В речника Oxford-Paravia италиански
could [Brit kəd, kʊd, Am kʊd, kəd] ГЛАГ mod 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…..): 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 this entry.
1. could (expressing possibility):
2. could (asking permission):
3. could (making polite requests):
4. could (when making suggestions):
5. could (having ability or power to):
6. could (expressing likelihood, assumption):
7. could (expressing willingness to act):
8. could (expressing a reproach):
9. could (expressing surprise):
10. could (for emphasis):
11. could (expressing exasperation):
12. could (avoiding repetition of verb):
в PONS речника
could [kʊd] ГЛАГ
could pt, pp can
can2 <could, could> [kən] ГЛАГ aux
1. can (be able to):
2. can разг (be permitted to):
I. can1 [kæn] СЪЩ
II. can1 <-nn-> [kæn] ГЛАГ прх
1. can (put in cans):
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