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1 could
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2 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.) pret. von `können`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.) Konjunktiv von `können`•* * *[kʊd, kəd]pt, subjunctive of can* * *[kʊd] pret See: of can* * *2. (konditional, vermutend oder fragend) ich, er, sie, es könnte, du könntest, wir, Sie, sie könnten, ihr könntet:I could have killed him ich hätte ihn umbringen können;that could be right das könnte stimmen* * ** * *aux.kann aux.konnte aux.könnte aux. -
3 could
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1. [kʊd]ptSee:konnte2. conditionalcould you come earlier? — könntest du/könnten Sie früher kommen?
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UK1. [kʊd]ptSee:konnte2. conditionalcould you come earlier? — könntest du/könnten Sie früher kommen?
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5 could
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6 could have
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7 Could you go and get the paper?
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8 Could you please help me?
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9 Could you please repeat that?
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10 Could you please speak louder
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11 Could you tell me where the station is?
expr.Könnten Sie mir sagen, wo der Bahnhof ist? ausdr.English-german dictionary > Could you tell me where the station is?
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12 could be seen to emerge
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13 could I have a word with you in private?
English-German idiom dictionary > could I have a word with you in private?
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14 could you be more precise / go into more detail?
English-German idiom dictionary > could you be more precise / go into more detail?
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15 could you tell him that?
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16 could you arrange for a demonstration
• könnten Sie eine Vorführung veranlassenEnglish-German correspondence dictionary > could you arrange for a demonstration
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17 could you supply us with
• könnten Sie uns beliefern mitEnglish-German correspondence dictionary > could you supply us with
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18 he etc could be doing with / could do with
English-german dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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19 as best they could
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20 He could do with losing a few pounds.
expr.Er müßte mal ein bisschen abspecken. ausdr.English-german dictionary > He could do with losing a few pounds.
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
