Sentence examples of "couldn't" in English

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I couldn't be gladder! Eu não poderia estar mais agradecido!
Do you know why she couldn't come? Você sabe por que ela não pôde vir?
Tom couldn't be happier. Tom não podia estar mais feliz.
Tom couldn't answer even one question on yesterday's test. Tom não sabia responder a nenhuma questão na prova de ontem.
I couldn't believe it Eu não pude acreditar
Where did you find it? Somewhere in the forest. I couldn't say precisely. "Onde você o encontrou?" "Em algum lugar na floresta. Não sei dizer exatamente."
I couldn't do that either. Eu também não poderia fazer isso.
I didn't know the city, and what's more, I couldn't speak a word of the language. Eu não conhecia a cidade, e além do mais, não sabia falar uma palavra da língua.
He couldn't get the job. Ele não podia conseguir o emprego.
I couldn't have expressed it better. Não poderia tê-lo expressado melhor.
She couldn't go to the wedding. Ela não pôde ir ao casamento.
The ring couldn't be found anywhere. O anel não pôde ser encontrado em lugar algum.
Why couldn't you come on Saturday? Por que você não pôde vir no sábado?
The weather couldn't have been better. O tempo não poderia estar melhor.
I couldn't but buy such lovely dolls. Eu não pude comprar bonecas tão adoráveis.
I couldn't help laughing at the plan. Eu não pude evitar rir do plano.
He was sick, so he couldn't come. Ele estava doente, então não pôde vir.
He couldn't speak because the audience was too noisy. Ele não pôde falar porque o público estava fazendo muito barulho.
He was so poor that he couldn't buy bread. Ele era tão pobre que não podia comprar pão.
He couldn't attend the meeting because he was sick. Ele não pôde participar da reunião porque estava doente.
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