Sentence examples of "potuto" in Italian with translation "can"

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Avrei potuto far meglio di lui. I could have done better than he.
Non ho potuto dormire tutta la notte. I couldn't sleep all night.
Se fossi stato libero avrei potuto aiutarti. If I were free, I could help you.
Se fossi stato libero avrei potuto aiutarvi. If I were free, I could help you.
Non ho potuto controllare le mie lacrime. I couldn't control my tears.
Avrebbe potuto avere ragione, sia ben chiaro. She could be right, mind you.
Hai detto che non avrei mai potuto vincere? Did you say that I could never win?
Tom non ha potuto dormire la scorsa notte. Tom couldn't sleep last night.
Non è potuto venire perché è stato malato. He could not come because he was ill.
Non sono potuto venire a causa della pioggia. I couldn't come because of the rain.
Se avessi saputo il suo indirizzo, avrei potuto visitarla. If I had known her address, I could have visited her.
Non è potuto venire a causa del cattivo tempo. Because of the bad weather, he couldn't come.
Povero com'era, non è potuto andare al college. Poor as he was, couldn't go to college.
Non abbiamo potuto usare il rubinetto perché era rotto. We couldn't use the faucet because it was out of order.
Com'è potuto succedere? Pensavo che avessi preso la pillola. How could this happen? I thought you were on the pill.
Com'è potuto capitare? Pensavo che avessi preso la pillola. How could this happen? I thought you were on the pill.
Non ho potuto incontrarlo alla stazione perché sono rimasto senza benzina. I couldn't meet him at the station because my car ran out of gas.
Non sapendo il suo numero di telefono non ho potuto chiamarla. Not knowing her telephone number, I couldn't call her.
Con un po' più di pazienza avresti potuto risolvere questo problema. You could have solved this puzzle with a little more patience.
Se Napoleone fosse nato in questo secolo, che cos'avrebbe potuto fatto? Had Napoleon been born in this century, what could he have done?
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