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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
could forma debole /kəd/ forma forte /kʊd/ 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 mod.

(expressing possibility) it ~ be that... potrebbe essere che;
~ be colloq. forse;
it ~ be a trap potrebbe essere una trappola;
the engine ~ explode il motore potrebbe esplodere;
you ~ have been electrocuted! avresti potuto rimanere folgorato!
“did she know?” - “no, how ~ she?” “lo sapeva?” - “no, come avrebbe potuto?”;
who ~ it be? chi potrebbe mai essere?
nothing ~ be simpler non c’è niente di più semplice

(asking permission) ~ I interrupt? posso interromperla?

(making polite requests) ~ I speak to John? potrei parlare con John?
you couldn’t come earlier, could you? non potresti arrivare prima, vero?

(when making suggestions) we ~ try and phone him potremmo provare a telefonargli;
couldn’t they go camping instead? non potrebbero invece andare in campeggio?

(having ability or power to) if only we ~ stay se solo potessimo restare;
I wish I ~ have been there avrei voluto essere lì;
I wish I ~ go to Japan mi piacerebbe andare in Giappone

(expressing likelihood, assumption) he couldn’t be more than 10 years old non dovrebbe avere o non avrà più di 10 anni

(expressing willingness to act) I couldn’t leave the children non potrei lasciare i bambini

(expressing a reproach) they ~ have warned us avrebbero potuto avvertirci;
how ~ you! come hai potuto!

(for emphasis) I couldn’t agree more! d’accordissimo! sono completamente d’accordo!
you couldn’t be more mistaken ti sbagli di grosso

(expressing exasperation) I ~ murder him! colloq. l’ammazzerei!

(avoiding repetition of verb) as excited as ~ be eccitatissimo.

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Inglese:

able - air - all - alternatively - any - any - anybody - anything - anytime - appreciate - argue - as - before - believe - beyond - breath - can - come - conceivably - couldn’t - could’ve - decently - die - do - donkey - drink - easily - either - else - except - fail - feather - fool - fool - force - forgive - further - grateful - hold - horse - how - if - imagination - just - kick - know - least - little - live

Italiano:

addirittura - almeno - altri - amen - aria - boccone - canale - chiedere - conto - cosa - cosetta - eventualmente - facile - forse - furia - già - giurare - grato - incapace - industriarsi - malapena - massimo - meno - mentre - mica - minacciare - minimo - miracolo - modo - mosca - neanche - occhio - ospitare - paio - passare - peggio - pensare - Pizza - posto - potere - quanto - sapere - scommettere - solo - strozzare - tale - tranquillamente - uccidere - vedere - volentieri

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
could	v past p	(past tense of can)	riuscire⇒ vi
			potere⇒ vi
			essere in grado vi
When Samantha was a girl, she could climb tall trees.
Quando Samantha era piccola riusciva ad arrampicarsi sugli alberi alti.
Quando Samantha era piccola poteva arrampicarsi sugli alberi alti.
Quando Samantha era piccola era in grado di arrampicarsi sugli alberi alti.
could	v aux	(polite request) al condizionale	potere v aux
Could you hold this for me, please?
Potresti tenermi questo per favore?
could	v aux	(ability) al condizionale	potere v aux
I could go to the store if I wanted to.
Potrei andare al negozio se volessi.

Additional Translations
could	v aux	(possibility) al condizionale	potere v aux
He could be right.
Lui potrebbe avere ragione.
could	v aux	(polite suggestion) al condizionale	potere v aux
You could call them and ask.
Potresti chiamarli e chiederglielo.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
could you please...?	(politely requesting sb to do sth)	potrebbe per favore...?
Could you please tell me where the bathroom is?
Potrebbe per favore indicarmi dove si trova il bagno?
I could		riuscirei; potrei v
you could		potresti v
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'could' in the title:
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A good relationship with her could give her life meaning
a literature that Americans could call their own
A real woman could stop you from drinking."..."It'd have to be a real big woman."
A strong case could be made
a suspicion of what we could be
About as far from mindless as Emma could get
almost anybody could have beaten
Already, nothing could be sillier than
And as everyone could agree...
And I could only get mild bits because when she was really bad I wouldn’t have dared try and film her.
And if it comes to that, I should say she could do with a bit more solid nourishment herself
And then the cat crept into the farmhouse before the dog could chase her
And when I could have asked I let it slip away
anybody could see this was going to happen
Anyone who could build the infrastructure needed for sound statistical inferences
as alien as it could possibly be
as bad as it could get
as bad as you can imagine it could be
as best as I could...
as far as I could tell
As far from dad as mom could manage
as fast as roads could be cut
as fast as their tongues could travel
As if he was hypnotized, Luigi could not remove his eyes from the center of the page
as many as could be fitted into one history
as she could muster
As well as she could
At least you could have introduced me.
because the schools could not pay the bills
big stores sell everything, so that you could stay all day if you wanted
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