inglese
spagnolo
could [ingl am kʊd, kəd, ingl brit kəd, kʊd] VB mod
2. could (indicating possibility):
- could
- poder
- if I took a taxi, I could get there on time
- si tomara un taxi, podría llegar a tiempo
- I would help you if I could
- te ayudaría si pudiera
- we could be a little late this evening
- puede (ser) que or tal vez lleguemos un poco tarde esta noche
- that could be him now
- puede (ser) que sea él
- you could have killed us all!
- ¡podrías or podías habernos matado a todos!
- you could be right
- puede (ser) que tengas razón
- that could be the case, but we have no evidence
- podría or pudiera ser, pero no tenemos pruebas
- well, I daresay I could, but I don't want to
- bueno, tal vez podría or pudiera, pero no quiero
- I couldn't possibly agree to that
- de ninguna manera podría acceder a eso
- she couldn't have got there before six because she didn't leave until quarter to
- no pudo or no puede haber llegado antes de las seis porque no salió hasta menos cuarto
- 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
- it could have been better
- podría or podía haber estado mejor
- was the soup OK? — it could have been hotter
- ¿qué tal la sopa? — no estaba muy caliente que digamos
- he couldn't have treated us more kindly
- no podría or no podía habernos tratado mejor
- they couldn't be happier
- están contentos a más no poder
- I couldn't agree more
- estoy completamente de acuerdo
3.1. could (asking permission):
- could I use your bathroom?
- ¿podría or me permitiría pasar al baño?
- if I could just say something here …
- si me permiten hacer una acotación …
3.2. could (in requests):
- could you please be quiet!
- ¿me haces el favor de callarte?
- could you sign here please?
- ¿quiere firmar aquí, por favor?
3.3. could (in offers):
- could I be of some assistance? form
- ¿puedo ayudar en algo?
- could I be of some assistance? (in shop etc)
- ¿lo/la atienden?
4.1. could (in suggestions):
- could
- poder
- you could try doing it this way
- podrías tratar de hacerlo de esta manera
- you could at least apologize!
- ¡al menos podrías pedir perdón!
4.2. could (indicating strong desire):
- could
- poder
- I could have killed/hugged her
- la hubiera matado/abrazado
- I could have killed/hugged her
- la podría or podía haber matado/abrazado
- that could be misleading
- eso podría inducir a error or podría ser malinterpretado
- I could hear her dulcet tones iron
- oía su dulce voz iron
- we could try plea bargaining
- podríamos intentar llegar a un acuerdo con el fiscal
- could I have a shoeshine?
- ¿me limpia los zapatos?
- could I have a shoeshine?
- ¿me lustra los zapatos? esp SAm
- could I have a shoeshine?
- ¿me bolea los zapatos? Mess
- could I have a shoeshine?
- ¿me embola los zapatos? Col
- who could have predicted his resignation?
- ¿quién podría haber previsto or pronosticado su dimisión?
- who could have predicted his resignation?
- ¿quién habría dicho que dimitiría?
- I could do with a little fortification scherz
- no me vendría mal un reconstituyente scherz
spagnolo
inglese
- su resolución puede tener efecto de bumerán
- their decision could backfire on them o could boomerang
- la redacción es mejorable
- the essay could be better o could be improved on
- ¿me permite hacer una acotación?
- could I just make a comment?
inglese
spagnolo
could [kʊd] VB
could pt, part perf of can
can2 [kən] VB vb aus could, could
1. can (be able to):
- can
- poder
- if I could
- si pudiera
- I think she can help you
- creo que ella te puede ayudar
- I could have kissed her
- habría podido besarla
2. can colloq (be permitted to):
- can
- poder
- you can't go
- no puedes ir
- could I look at it?
- ¿podría verlo?
3. can (know how to):
- can
- saber
- can you swim?
- ¿sabes nadar?
I. can1 [kæn] -nn- SOST
1. can (container):
- can
- lata f
- can of oil
- bidón m
2. can ingl am colloq (prison):
- can
- trullo m
3. can ingl am colloq (toilet):
- can
- trono m
locuzioni:
- a can of worms
- un problema peliagudo
- to open (up) a can of worms
- abrir la caja de los truenos
- to carry the can ingl brit colloq
- pagar el pato
II. can1 [kæn] -nn- VB vb trans
1. can (put in cans):
- can
- enlatar
2. can ingl am colloq (stop):
- can it!
- ¡basta ya!
- ideally, we could catch the train
- lo mejor sería coger el tren
- before you could say Jack Robinson
- en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
- before you could say Jack Robinson
- en un decir Jesús
- if I could
- si pudiera
- I could have kissed her
- habría podido besarla
- could I look at it?
- ¿podría verlo?
- could you possibly help me?
- ¿sería tan amable de ayudarme?
- we did all that we possibly could
- hicimos todo lo posible
- how could you stoop so low? es
- ¿cómo has podido caer tan bajo?
spagnolo
inglese
- ¿puedes echar una ojeada a mi maleta? (vigilar)
- could you keep an eye on my suitcase?
- se palpaba el entusiasmo
- you could feel the enthusiasm
- necesitaba demostrarse a sí misma que podía hacerlo
- she needed to prove to herself that she could do it
- tu visita me es muy grata
- I'm very glad you could come
inglese
spagnolo
could [kʊd] VB
could pt, part perf
can
can2 <could, could> [kən] VB vb aus
1. can (be able to):
- can
- poder
- if I could
- si pudiera
- I think she can help you
- creo que ella te puede ayudar
- I could have kissed her
- habría podido besarla
2. can colloq (be permitted to):
- can
- poder
- you can't go
- no puedes ir
- could I look at it?
- ¿podría verlo?
3. can (know how to):
- can
- saber
- can you swim?
- ¿sabes nadar?
I. can1 [kæn] SOST
1. can (container):
- can
- lata f
- can of oil
- bidón m
2. can sl (toilet):
- can
- trono m
3. can colloq (prison):
- can
- trullo m
locuzioni:
- a can of worms
- un problema peliagudo
- to open (up) a can of worms
- abrir la caja de los truenos
II. can1 <-nn-> [kæn] VB vb trans
1. can (put in cans):
- can
- enlatar
2. can sl (stop):
- can it!
- ¡basta ya!
- ideally, we could catch the train
- lo ideal sería coger el tren
- if I could
- si pudiera
- I could have kissed her
- habría podido besarla
- could I look at it?
- ¿podría verlo?
- could you possibly help me?
- ¿sería tan amable de ayudarme?
- we did all that we possibly could
- hicimos todo lo posible
spagnolo
inglese
- ¿puedes echar una ojeada a mi maleta? (vigilar)
- could you keep an eye on my suitcase?
- se palpaba el entusiasmo
- you could feel the enthusiasm
- tu visita me es muy grata
- I'm very glad you could come
- como mínimo podrías llamar por teléfono
- you could at least phone
- se distinguía la figura de un barco
- you could make out the shape of a boat
- él podría inclinar el fiel de la balanza
- he could tip the scales
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