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1 could
2 mocht(en) ⇒ zou(den) mogen, zou(den) kunnen♦voorbeelden:I could go if you like • ik zou kunnen gaan als je wiltyou could have warned us • je had ons toch kunnen verwittigenI could weep with exhaustion • ik zou kunnen huilen van vermoeidheid -
2 could be
zou kunnen, misschien, het kan -
3 could you lock up the office when you leave?
could you lock up the office when you leave?sluit je het kantoor af wanneer je weg gaat?English-Dutch dictionary > could you lock up the office when you leave?
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4 could you oblige me by opening the door?
could you oblige me by opening the door?wilt u zo vriendelijk zijn de deur voor mij te openen?English-Dutch dictionary > could you oblige me by opening the door?
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5 could you please enlighten me about/on this?
could you please enlighten me about/on this?zou u mij hier wat meer over kunnen vertellen?English-Dutch dictionary > could you please enlighten me about/on this?
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6 could you speak up please
could you speak up pleasewat harder a.u.b. -
7 could afford
kon zich veroorloven -
8 could be glimpsed from afar
was van veraf zichtbaar,was te zien aan de horizon -
9 could hardly make ends meet
kon zich nauwelijks onderhouden,verdiende weinig -
10 could not believe
kon het niet geloven -
11 could not find his way
kon zichzelf niet vinden (weet niet waar zijn ei te leggen) -
12 could not find it in his heart
kon zichzelf niet overhalen,kon zich er niet toe brengen -
13 could not help
kon niet helpen, kon zich niet inhouden -
14 could not imagine
kon zich niet verbeelden,kwam niet bij hem op -
15 could not see
kon niet zien; begreep niet -
16 could not sleep
kon niet slapen, slapeloosheid -
17 could not stand the pain
kon de pijn niet meer aan -
18 could not stand the pressure
kon de druk niet meer aan -
19 could not take his eyes off
kon zijn ogen niet afnemen van- -
20 could not understand it
kon het niet begrijpen, kon er met zijn verstand niet bij
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