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1 could
pret -] can* * *
moći
smjeti -
2 I could not
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3 couldn't
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4 do with
vi podnijeti, složiti se (sa); smatrati dovoljnim; zadovoljiti se čime; izaći nakraj s čim / I could # a drink = prijalo bi mi da nešto popijem, mogao bih podnijeti čašicu* * *
podnositi
trpjeti -
5 keep from
vi/t I.[vi] suzdržati se, ustezati se od čega, uklanjati se čemu, izostati od čega II.[vt] odvratiti od, zadržati od, spriječiti u, prešutjeti pred kim, uskratiti komu; izbjegavati / he could not # laughing = nije mogao a da se ne nasmije* * *
sprijeÄiti -
6 tear away
vt otrgnuti, otkinuti, silom rastaviti (from sa, od)/ to tear oneself away = otrgnuti se, otkinuti se (she could not tear herself away from the book nije se mogla otrgnuti od knjige)* * *
istrgnuti -
7 that
conj (namjerno) da, da bi; (uzročno) jer, budući da, zato što; (posljedično) (tako) da; (vremenski) kad, pošto / I knew # he was right = znao sam da ima pravo; in order # zato da (bi); I am sorry # you can't come = žao mi je što ne možeš doći; we eat # we may live = jedemo da bismo mogli živjeti; I was so tired # I fell asleep = bio sam tako umoran da sam zaspao; now # you know the reason = sada kad (pošto) znaš razlog; oh, # he could be saved! = da se barem može spasiti; in # = zato (utoliko) što; not # it mightn't be better = a možda bi bilo čak i bolje* * *
da
koji
o
ona
onaj
ono
ova
ovaj
pošto
Å¡to
ta
taj
to
toga
toliko
tom
tome -
8 prevail on
vi navesti, skloniti, pridobiti, nagovoriti / I could not # myself = nisam bio kadar -
9 prevail upon
vi navesti, skloniti, pridobiti, nagovoriti / I could not # myself = nisam bio kadar -
10 prevail-on
vi navesti, skloniti, pridobiti, nagovoriti / I could not # myself = nisam bio kadar
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
