articles cannot be exchanged. Diese Ware ist vom Umtausch ausgeschlossen.
I cannot understand what you say. Ich verstehe nicht, was du sagst.
I cannot bear it any longer. Ich halte es nicht mehr länger aus.
I cannot get the lid off. Ich krieg den Deckel nicht ab.
You cannot achieve anything without effort. Ohne Anstrengung erreicht man nichts.
He cannot speak English, much less German. Er spricht kein Englisch, geschweige denn Deutsch.
I cannot find a solution. Help me. Ich finde keine Lösung. Hilf mir!
He cannot speak either German or French. Er spricht weder Deutsch noch Französisch.
No man is so old he cannot learn. Es ist nie zu spät zum Lernen.
I cannot understand why he left so suddenly. Ich verstehe nicht, warum er so plötzlich verschwunden ist.
I like English, but I cannot speak well. Ich mag Englisch, aber ich spreche es nicht gut.
I cannot understand Korean. I have never learnt it. Ich verstehe kein Koreanisch. Ich habe es nie gelernt.
It goes without saying that money cannot buy happiness. Es versteht sich von selbst, dass Geld alleine kein Glück bringt.
There are wavelengths of light that the human eye cannot perceive. Es gibt Lichtwellenlängen, die für das menschliche Auge nicht wahrnehmbar sind.
Nobody is so busy that they cannot find time to read. Es gibt niemanden, der so beschäftigt ist, dass er keine Zeit zum Lesen findet.
Beauty cannot be determined objectively but depends on personal aesthetic criteria. Schönheit ist nicht objektiv feststellbar, sondern abhängig von persönlichen ästhetischen Kriterien.
Goethe claimed, "one who cannot speak foreign languages does not know one's own language either". Goethe meinte, "Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiß nichts von seiner eigenen."
The risk of confusion is too high, I surely cannot be the only one who does not get this. Die Verwechslungsgefahr ist zu hoch, ich bin sicher nicht die Einzige, die das nicht schnallt.
Do you know why buttered bread always lands butter side down? Because you cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of bread to butter. Weißt du, warum ein Butterbrot immer auf die Butterseite fällt? - Weil du vorher nie weißt, auf welche Seite du die Butter streichen sollst.
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