Sentence examples of "couldn't" in English

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I couldn't even guess. No podía ni imaginármelo.

Tom couldn't control himself. Tom no supo controlarse.

They couldn't defend themselves. Ellos no pudieron defenderse por sí mismos.

Tommy couldn't answer the last question. Tommy no supo responder al último problema.

They couldn't judge me. No me pudieron juzgar.

She acknowledged that she couldn't speak French. Ella admitió que no sabía hablar francés.

I couldn't see everything. No podía ver lo todo.

It is true that he couldn't know the truth. Es verdad que no podía saber la verdad.

I couldn't speak Japanese. No pude hablar japonés.

Tom couldn't tell whether Mary dyed her hair or not. Tom no podía saber por seguro si Mary se había teñido el pelo o no.

We couldn't convince him. No pudimos convencerlo.

Tom couldn't answer even one question on yesterday's test. Tom no supo contestar ni una sola pregunta en el examen de ayer.

We couldn't help weeping. No pudimos evitar llorar.

I want to split up, but I know I couldn't even if I tried. Quiero romper, pero sé que no podría aunque lo intentara.

I couldn't believe it No lo podía creer

I didn't know the city, and what's more, I couldn't speak a word of the language. No conocía la ciudad, y lo que es peor, no sabía decir ni una palabra del idioma.

They couldn't stop laughing. No podían parar de reír.

Tom asked Mary a few questions that she couldn't answer, but she was able to answer most of his questions. Tom preguntó a Mary unas pocas cuestiones que no supo contestar, pero fue capaz de responder a la mayoría de sus preguntas.

I couldn't stop laughing. No podía dejar de reír.

Now I know I should have stayed in that job, but hindsight is always 20-20 - I couldn't have known it when I was leaving. Ahora sé que debería haber permanecido en ese trabajo, pero a posteriori todo es evidente - no podía haber sabido eso cuando lo estaba dejando.

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