could hardly believe
с трудом верилось
I could hardly believe how much the town had changed.
Мне с трудом верилось, как сильно изменился город.
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could
could
Meaning of could
English
past form of can
Русский
прошедшее время от «мочь»
Pronunciation
British English
/kʊd/
American English
/kʊd/
could with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом could
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7 сочетаний
Прошлое: что удавалось и что чувствовалось
The past: what we managed and feltcould tell
было понятно
I could tell from her voice that something was wrong.
По её голосу было понятно, что что-то случилось.
- couldn't waitне терпелось
Вежливые просьбы, догадки и реакции
Polite requests, guesses and reactionscould you
не могли бы вы
Could you hold the door for a second?
Не могли бы вы придержать дверь?
couldn't care less
мне совершенно всё равно
Honestly, I couldn't care less who wins the game tonight.
Честно говоря, мне совершенно всё равно, кто сегодня выиграет.
- could beможет быть
- couldn't agree moreлучше и не скажешь
could usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
My grandmother could sing very well.
Моя бабушка могла очень хорошо петь.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I could not sleep last night.
Вчера ночью я не мог уснуть.
could synonyms
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What's the difference between could, was able to, be able to, managed to, might, and may
W
🇬🇧English
was able to
Managed it on a specific occasion
A2often
ENShe was able to solve the problem.
ENShe was able to finish on time.
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Моя бабушка могла очень хорошо петь. Translation: My grandmother could sing very well.
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