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1 could
[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) tud2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) tud(na)• -
2 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
3 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) jól jönne...English-Hungarian dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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4 all\ one\ could\ wish\ for
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5 as\ best\ I\ could
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6 as\ near\ as\ could\ be
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7 he\ could\ bear\ it\ no\ longer
English-Hungarian dictionary > he\ could\ bear\ it\ no\ longer
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8 how\ I\ wish\ I\ could\ do\ so!
English-Hungarian dictionary > how\ I\ wish\ I\ could\ do\ so!
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9 how\ I\ wish\ I\ could!
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10 I\ came\ down\ as\ fast\ as\ I\ could
olyan gyorsan jöttem le, ahogy csak tudtamEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > I\ came\ down\ as\ fast\ as\ I\ could
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11 I\ could\ do\ it\ on\ my\ head
csukott szemmel megcsinálom, mi sem könnyebb ennélEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > I\ could\ do\ it\ on\ my\ head
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12 I\ could\ do\ no\ other\ than
nem tehettem egyebet mint, egyéb nem tellett tőlemEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > I\ could\ do\ no\ other\ than
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13 I\ could\ not\ do\ other\ than
English-Hungarian dictionary > I\ could\ not\ do\ other\ than
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14 I\ could\ not\ get\ through\ to\ him
nem kapcsolták, nem tudtam megkapniEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > I\ could\ not\ get\ through\ to\ him
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15 I\ wish\ I\ could\ do\ it
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16 I\ worked\ as\ long\ as\ I\ could
amíg csak tehettem, amíg csak tudtam, dolgoztamEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > I\ worked\ as\ long\ as\ I\ could
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17 much\ less\ could\ I\ go
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18 nothing\ could\ be\ simpler
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19 stretch
terjedés, tér, kifeszítés, nyújtózkodás, tartam to stretch: erőszakol, nyújtózik, megfeszül, nyúlik, kiterít* * *[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) (ki)nyújt; (ki)nyúlik2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) kiterjed2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) kinyújtás; nyújtózkodás2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) szakasz; időtartam•- stretchy
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20 afford
győz vmit, módjában van megtenni vmit* * *[ə'fo:d]1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) megengedheti magának2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) teheti
См. также в других словарях:
could — [ weak kəd, strong kud ] modal verb *** Could is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I m glad you could come. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: I came as quickly as I could. Could does not change its form, so the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
could — W1S1 [kəd strong kud] modal v negative short form couldn t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(past ability)¦ 2¦(possibility)¦ 3¦(emphasizing your feelings)¦ 4¦(requesting)¦ 5¦(suggesting)¦ 6¦(annoyance)¦ 7 couldn t be better/worse/more pleased etc 8 I couldn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
could — [kood] v.aux. [altered (infl. by WOULD, SHOULD) < ME coud < OE cuthe (akin to Goth kuntha, OHG konda, ON kunna), pt. of cunnan, to be able: see CAN1] 1. pt. of CAN1 [he gave what he could give] 2 … English World dictionary
could — modal auxiliary. 1. See can. It functions as (1) the past tense of can, as in We could see for miles, (2) as a conditional equivalent to would be able to, as in I could take you in the car if you like, and (3) as a more tentative form of can in… … Modern English usage
Could — (k??d), imp. of {Can}. [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.] Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have * * * … Universalium
could've — (could have) v. used to express the possibility that one may have been able to do something … English contemporary dictionary
could — could; could·est; … English syllables
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have … English World dictionary
could|n't — «KUD uhnt», could not … Useful english dictionary
could — O.E. cuðe, pt. of cunnan to be able (see CAN (Cf. can) (v.)); ending changed 14c. to standard English d(e). The excrescent l was added 15c. 16c. on model of would, should, where it is historical … Etymology dictionary