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[ forma debole kəd] [ forma forte kʊd]it could be that... — potrebbe essere che
could be — colloq. forse
"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"
you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?
6) (expressing likelihood, assumption)he couldn't be more than 10 years old — non dovrebbe avere o non avrà più di 10 anni
••I could murder him! — colloq. l'ammazzerei!
Note:Could is formally the past tense and the conditional of can. As the past tense of can, could is translated by the appropriate past tense in the indicative: I couldn't leave the children = non potevo lasciare i bambini / non potei lasciare i bambini; few people could read or write = poche persone sapevano leggere o scrivere; he couldn't sleep for weeks = non è riuscito a dormire per settimane; we could hear them laughing = li sentivamo ridere. When preceded by and dependent on a verb in the past tense, could + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you could do it = ero sicuro che saresti riuscito a farlo. In reported speech, could is translated by the appropriate past tense, according to the rules of Italian grammar (see the note 1.dire): she never told us she could speak Chinese = non ci ha mai detto che sapeva parlare il cinese. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of could see the entry below* * *[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.) potere2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) potere•* * *[ forma debole kəd] [ forma forte kʊd]it could be that... — potrebbe essere che
could be — colloq. forse
"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"
you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?
6) (expressing likelihood, assumption)he couldn't be more than 10 years old — non dovrebbe avere o non avrà più di 10 anni
••I could murder him! — colloq. l'ammazzerei!
Note:Could is formally the past tense and the conditional of can. As the past tense of can, could is translated by the appropriate past tense in the indicative: I couldn't leave the children = non potevo lasciare i bambini / non potei lasciare i bambini; few people could read or write = poche persone sapevano leggere o scrivere; he couldn't sleep for weeks = non è riuscito a dormire per settimane; we could hear them laughing = li sentivamo ridere. When preceded by and dependent on a verb in the past tense, could + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you could do it = ero sicuro che saresti riuscito a farlo. In reported speech, could is translated by the appropriate past tense, according to the rules of Italian grammar (see the note 1.dire): she never told us she could speak Chinese = non ci ha mai detto che sapeva parlare il cinese. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of could see the entry below -
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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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pp.participio pasado del verbo can.pt.pretérito del verbo CAN.va.1 [era capaz de: pasado de "can" ]I could swim well at that age a esa edad nadaba muy bienI could hear them talking los oía hablarI could have tried harder podía haberme esforzado máshe couldn't have been kinder fue de lo más amableI could have hit him! ¡me dieron ganas de pegarle! (I was so angry)you could have warned me! ¡me podías haber avisado!, ¡haberme avisado!could you get me some water? ¿me puedes traer un poco de agua?could you be quiet please? ¿te podrías callar, por favor?could I borrow your newspaper? ¿me prestas el periódico?3 (en condicional, sugerencias)(it) could be podría serif I had more money, I could buy a new car si tuviera más dinero podría comprarme un coche nuevoyou could go to the beach podrías ir a la playaEn el inglés hablado, y en el escrito en estilo coloquial, la forma negativa could not se transforma en couldn't.(pt & pp coulded) -
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[kʋd (полная форма); kəd (редуцированная форма)]1. past от can2. с простым инфинитивом обыкн. в условных предложениях выражает реальную возможность:he could do it if he wanted - он мог /мог бы/ это сделать, если бы захотел
I could come earlier, if necessary - я мог бы прийти пораньше, если нужно
she could make the report, if she liked - она смогла бы сделать доклад, если бы захотела
he could have done it - может быть, он и сделал это
could it be true? - неужели (это правда)?
could he have meant it? - неужели он говорил это серьёзно?; неужели он имел это в виду?
she couldn't have done it! - неужели же она это сделала?
could you lend me a shilling? - не можете ли вы одолжить мне шиллинг?
could I have some more bread? - могу ли я попросить у вас ещё хлеба?, пожалуйста, передайте мне ещё хлеба
could you tell me the right time? - не можете ли вы сказать мне, который (сейчас) час?
5. со словами, передающими различные эмоции, выражает желание, склонность: -
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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. -
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* * *[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. -
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[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.) kunne2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) kunne•* * *[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.) kunne2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) kunne• -
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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.) kunne2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) kunne•kanhjelpeverb (pret. av can) \/kʊd\/, \/kəd\/1) kunne2) skulle kunne3) kunne, orket, klarte, maktet• how could he carry on?4) kunne få, få lov• could I speak to Mr. Smith?as nice as could be (hverdagslig, om person) verdens snilleste, den snilleste en kan tenke segcould be ( hverdagslig) kanskje det, mulig det, det kan være, muligens -
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[kud]гл.1) прош. вр. от can I2) (выражает вежливую просьбу что-л. сделать)Could you be so kind as to tell me the time, please? — Не подскажете ли, который час?
He could have spent his holidays at the Caribbeans, but he fell ill. — Он мог бы поехать в отпуск на Карибы, но заболел.
He could not have done it. — Вряд ли он сделал это.
5) (с глаголами, описывающими эмоциональное состояние человека, выражает склонность что-л. сделать)I could fly for joy. — Мне хотелось парить от радости.
She could burst for anger. — Она была готова взорваться от гнева.
•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]can, could, be able to: ability[/ref][ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]may, might, can, could: possibility in the past[/ref][ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]may, might, can, could: possibility in the future and present[/ref] -
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kud прош. вр. от can I
1) выражает вежливую просьбу что-л. сделать Could you be so kind as to tell me the time, please? ≈ Не подскажете ли, который час?
2) выражает неосуществленную возможность в прошлом He could have spent his holidays at the Carribeans, but he fell ill. ≈ Он мог бы поехать в отпуск на Карибские острова, но заболел.
3) выражает большую степень сомнения He could not have done it. ≈ Вряд ли он сделал это.
4) с глаголами, описывающими эмоциональное состояние человека, выражает склонность что-л. сделать I could fly for joy. ≈ Мне хотелось парить от радости. She could burst for anger. ≈ Она была готова взорваться от гнева. past oт can с простым инфинитивом обыкн. в условных предложениях выражает реальную возможность - he * do it if he wanted он мог это сделать, если бы захотел - I * come earlier, if necessary я мог бы прийти пораньше, если нужно - I really couldn't think of it я даже и подумать об этом не смел - she * make the report, if she liked она смогла бы сделать доклад, если бы захотела с перфектным инфинитивом выражает неосуществленную возможность в прошлом - he * have done it a week ago он мог бы это сделать неделю назад предложение со значительной степенью неуверенности (в утвердительных предложениях) - he * have done it может быть, он и сделал это большую степень сомнения (в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях) - * it be true? неужели? - * he have meant it? неужели он говорил это серьезно?;
неужели он имел это в виду? - she couldn't have done it! неужели же она это сделала? выражает просьбу в вежливой форме - * you lend me a shilling? не можете ли вы одолжить мне шиллинг? - * I have some more bread? могу ли я попросить у вас еще хлеба?, пожалуйства, передайте мне еще хлеба - * you tell me the right time? не можете ли вы сказать мне, который час? со словами, передающими различные эмоции, выражает желание, склонность - I * cry for shame я готов был заплакать от стыда - he * sing for joy ему хотелось петь от радости could past от can -
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[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.) poder2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) poder•* * *[kud] vt+vi sp of can. -
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يُمْكِن \ could, (could not, couldn’t): (showing that sth. is possible) may, might: It could rain at any moment. She could have been poisoned, (showing a simple possibility) You could telephone her (if you wanted to). may: showing what is possible: He may come and he may not; it depends on the weather, (asking for permission, or giving it) can May I borrow your pen? Yes, you may. might: asking for permission, more doubtfully than may: Might I borrow your bicycle?. -
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[kud] v (past от can);could you be so kind as to tell me the time, please? — будьте любезны, скажете мне, который час?
he could have spent his holidays at the Carribeans, but he fell ill — он мог бы провести отпуск на Карибах, но приболел
she could burst for anger — она была готова взорваться от гнева. См. тж. can I
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[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.) geta2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) geta• -
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[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.) tud2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) tud(na)• -
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[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.)...-ebil(ir)(miy)di...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.)...-ebil(ir)(miy)di...• -
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[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.) lahko bi•* * *[kud]preterite & conditional od can
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