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ne pouvait pas

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

couldn't [Brit ˈkʊd(ə)nt, Am ˈkʊdnt]

couldn't → could not

in the PONS Dictionary

je(n')y comprenais que dalle inf
I couldn't understand a damn thing
on (n')y voyait que dalle inf
we couldn't see a (damn) thing
ça m'est équilatéral
I couldn't care less
il s'en moque éperdument
he couldn't care less
ça ne s'invente pas
you couldn't make it up
elle est plutôt je-m'en-foutiste
she just couldn't give a damn
je-m'en-foutiste
person with a couldn't-give-a-damn attitude
je m'en contrebalance
I couldn't care less
il resta muet de saisissement
he couldn't speak for shock
je m'en moque royalement
I couldn't give a damn
j'ai entendu malgré moi ce que vous venez de dire
I couldn't help hearing what you just said
je ne pouvais pas faire autrement
I couldn't do otherwise [or anything else]
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French
I couldn't relate the two cases
je n'arrivais pas à faire le rapprochement entre ces deux cas
French
French
English
English
ça m'est équilatéral
I couldn't care less
il s'en moque éperdument
he couldn't care less
ça ne s'invente pas
you couldn't make it up
elle est plutôt je-m'en-foutiste
she just couldn't give a damn
je-m'en-foutiste
person with a couldn't-give-a-damn attitude
je m'en contrebalance
I couldn't care less
je m'en moque royalement
I couldn't give a damn
je(n')y comprenais que dalle inf
I couldn't understand a damn thing
on (n')y voyait que dalle inf
we couldn't see a (damn) thing
je ne pouvais pas faire autrement
I couldn't do otherwise [or anything else]
il n'en a rien à secouer de qc inf
he couldn't care less about sth

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I couldn't relate the two cases
je n'arrivais pas à faire le rapprochement entre ces deux cas
you couldn't wish for better weather
on ne peut pas espérer meilleur temps
she couldn't help but see the letter
elle n'a pas pu s'empêcher de voir la lettre
I wouldn't/couldn't swear to it inf
je ne le jurerais pas
I couldn't have put it better
on ne saurait mieux le formuler
try as I would, I couldn't
j'ai eu beau essayer, je n'ai pas pu
I couldn't put the book down
je ne pouvais pas lâcher le livre
remarque, je m'en fiche!
mind you, I couldn't care less!
je(n')y comprenais que dalle inf
I couldn't understand a damn thing
on (n')y voyait que dalle inf
we couldn't see a (damn) thing

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

She doesn't drink, swear or blaspheme but neither does she pontificate about any of them.
www.smh.com.au
Some people swear that application on the skin prevents prickly heat.
www.thehindu.com
He signed a new law requiring that manufacturers and wholesalers swear under penalty of perjury that they are not selling untaxed cigarettes.
en.wikipedia.org
Is it time for you to flush your toilet water and swear off wearing scents at work?
www.theglobeandmail.com
But the dragons swear fealty, and that is all that matters.
en.wikipedia.org

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