Sentence examples of "couldn't" in English

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I couldn't stop laughing. Non riuscivo a smettere di ridere.

I couldn't control my anger. Non riuscivo a controllare la rabbia.

Tom couldn't believe his eyes. Tom non credeva ai suoi occhi.

Ken couldn't recall his name. Ken non riusciva a ricordare il suo nome.

Ken couldn't remember his name. Ken non riusciva a ricordare il suo nome.

Tom couldn't control his anger. Tom non poté controllare la sua rabbia.

Tom couldn't keep from laughing. Tom non riusciva a trattenersi dal ridere.

I couldn't hold back my anger. Non riuscivo a contenere la rabbia.

He couldn't pass the entrance examination. Non è riuscito a passare l'esame d'ingresso.

I couldn't take in his idea. Non ho capito la sua idea.

Tom couldn't find the bus stop. Tom non è riuscito a trovare la fermata dell'autobus.

Tom tried to smile, but couldn't. Tom cercò di sorridere, ma non ce la fece.

I couldn't sleep well last night. Non sono riuscito a dormire bene la scorsa notte.

I couldn't see through his lies. Non sono riuscito a vedere attraverso le sue bugie.

I couldn't abide looking at it. Non sono riuscito a sopportarne la vista.

I couldn't stand looking at it. Non ce la facevo a guardare.

The ring couldn't be found anywhere. Non è stato possibile trovare da nessuna parte l'anello.

I couldn't get back to sleep. Non riuscii a riaddormentarmi.

I couldn't get in touch with him. Non sono riuscito a mettermi in contatto con lui.

Tom couldn't make himself understood in French. Tom non riusciva a farsi capire in francese.

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