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1 if the young man would and the old man could, there would be nothing undone
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > if the young man would and the old man could, there would be nothing undone
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2 ♦ could
♦ could /kʊd, kəd/v. modalecould, come tutti i verbi modali, ha caratteristiche particolari:● ha significato di passato o di condizionale;● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3a pers. sing. pres., - ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari; in sostituzione delle forme mancanti si usano, secondo il significato, quelle di to be able o di to be possible;● forma le domande mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;● l'infinito che segue non ha la particella to;● viene usato nelle question tags1 ( esprime capacità o abilità) – At 12 he still could not read properly, a dodici anni non sapeva ancora (o non era ancora in grado di) leggere bene; He could be very unpleasant when he wanted, sapeva (o poteva) essere molto sgradevole quando voleva; I could not resist intervening, non seppi resistere all'impulso di intervenire; The doctors could not save him, i medici non hanno potuto (o non sono riusciti a) salvarlo; I'm sorry I couldn't come earlier, mi dispiace di non esser potuta venire prima; How could you do such a thing?, come hai potuto fare una cosa simile?; We decided we could afford a bigger house, decidemmo che potevamo permetterci una casa più grande; We could hear firing in the distance, sentivamo spari in lontananza; I could feel my heart thumping, mi sentivo martellare il cuore; I turned my back to him so that he couldn't see me smiling, mi girai perché non mi vedesse sorridere2 ( nel discorso indiretto) – She said she could come after lunch, (rif. al futuro) ha detto che può (o potrà) venire dopo pranzo; (rif. al passato) disse che avrebbe potuto (o poteva) venire dopo pranzo3 ( esprime capacità ipotetica) – I could recognize that man if I saw him again, saprei riconoscere quell'uomo, se lo rivedessi; I'm so furious I could scream!, sono così furioso che mi metterei a urlare!4 ( esprime possibilità o probabilità rif. al futuro o, seguito da inf. pass., al passato) – I could be wrong, but…, potrei sbagliarmi, ma…; This could well turn out to be an advantage, questo potrebbe anche rivelarsi un vantaggio; Repairs could take two months, le riparazioni potrebbero richiedere due mesi; These mushrooms could be poisonous, questi funghi potrebbero essere velenosi; He said the damage could have been caused by a subsidence, ha detto che il danno potrebbe essere stato causato da un cedimento del terreno; The weather couldn't have been lovelier, il tempo non avrebbe potuto (o non poteva) essere migliore; He couldn't possibily have said that, non può assolutamente aver detto questo; è impossibile che abbia detto questo; She couldn't have been more than twenty, non poteva avere più di vent'anni5 ( esprime suggerimento o richiesta) – I could try again tomorrow, potrei riprovare domani; Could you go there yourself?, potresti andarci tu?; Could I have a word with you?, potrei parlarti un momento?; Couldn't we wait a bit longer?, non potremmo aspettare ancora un po?; If I could just ask a brief question…, vorrei solo fare una rapida domanda se posso6 ( seguito da inf. pass., esprime rammarico o rimprovero per qc. di non avvenuto) – Things could have been different, le cose sarebbero potute andare altrimenti; You could have hurt yourself, avresti potuto farti male; She could have told me!, avrebbe potuto dirmelo!; I could have been here by ten, if I hadn't had a puncture, sarei potuta arrivare per le dieci se non avessi forato; You couldn't have been more cruel, non saresti potuto essere più crudele7 ( in frase ipotetica, dopo if) – I would help you, if I could, ti aiuterei, se potessi; If only Dad could see me now!, se Papà mi potesse vedere ora!● could but ► but (1), B, def. 3 □ could not help ► to help □ as soon as I could, non appena potei (o mi fu possibile); più presto che potei □ as tight as could be, strettissimo □ as easy as could be wished, facile come di più non si potrebbe (o, in contesto pass., non si sarebbe potuto) desiderare.NOTA D'USO: - could have- -
3 could
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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4 would
* * *[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) Imperfekt von `will`2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) konditional: würde/n/st3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) höflicher Ausdruck einer Vorliebe, Meinung, etc.4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) Ausdruck des Ärgers•- would-be- would you* * *[wʊd]1. (in indirect speech)he said he \would see his brother tomorrow er sagte, er würde seinen Bruder morgen sehenthey promised that they \would help sie versprachen zu helfenwhat \would you do if...? was würdest du tun, wenn...?I \wouldn't worry about it ich würde mir darüber keine Sorgen machen3. (to express inclination)I'd go myself, but I'm too busy ich würde [ja] selbst gehen, aber ich bin zu beschäftigtI \would hate to miss the show die Show möchte ich wirklich nicht verpassensb \would rather/sooner do sth jd würde lieber etw tun\wouldn't you rather finish it tomorrow? willst du es nicht lieber morgen fertig machen?sb \would rather die than do sth jd würde lieber sterben, als etw tun4. (polite request)if you \would just wait a moment... wenn Sie einen kleinen Moment warten,...\would you mind sharing a room? würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, ein Zimmer mit jemandem zu teilen?\would you like some cake? hättest du gern ein Stück Kuchen?it \would have been very boring... es wäre sehr langweilig gewesen...I \would imagine that... ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass...I \wouldn't have thought that... ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass...6. (express regularity) immer [wieder]the bus \would be late when I'm in a hurry der Bus kommt immer zu spät, wenn ich es eilig habehe \would say that, wouldn't he? er sagt das immer, nicht wahr?ah, \would that I were younger! ach, wäre ich doch jünger!* * *[wʊd] pret of will Imodal aux vb1)if you asked him he would do it — wenn du ihn fragtest, würde er es tunif you had asked him he would have done it — wenn du ihn gefragt hättest, hätte er es getan
I thought you would want to know — ich dachte, du wüsstest es gerne or du würdest es gerne wissen
if I were you, I would... — wenn ich du wäre, würde ich...
you would think... — man sollte meinen...
you would never know he was fifty — die Fünfzig sieht man ihm wirklich nicht an
2)I said I would, so I will — ich habe gesagt, ich würde es tun und ich werde es auch tun
3) (emph)you would be the one to get hit — typisch, dass ausgerechnet du getroffen worden bist
you would be the one to forget — typisch, dass du das vergessen hast, das sieht dir ähnlich, dass du es vergessen hast
he would have to come right now — ausgerechnet jetzt muss er kommen
you would think of that/say that, wouldn't you! — von dir kann man ja nichts anderes erwarten
4)I warned him, but he would do it — ich habe ihn gewarnt, aber er musste es ja unbedingt or um jeden Preis tunhe wouldn't listen/behave — er wollte partout nicht zuhören/sich partout nicht benehmen
he wouldn't be told — er wollte sich (dat) einfach nichts sagen lassen
5)it would seem so — es sieht wohl so ausit would have been about 8 o'clock — es war( wohl) so ungefähr 8 Uhr
you wouldn't have a cigarette, would you? — Sie hätten nicht zufällig eine Zigarette?
6) (= wish) möchtentry as he would —
the place where I would be (old, liter) would (that) it were not so! (old, liter) — der Ort, an dem ich sein möchte wenn das doch nur nicht wahr wäre!
would to God he would come —
would to God he hadn't come — ich wünsche zu Gott, er wäre nicht gekommen
7)would he come? — würde er vielleicht kommen?8)(habit)
he would paint it each year — er strich es jedes Jahr, er pflegte es jedes Jahr zu streichen (geh)50 years ago the streets would be empty on a Sunday — vor 50 Jahren waren sonntags die Straßen immer leer
* * *would [wʊd]1. prät von will1 A:a) wollte(st), wollten, wolltet:he would not go er wollte (durchaus) nicht gehenhe would take a short walk every day er pflegte täglich einen kurzen Spaziergang zu machen;now and then a bird would call ab und zu ertönte ein Vogelruf;you would do that! du musstest das natürlich tun!, das sieht dir ähnlich!, du wolltest das ja unbedingt tun!would you pass me the salt, please? würden Sie mir bitte das Salz reichend) vermutend:that would be three dollars das macht (dann) drei Dollar;it would seem that … es scheint fast, dass …he would have come if er wäre gekommen, wenn;how would you know? woher wollen Sie das wissen?;you wouldn’t understand das verstehst du nicht;who would do such a thing? wer macht denn so etwas?would (to) God wolle Gott, Gott gebe;I would have you know ich muss Ihnen (schon) sagen4. obs pperf von will1will [wıl] inf und imp fehlen, 1. und 3. sg präs will, 2. sg präs (you) will, obs (thou) wilt [wılt], pl will, prät would [wʊd], 2. sg prät obs (thou) wouldst [wʊdst], pperf obs wold [wəʊld], wouldA v/aux1. ( zur Bezeichnung des Futurs, Br 1. sg und pl meist umg, und als Ausdruck eines Versprechens oder Entschlusses) werden:they will see very soon sie werden bald sehen2. wollen, werden, willens sein zu:will you pass me the bread, please? würden Sie mir bitte das Brot reichen;won’t you sit down nehmen Sie doch bitte Platz;I will not go there again ich gehe da nicht mehr hin;I will not stand such nonsense! ich dulde solchen Unfug nicht!;will do! umg wird gemacht!people will talk die Leute reden immer;accidents will happen Unfälle wird es immer geben;4. (zur Bezeichnung einer Erwartung, Vermutung oder Annahme) werden:you will not have forgotten her du wirst sie nicht vergessen haben;they will have gone now sie werden oder dürften jetzt (wohl) gegangen sein;this will be about right das wird oder dürfte ungefähr stimmen5. (in Vorschriften etc) besonders MIL müssenB v/i & v/t wollen, wünschen:come when you will komm, wann du willst!;* * ** * *aux.würde aux. -
5 could, (could not, couldn’t)
مِن المُمْكِن \ could, (could not, couldn’t): (with an if clause, showing a possibility that depends on sth. else) would be able to: She could buy it if you lent her the money. possibly: perhaps: Possibly you can help. well: (with may) very possibly; with good reason: He may well be late if the road is being repaired.. -
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would [wʊd]1 pt of willⓘ GRAM On trouve généralement I/you/he/ etc would sous leurs formes contractées I'd/you'd/he'd/ etc. La forme négative correspondante est wouldn't que l'on écrira would not dans des contextes formels.A.(a) (speculating, hypothesizing)∎ I'm sure they would come if you asked them je suis sûr qu'ils viendraient si vous le leur demandiez;∎ he would if he could il le ferait s'il le pouvait;∎ he would be thirty now if he had lived il aurait trente ans maintenant s'il avait vécu;∎ I wouldn't do that if I were you je ne ferais pas ça si j'étais vous ou à votre place;∎ you would think they had better things to do on pourrait penser qu'ils ont mieux à faire;∎ I thought he would understand je pensais qu'il comprendrait;∎ they wouldn't have come if they'd known ils ne seraient pas venus s'ils avaient su;∎ he wouldn't have finished without your help il n'aurait pas terminé sans votre aide;∎ she would have been sixteen by now elle aurait seize ans maintenant(b) (making polite offers, requests)∎ would you please be quiet! voulez-vous vous taire, s'il vous plaît!;∎ would you pass the mustard please? voudriez-vous bien me passer la moutarde?;∎ would you mind driving me home? est-ce que cela vous dérangerait de me reconduire chez moi?;∎ would you like to see her? aimeriez-vous ou voudriez-vous la voir?;∎ would you like another cup? en voulez-vous encore une tasse?;∎ I'll do it for you - would you? je vais m'en occuper - vraiment?(c) (expressing preferences, desires)∎ I would prefer to go or I would rather go alone j'aimerais mieux ou je préférerais y aller seul;∎ I would have preferred to go or I would rather have gone alone j'aurais mieux aimé ou j'aurais préféré y aller seul;∎ I would love to go je serais ravi d'y allerB.(a) (indicating willingness, responsiveness → of person, mechanism)∎ they would give their lives for the cause ils donneraient leur vie pour la cause;∎ she wouldn't touch alcohol elle refusait de toucher à l'alcool;∎ I couldn't find anyone who would lend me a torch je n'ai trouvé personne pour me prêter une lampe électrique;∎ the light wouldn't work la lumière ne marchait pas;∎ the car wouldn't start la voiture ne voulait pas démarrer∎ he would smoke a cigar after dinner il fumait un cigare après le dîner;∎ she would often complain about the neighbours elle se plaignait souvent des voisins;∎ they would go and break something! il fallait qu'ils aillent casser quelque chose!;∎ I didn't really enjoy the fish - you wouldn't, would you? je n'ai pas tellement aimé le poisson - ça m'aurait étonné!;∎ he would! c'est bien de lui!;∎ he would say that, wouldn't he il fallait qu'il dise ça∎ I would disagree there je crains de n'être pas d'accord sur ce point;∎ I would imagine it's warmer than here j'imagine qu'il fait plus chaud qu'ici;∎ I would think he'd be pleased j'aurais cru que ça lui ferait plaisir;∎ I wouldn't know (I don't know) je ne saurais dire∎ I would have a word with her about it(, if I were you) moi, je lui en parlerais (à votre place)(e) (expressing surprise, incredulity)∎ you wouldn't think she was only fifteen, would you? on ne dirait pas qu'elle n'a que quinze ans, n'est-ce pas?;∎ who would have thought it? qui l'aurait cru?;∎ I wouldn't have thought it possible je ne l'aurais pas cru possible;∎ would you credit it! tu te rends compte!(f) (indicating likelihood, probability)∎ there was a woman there - that would be his wife il y avait une femme - ça devait être sa femme;∎ would that be your cousin you have in mind? c'est à votre cousin que vous pensez?C.∎ it was to be the last time I would see him before he left c'était la dernière fois que je le voyais avant son départ(b) (used with "have")∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;∎ American if you would have told the truth, this would never have happened si tu m'avais dit la vérité, ça ne serait jamais arrivé(c) (subjunctive use) formal or literary (expressing wishes) would that it were true! si seulement c'était vrai!;∎ would to God that I still had it! plût à Dieu que je l'eusse encore!;∎ what would you have me do? que voulez-vous que je fasse? -
7 would that I could
ojalá pudiera -
8 would
wudshort forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (para formar el pasado de ``will'')2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (para expresar algo que puede o podría ocurrir)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (para expresar de forma educada una opinión)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) (para expresar disgusto o enfado)•- would-be- would you
would vbwhat would you do if you won the lottery? ¿qué harías si ganaras la lotería?would you like a cup of tea? ¿quieres una taza de té?tr[wʊd]what would you do with a million pounds? ¿qué harías con un millón de libras?would you be so kind as to close the window? ¿me haría usted el favor de cerrar la ventana?pass me the salt, would you? pásame la sal, ¿quieres?3 (offers, invitations)would you like a drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?would you like to have dinner with me? ¿te gustaría ir a cenar conmigo?he wouldn't help me se negó a ayudarme, no quiso ayudarme7 (past habit, custom) soler8 (insistence, persistence)you would say that! ¡es típico de ti decir eso!I think we should go home - you would! yo creo que deberíamos volver a casa - ¡típico!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLso it would appear según parecewould that I could ojalá pudieraI would rather go alone than with her: preferiría ir sola que con ellathose who would ban certain books: aquellos que prohibirían ciertos libroshe would often take his kids to the park: solía llevar a sus hijos al parqueI would go if I had the money: iría yo si tuviera el dineroshe would have won if she hadn't tripped: habría ganado si no hubiera tropezadowould you kindly help me with this?: ¿tendría la bondad de ayudarme con esto?aux.wʊd2)a) ( in conditional sentences)if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido
who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?
b) ( giving advice)I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella
I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón
3) ( expressing wishes)if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!
4)a) ( in requests)would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?
go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?
b) ( in invitations)would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?
would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría
5)a) ( expressing criticism)she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!
he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?
[wʊd]MODAL VByou would never know she was not a native Spanish speaker — nadie diría que el español no es su lengua materna
would you go there by yourself? — ¿irías allí sola?
I said I would do it — te dije que lo haría or hacía
3) (emphatic)you would be the one to forget! — ¡quién más si no tú se iba a olvidar!, ¡tú tenías que ser el que se olvidase!
it would be you! — ¡tú tenías que ser!
he would say that, wouldn't he? — es lógico que dijera eso
4) (conjecture)what would this be? — ¿qué será esto?
a) (in invitations) quererwould you like some tea?, would you care for some tea? — ¿quiere tomar un té?
would you come this way? — pase por favor or (esp LAm) si hace favor
b) (requests, wishes)would you close the door please? — ¿puedes cerrar la puerta, por favor?
please would you wake me up at seven o'clock? — ¿podría despertarme a las siete, por favor?
would you mind? — si no le importa, si no tiene inconveniente
what would you have me do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?
c) (insistence)I told her not to but she would do it — le dije que no, pero insistió en hacerlo
d) (refusal)he wouldn't do it — no quería hacerlo, se negó a hacerlo
the car wouldn't start — el coche se negó or negaba a arrancar, el coche no quería arrancar
6) (habit)he would paint it each year — solía pintarlo cada año, lo pintaba cada año
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would that it were not so! — † poet ¡ojalá (y) no fuera así!•
would to God!, would to heaven! — liter ¡ojalá!•
try as he would — por mucho que se esforzara, por más que intentase* * *[wʊd]2)a) ( in conditional sentences)if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido
who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?
b) ( giving advice)I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella
I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón
3) ( expressing wishes)if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!
4)a) ( in requests)would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?
go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?
b) ( in invitations)would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?
would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría
5)a) ( expressing criticism)she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!
he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?
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9 could, could not, couldn’t
أَيُمْكِن؟ \ could, could not, couldn’t: (asking politely): Could you help me?. \ كَانَ باستِطاعته (أو بإمكانهِ)... \ could, could not, couldn’t: (with have) would have been able to: She could have bought it, if you had lent her the money. \ كَانَ من المُمْكِن \ could, could not, couldn’t: (with have) showing sth. that was possible (but did not happen): You could have telephoned her (but you did not), (with have) had the chance to, but did not He could have learnt either French or English (but he learnt neither), (with have) would have been able to She could have bought it, if you had lent her the money. -
10 could
[kʊd]Общая лексика: с простым инфинитивом в условных предложениях выражает реальную возможность (I could go if the weather would permit - я бы пошел, если бы не погода) -
11 could you please
come in please — войдите, пожалуйста
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12 would you please
come in please — войдите, пожалуйста
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13 can, could, be able to: ability
Употребление модальных глаголов can, could и модальной конструкции be able to для выражения способности или возможности1) Если нужно сообщить об умении, способности кого-либо делать что-то, можно использовать can для обозначения настоящего времени и could — для обозначения прошедшего времени. can и could можно заменить конструкцией be able to, однако, can и could употребляются чаще.He can ( is able to) speak ten languages — Он умеет (может) говорить на десяти языках.
He could ( was able to) swim when he was small — Он мог (умел) плавать, когда был маленьким.
2)а) Если речь идет о том, что кто-то сумел осуществить что-то в некоторой определенной ситуации в прошлом, используется конструкция be able to, could в этом случае не употребляется. Could чаще употребляется в том случае, когда речь идет о чьих-либо способностях и умениях.They didn't want to sell the house but we were able to persuade them — Они не хотели продавать дом, но мы сумели убедить их сделать это.
б) Сочетание can и could с глаголами чувственного восприятия feel - чувствовать, hear - слышать, see - видеть, smell - чувствовать запах, taste - пробовать на вкус, а также с глаголами believe - верить, decide - решать, remember - помнить, understand - понимать может иметь два значения: 1) возможность действия, а также 2) само это действие, реально происходившее в некоторый момент времени.I could see the mountains through the window — Я видел горы через окно (Через окно мне были видны горы).
I can remember vividly my mother telling me horror stories about her school days. — Я живо помню, как мама рассказывала мне страшные истории о ее школьных годах.
3) Конструкция be able to не используется в следующих случаях:а) при описании события, происходящего в момент речиLook, I can swim! — Смотри, я плыву (у меня получается плавать)!
This chemical can be used as invisible ink — Это химическое вещество может быть использовано как невидимые чернила.
4) Конструкция be able to используется: перед инфинитивом с частицей to, перед Ing-form, перед глагольными формами, выражающими время группы Perfect, а также после модальных глаголов (Modal verbs). Can и could в этих случаях не используются.In either case, the firm's competitors would have been able to sell lower priced furniture — В любом случае конкуренты фирмы имели бы возможность продавать более дешевую мебель.
There is only one Success — to be able to spend your life in your own way — Настоящий успех заключается только в том, чтобы иметь возможность жить так, как ты хочешь.
You have to be able to tell the difference between value and junk — Нужно уметь отличать ценности от всякой ерунды.
You should be able to judge the seller — Нужно уметь оценить продавца.
choose we feel less under pressure — Имея возможность выбора, мы чувствуем на себе меньше давления.5)а) Чтобы сообщить о чем-то, что можно будет сделать в будущем, используется сочетание will be able to. Употребление глагола can в этом случае невозможно.No doubt in the morning he will be able to explain everything — Утром он, без сомнения, все сможет объяснить.
•— Употребление can, could в предположениях о том, что что-то может произойти в настоящем или будущем см. may, might, can, could: possibility in the future and present
— Употребление could при сообщении о возможности чего-либо в прошлом см. may, might, can, could: possibility in the past
— Употребление can и could с целью попросить разрешения, употребление can с целью дать разрешение см. Permission
— Употребление can и could с целью предложить услуги или вещь см. Offers and suggestions
Модальные глаголы в условных предложениях см. Modals in condition
English-Russian grammar dictionary > can, could, be able to: ability
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14 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) kan klare; kan tænke sig* * *(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) kan klare; kan tænke sigEnglish-Danish dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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15 if wishes could come true, anything would be possible
if wishes could come true, anything would be possibleexpr.• si los deseos se hicieran realidad todo sería posible expr.English-spanish dictionary > if wishes could come true, anything would be possible
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16 he would always argue contra if he could
English-Dutch dictionary > he would always argue contra if he could
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17 as luck would have it
к счастью [изменённое шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]; см. тж. as bad luck would have itFord: "And did he search for you, and could not find you?" Falstaff: "You shall hear. As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page; gives intelligence of Ford's approach; and in her invention and Ford's wife's distraction, they conveyed me into a buck-basket." (W. Shakespeare, ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’, act III, sc. 5) — Форд: "Как же это он вас не нашел?" Фальстаф: "Мне просто повезло. Судьба послала нам миссис Пейдж, которая предупредила нас о том, что скоро явится Форд со своей шумной компанией. Эта хитрая миссис Пейдж и обезумевшая миссис Форд второпях запихали меня в корзину с бельем." (перевод С. Маршака и М. Морозова)
As luck would have it, Raggles's house... was to let when Rawdon and his wife returned to London. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XXXVII) — К счастью, дом Реглса... оказался свободным, когда Родон с женой вернулись в Лондон.
As luck would have it no one was hurt. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Working Bullocks’, ch. XXV) — К счастью, никто не пострадал.
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18 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) apetecerEnglish-spanish dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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19 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) veita ekki af, vilja gjarnanEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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20 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) jól jönne...English-Hungarian dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
См. также в других словарях:
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
would — [ wud ] modal verb *** Would is usually followed by an infinitive without to : A picnic would be nice. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: They didn t do as much as they said they would. In conversation and informal writing,… … 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
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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 do with — ◇ If you could do with something, you need it or would be helped by getting or having it. Is there a restaurant nearby? I could do with something to eat. This room could do with a fresh coat of paint. • • • Main Entry: ↑could … Useful english dictionary
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could do with something — could do with sth idiom (informal) used to say that you need or would like to have sth • I could do with a drink! • Her hair could have done with a wash. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary