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kudnegative 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.) pasado del verbo ``poder''2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) para expresar posibilidad•could vbcould you help me? ¿me podrías ayudar?tr[kʊd]1→ link=can can{1 (asking permission) poder■ could I ask you a question? ¿podría hacerte una pregunta?■ could I use your 'phone? ¿me dejas llamar por teléfono?2 (requests) poder■ could I see the manager? ¿podría ver al director?■ could you close the door, please? ¿te importa cerrar la puerta?3 (possibility) poder■ that could be why... quizá sea por eso que...■ it couldn't have been Glen, he's on holiday no pudo ser Glen, está de vacaciones4 (suggestions) poder■ honestly, I could have hit her de verdad, le hubiera pegado■ you could have told me! ¡podías habérmelo dicho!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcould do with something necesitar algoaux.pret.(Preterito definido de "can")• de can pret.kʊd2) ( indicating possibility) poder*if I took a taxi, I could get there on time — si tomara un taxi, podría llegar a tiempo
you could have killed us all! — podrías or podías habernos matado a todos!
she couldn't have got there before six even if she'd tried — no podría haber llegado antes de las seis aunque lo hubiera intentado
3)a) ( asking permission)could I use your bathroom? — ¿podría or me permitiría pasar al baño?
b) ( in requests)could you sign here please? — ¿quiere firmar aquí, por favor?
4)a) ( in suggestions) poder*b) ( indicating strong desire) poder*I could have killed her — la hubiera matado, la podría or podía haber matado
[kʊd]VB see can I, 1)See:ABLE, CAN in able* * *[kʊd]2) ( indicating possibility) poder*if I took a taxi, I could get there on time — si tomara un taxi, podría llegar a tiempo
you could have killed us all! — podrías or podías habernos matado a todos!
she couldn't have got there before six even if she'd tried — no podría haber llegado antes de las seis aunque lo hubiera intentado
3)a) ( asking permission)could I use your bathroom? — ¿podría or me permitiría pasar al baño?
b) ( in requests)could you sign here please? — ¿quiere firmar aquí, por favor?
4)a) ( in suggestions) poder*b) ( indicating strong desire) poder*I could have killed her — la hubiera matado, la podría or podía haber matado
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