Usage examples of "couldn't" in English with translation to Portuguese

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I couldn't stop laughing. Não conseguia parar de rir.
Tom couldn't help smiling. Tom não conseguia parar de sorrir.
They couldn't stop laughing. Eles não conseguiam parar de rir.
Tom couldn't stop hiccupping. Tom não conseguia parar de soluçar.
She couldn't keep from crying. Ela não conseguia parar de chorar.
She couldn't stop the tears. Ela não conseguia conter as lágrimas.
He couldn't run very fast. Ele não conseguiu correr tão rápido.
Tom couldn't believe his eyes. Tom não conseguia acreditar no que estava vendo.
He couldn't understand the sentence. Ele não conseguiu entender a sentença.
I couldn't get to sleep. Eu não consegui dormir.
Tom couldn't control his anger. Tom não conseguiu controlar sua raiva.
Tom couldn't believe his ears. Tom não conseguia acreditar no que ouvia.
Tom couldn't understand Mary's joke. Tom não conseguiu entender a piada de Mary.
He was so angry he couldn't speak. Ele estava com tanta raiva que não conseguia nem falar.
Tom couldn't find anyplace decent to rent. Tom não conseguiu encontrar nenhum lugar decente para alugar.
I couldn't understand anything that he said. Eu não entendi nada do que ele disse.
She couldn't take her eyes off him. Ela não conseguia tirar os olhos dele.
You couldn't solve the problem, could you? Você não conseguiu resolver o problema, não foi?
The salesgirl couldn't open the cash register. A vendedora não consegue abrir a caixa registradora.
Tom couldn't decide what CD to listen to. Tom não conseguiu decidir qual CD escutar.
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