Sentence examples of "could" in English with translation "savoir"

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I wish I could swim. J'aimerais savoir nager.

How I wish I could swim. Ce serait bien si je savais nager.

He could not speak French well. Il ne savait pas bien parler français.

I wish I could speak English. J'aimerais savoir parler anglais.

She asked me if I could sew. Elle m'a demandé si je savais coudre.

He answered that he could swim well. Il répondit qu'il savait bien nager.

He asked me if I could speak English. Il m'a demandé si je savais parler anglais.

I didn't know that he could speak English. Je ne savais pas qu'il savait parler anglais.

So difficult was the question that no one could answer. Tellement la question était difficile que nul ne sut répondre.

For all I know, he could be in Paris right now. Pour ce que j'en sais, il pourrait bien être à Paris en ce moment.

Maybe you don't know this, but nobody could ever take your place. Peut-être ne le sais-tu pas, mais personne ne pourrait te remplacer.

The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down. Le garçon prétendait savoir lire, mais il tenait son livre à l'envers.

If I had known about your illness, I could have visited you in the hospital. Si j'avais su à propos de ta maladie, je t'aurais rendu visite à l'hôpital.

I know you've been waiting a long time, but could you wait just a little bit longer? Je sais que vous avez attendu pendant longtemps, mais pourriez-vous attendre juste un peu plus longtemps ?

If I could draw well, I would paint pictures in "Where is Waldo?"-style, but leave out Waldo. Si je savais bien dessiner, je peindrai des images dans le style de « Où est Charlie ? », mais sans Charlie.

I can play the piano. Je sais jouer du piano.

I can play the guitar. Je sais jouer de la guitare.

Tom can barely speak French. Tom sait à peine parler français.

She can sew very well. Elle sait très bien coudre.

Can you drive a car? Est-ce que tu sais conduire ?

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