Sentence examples of "Couldn't" in English with translation "pouvoir"

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I couldn't stop laughing. Je ne pouvais m'empêcher de rire.

He couldn't help himself. Il ne pouvait pas s'en empêcher.

Couldn't we cuddle, instead? On pourrait pas faire des câlins, plutôt ?

We couldn't convince him. Nous n'avons pas pu le convaincre.

That couldn't be helped. On n'y pouvait rien.

I couldn't control my tears. Je n'ai pas pu contrôler mes larmes.

I couldn't make myself understood. Je ne pouvais pas me faire comprendre.

I couldn't find his house. Je ne pus trouver sa maison.

He couldn't corral his anger. Il n'a pas pu contrôler sa colère.

I couldn't control my anger. Je ne pouvais pas contrôler ma colère.

I couldn't sleep all night. Je n'ai pas pu dormir de toute la nuit.

I couldn't help but laugh. Je ne pouvais m'empêcher de rire.

I couldn't help laughing out. Je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher d'éclater de rire.

Why couldn't you come yesterday? Pourquoi n'as-tu pas pu venir hier?

He couldn't understand the sentence. Il ne pouvait pas comprendre la phrase.

I couldn't sleep last night. Je n'ai pu dormir la nuit dernière.

He couldn't restrain his excitement. Il ne pouvait contenir son enthousiasme.

Sorry, I couldn't help it. Désolé, je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher.

I couldn't have prevented this. Je n'aurais pu prévenir cela.

He couldn't remember my address. Il ne pouvait se souvenir de mon adresse.

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