Sentence examples of "couldn't" in English

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I couldn't believe it. Non ci potevo credere.
Tom couldn't speak French well. Tom non sapeva parlare bene francese.
I couldn't control my tears. Non ho potuto controllare le mie lacrime.
Jane skipped the questions she couldn't answer. Jane ha saltato le domande a cui non sapeva rispondere.
I couldn't sleep all night. Non ho potuto dormire tutta la notte.
I couldn't bring myself to take the job. Non ho saputo risolvermi ad accettare il lavoro.
Tom couldn't sleep last night. Tom non ha potuto dormire la scorsa notte.
Tom couldn't speak a word of French when he first arrived in France. Tom non sapeva una parola di francese quando arrivò in Francia la prima volta.
I couldn't tell her from sister. Non potevo distinguerla dalla sorella.
I couldn't come because of the rain. Non sono potuto venire a causa della pioggia.
That meeting couldn't have gone any worse. La riunione non sarebbe potuta andare peggio.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Non potevo credere a quello che stavo vedendo.
Because of the bad weather, he couldn't come. Non è potuto venire a causa del cattivo tempo.
The door was locked and we couldn't enter. La porta era chiusa a chiave e non siamo potuti entrare.
Poor as he was, couldn't go to college. Povero com'era, non è potuto andare al college.
We couldn't go out because of the rain. No siamo potuti uscire a causa della pioggia.
Without the sun, we couldn't live on the earth. Senza il sole non potremmo vivere sulla terra.
We couldn't figure out what Paul wanted to do. Non potevamo immaginare cosa Paul volesse fare.
Even if I wanted to, I couldn't do that. Anche se volessi, non potrei farlo.
If it were not for water, we couldn't live. Se non fosse per l'acqua non potremmo vivere.
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