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1 could
• bejah; bejahu; bejasmo; bijah; bijaše; bivaše; moći; mogao bi da; p. od to can; proš. od can -
2 could be drawn
• mogao bi da nacrta; mogao bi nacrtati; može da bude nacrtan; može se nacrtati -
3 could have listed
• može da prelista; može se izlistati; treba da bude pregledan -
4 could not be
• ne može da se -
5 could you lend me
• možete li mi pozajmiti -
6 as fast as ever she could
• što je brže mogla -
7 he asked wheter he could help
• pitao je da li bi mogao da pom -
8 i could not see a wink
• nisam mogao da vidim ni prst p -
9 i could want nothing better
• ne bih poželeo ništa bolje -
10 please could you lend me
• molim vas možete li mi pozajmiti -
11 the accused could prove an alibi
• optuženi je mogao dokazati svoj alibiEnglish-Serbian dictionary > the accused could prove an alibi
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12 try as they might they could n
• probali sve što su mogli ali n -
13 you could sew and mend
• mogla bi da ušije i zakrpi; mogla bi da zašije i zakrpi
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