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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:
can 1 /kæn/ noun (for petrol) latta f;
(tin) scatola f;
~ of beer lattina f di birra transitive verb mettere in scatola
(tin) scatola f;
~ of beer lattina f di birra transitive verb mettere in scatola
can 2 /kæn/ , unstressed /kən/ v aux (pres can;
pt could) (be able to) potere;
(know how to) sapere;
I cannot or can't go non posso andare;
he could not or couldn't go non poteva andare;
she can't swim non sa nuotare;
I ~ smell something burning sento odor di bruciato
pt could) (be able to) potere;
(know how to) sapere;
I cannot or can't go non posso andare;
he could not or couldn't go non poteva andare;
she can't swim non sa nuotare;
I ~ smell something burning sento odor di bruciato
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:
could /kʊd/ atono, /kəd/ verb aux (see also can2) ~ I have a glass of water? potrei avere un bicchier d'acqua?;
I ~ n't do it even if I wanted to non potrei farlo nemmeno se lo volessi;
I ~ n't care less non potrebbe importarmene di meno;
he ~ n't have done it without help non avrebbe potuto farlo senza aiuto;
you ~ have phoned avresti potuto telefonare
I ~ n't do it even if I wanted to non potrei farlo nemmeno se lo volessi;
I ~ n't care less non potrebbe importarmene di meno;
he ~ n't have done it without help non avrebbe potuto farlo senza aiuto;
you ~ have phoned avresti potuto telefonare
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'could' found in these entries:
English:
can: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||||||||
| a little can go a long way | con poco si può fare molto | ||||||||
| all you can do | tutto quel che puoi fare | ||||||||
| as best as you can | al meglio delle tue capacità | ||||||||
| as can be | che si può | ||||||||
| as far as the eye can see | lontanissimo | ||||||||
| as far as the eye can see | a perdita d'occhio | ||||||||
| can hack it | ce la può fare | ||||||||
| can hardly wait | non vedo l'ora | ||||||||
| can opener | n | (device for opening tins) | apriscatole nm | ||||||
| Passami l'apriscatole, è sul lavello. | |||||||||
| can-can | can can nm | ||||||||
| can't | non potere (a tutte le persone) pres neg | ||||||||
| can't be helped | non ci si può fare niente | ||||||||
| can't be in all places at one time | v | informal (have too many obligations to fulfil) | non poter stare in due posti contemporaneamente, non potersi dividere v | ||||||
| Decidi tu: o sto a casa ad aspettare l'idraulico o porto i bambini al corso di nuoto; non posso stare in due posti contemporaneamente (non posso dividermi) | |||||||||
| can't stand sb | v | (find sb intolerable) | non sopportare qualcuno vtr | ||||||
| I can't stand my overbearing, demanding boss. | |||||||||
| Non lo sopporto, è un ficcanaso. | |||||||||
| non [poter] tollerare | |||||||||
| I can't stand my overbearing, demanding boss. | |||||||||
| Non posso tollerare questa mancanza di rispetto da parte tua! | |||||||||
| non poter reggere | |||||||||
| I can't stand my overbearing, demanding boss. | |||||||||
| Non posso reggere questi ritmi, se non mi diminuite l'orario mi licenzierò. | |||||||||
| can't teach an old dog new tricks | le abitudini acquisite col tempo difficilmente si cambiano | ||||||||
| catch-as-catch-can | lotta libera nf | ||||||||
| do all you can | fai tutto quello che puoi | ||||||||
| do everything you can | fai tutto quello che puoi | ||||||||
| do the best you can | dai il meglio di te stesso | ||||||||
| do what you can | vi | (do everything possible) | fare quello che si può vtr | ||||||
| Ho fatto quello che potevo per farti assumere, ora tocca a te. | |||||||||
| fruit can | contenitore per frutta; barattolo | ||||||||
| garbage can | n | US (rubbish bin, receptacle for waste) | bidone della spazzatura, bidone della pattumiera, bidone dell'immondizia mn | ||||||
| Don't leave your trash on the floor. Throw it in the garbage can! | |||||||||
| A garbage can is large, often put on the street for garbage collection. | |||||||||
| Gli avanzi buttali nel bidone della spazzatura. | |||||||||
| I can | riesco; posso v | ||||||||
| I can't | non posso | ||||||||
| I can't take it any more | non ce la faccio più pron | ||||||||
| I can't take it any more! | non ce la faccio più!, non ne posso più!, sono stufo! | ||||||||
| I can't wait to see you | non vedo l'ora di vederti | ||||||||
| in the can | pronto per essere proiettato | ||||||||
| in the can | essere ultimato | ||||||||
| in the can | in gattabuia | ||||||||
| in the can | in prigione | ||||||||
| milk can | bidone del latte | ||||||||
| more than you can afford | più di quanto ci si possa permettere | ||||||||
| oil can | latta d'olio | ||||||||
| see what can be done | vedere cosa si può fare | ||||||||
| she/he/it can | potere | può conjugv | |||||||
| she/he/it can | riesce v | ||||||||
| spray can | lattina spray | ||||||||
| tea can | barattolo del tè | ||||||||
| that can accommodate | (capacity) spazio | capace di agg | |||||||
| that can be accumulated | cumulabile adj | ||||||||
| that can be appealed | (legal) | impugnabile adj | |||||||
| that can be assimilated | assimilabile adj | ||||||||
| that can be consulted | consultabile adj | ||||||||
| that can be derogated | leg. | derogabile adj | |||||||
| that can be extended | gen. | estensibile adj | |||||||
| that can be extended | gen. | prorogabile adj | |||||||
| that can be interpreted | interpretabile adj | ||||||||
| that can be invoiced | (comm.) contab. | fatturabile adj | |||||||
| that can be looked at | guardabile adj | ||||||||
| that can be opened | apribile adj | ||||||||
| that can be ordered | gen. | ordinabile adj | |||||||
| that can be represented | rappresentabile adj | ||||||||
| that can be sold | vendibile adj | ||||||||
| that can be used | abitazione, strada, ecc | agibile adj | |||||||
| that can be used | abitazione, strada, ecc | utilizzabile adj | |||||||
| the best you can | il meglio che puoi | ||||||||
| they can | possono v | ||||||||
| tin can | lattina nf | ||||||||
| trash can | bidone dell'immondizia, pattumiera | ||||||||
| vacuum can | lattina vuota nf | ||||||||
| water-can | ninfea d'acqua nf | ||||||||
| watering can | annaffiatoio nm | ||||||||
| what can be done | cosa si può fare | ||||||||
| what can be seen | cosa si può vedere | ||||||||
| what you can do | cosa puoi fare | ||||||||
| which can be integrated | integrabile adv | ||||||||
| you can | potere | puoi v | |||||||
| you can bet on it | puoi scommetterci | ||||||||
| you can say that again | puoi dirlo forte | ||||||||
| you can't go wrong | non puoi sbagliare | ||||||||
| You can't teach an old dog new tricks. | le abitudini acquisite col tempo difficilmente si cambiano | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
could: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009
| 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. | |||||||||
| Suggest improvements for "could" above. | |||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
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 real woman could stop you from drinking."..."It'd have to be a real big woman."
a suspicion of what we could be
almost anybody could have beaten
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 from dad as mom could manage
as fast as roads could be cut
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
by which we could be swung off our feet and into safety
Commanders could and did assign mission
Conditional: Would have or Could have ?
could be analyzed as opposed to
could be winning a holiday
could be worse
could be wrong
more...
A real woman could stop you from drinking."..."It'd have to be a real big woman."
a suspicion of what we could be
almost anybody could have beaten
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 from dad as mom could manage
as fast as roads could be cut
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
by which we could be swung off our feet and into safety
Commanders could and did assign mission
Conditional: Would have or Could have ?
could be analyzed as opposed to
could be winning a holiday
could be worse
could be wrong
more...
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