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may

/meɪ/ noun A1 (estimated)

1. the hawthorn bush or its blossom

German	der Rothschild
French	l'aubépine
Portuguese	o pilriteiro, estrepeiro
Italian	il biancospino
Spanish	el espino

2. may, let

French	que
Czech	ať, nechť
Latin	ut, utinam

3. may, be able to, can

German	können, dürfen
French	le pouvoir
Portuguese	o poder
Czech	moct
Italian	il potere, il sapere
Spanish	el poder
Dutch	kunnen
Swedish	kunna
Latin	possum, scio, queo

4. may

German	mögen, wohl
Dutch	wel

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may

/meɪ/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. have permission to

German	können, dürfen
French	pouvoir
Portuguese	poder
Czech	smět, moci
Italian	potere
Spanish	poder
Dutch	mogen
Swedish	kunna, få
Latin	sum, possum, licet

2. possibly, but not certainly

German	können, mögen
French	se pouvoir
Portuguese	poder
Spanish	tal vez, puede que
Swedish	kunna, må
Latin	sum

3. subjunctive

German	mögen, sollen
Portuguese	que
Czech	nechť
Spanish	que
Dutch	mogen
Swedish	må
Latin	sum

4. may, can

Swedish	månde

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