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1 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.)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.)• -
2 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
3 could afford
kunde tillåta sig själv -
4 could be
kan vara, kanske -
5 could be glimpsed from afar
kunde ses på avstånd -
6 could hardly make ends meet
fick det knappt att gå ihop (räcka till), klarade (redde) sig knappt [på sina inkomster] -
7 could not believe
kunde inte tro -
8 could not find his way
hitta inte, gick vilse -
9 could not find it in his heart
hade inte hjärta att -
10 could not help
kunde inte låta bli -
11 could not imagine
kunde inte föreställa sig -
12 could not see
kunde inte se; förstod inte -
13 could not sleep
kunde inte sova -
14 could not stand the pain
stod inte ut med -
15 could not stand the pressure
stod inte ut med -
16 could not take his eyes off
kunde inte slita blicken från, kunde inte sluta stirra -
17 could not understand it
kunde inte förstå det -
18 could not wait
kunde inte vänta -
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.) jag (han) vill/ville inte höra talas om att...English-Swedish dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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20 as best he could
han gjorde sitt bästa (vad han kunde)
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