COULDN'T - Translation from English into French

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

French

I couldn't relate the two cases: je n'arrivais pas à faire le rapprochement entre ces deux cas

French

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)

Another approach to proving the invariance of Morse homology is to relate it directly to singular homology.

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Such domain ontologies may function adequately for the local purpose, but they are very time-consuming to relate accurately to other domain ontologies.

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Many of the staff are interested in teaching, art, and the child care field and relate very well to Cub Scout aged boys.

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A group game is a palate cleanser and should not relate to the established sets of scenes.

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These people are in need of something to fall back on and these biblical recordings helps them relate and continue their faith.

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