Sentence examples of "couldn't" in English with translation "potere"

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I couldn't believe it. Non ci potevo credere.
I couldn't control my tears. Non ho potuto controllare le mie lacrime.
I couldn't sleep all night. Non ho potuto dormire tutta la notte.
Tom couldn't sleep last night. Tom non ha potuto dormire la scorsa notte.
I couldn't tell her from sister. Non potevo distinguerla dalla sorella.
I couldn't come because of the rain. Non sono potuto venire a causa della pioggia.
That meeting couldn't have gone any worse. La riunione non sarebbe potuta andare peggio.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Non potevo credere a quello che stavo vedendo.
Because of the bad weather, he couldn't come. Non è potuto venire a causa del cattivo tempo.
The door was locked and we couldn't enter. La porta era chiusa a chiave e non siamo potuti entrare.
Poor as he was, couldn't go to college. Povero com'era, non è potuto andare al college.
We couldn't go out because of the rain. No siamo potuti uscire a causa della pioggia.
Without the sun, we couldn't live on the earth. Senza il sole non potremmo vivere sulla terra.
We couldn't figure out what Paul wanted to do. Non potevamo immaginare cosa Paul volesse fare.
Even if I wanted to, I couldn't do that. Anche se volessi, non potrei farlo.
If it were not for water, we couldn't live. Se non fosse per l'acqua non potremmo vivere.
Not knowing her telephone number, I couldn't call her. Non sapendo il suo numero di telefono non ho potuto chiamarla.
I couldn't bring myself to see the horror movie again. Non potevo vedere di nuovo film dell'orrore.
We couldn't use the faucet because it was out of order. Non abbiamo potuto usare il rubinetto perché era rotto.
Tom couldn't go to Boston with us because he didn't have enough money. Tom non è potuto venire a Boston con noi perché non aveva abbastanza soldi.
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