imp. of Can. [ OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would. ] Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present. [ 1913 Webster ]

English-Thai: Longdo Dictionary (UNAPPROVED version -- use with care )Longdo Unapproved EN-TH**ระวัง คำแปลอาจมีข้อผิดพลาด**

could be certain

แน่ใจได้, เชื่อมั่นได้, ประจักษ์แจ้ง, รู้แน่ชัด

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could

Above the music, I could hear her crying.

could

According to one story, the money was round so that it could roll from place to place.

could

According to some scholars, a major earthquake could occur at any moment now.

could

A child could not have understood the situation.

could

A church spire could be seen in the distance.

could

After all he could succeed.

could

After all I couldn't make heads or tails of her story.

could

After I cleaned the window, I could see through it clearly.

could

After I got married, my Japanese got better and I could understand more.

could

After only 36 months, Koko could use 184 signs.

could

After waiting all day, the workers were still looking for a break in the weather so they could resume the search.

could

A good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation.

could

Ah, could it be you're embarrassed to be called by your first name?

could

Ah, could we swap our mobile numbers next time?

could

Ah, sorry. Megumi, could you get me the conditioner?

could

All during my trip I could not keep you out of my mind.

could

All he could do was resist laughing.

could

All I could mumble in response was that when I was a man of fifty, my mother would lean out of the window when I left and remind me not to drive too fast.

could

All of a sudden I remembered that I couldn't pay for so many books.

could

All Sadako could do now was to make paper cranes and hope for a miracle.

could

All she could do was watch him walk away.

could

All the man could do was obey them.

could

All those who made the grade in entering that school could not have done so only by cramming.

could

All you ever do is nitpick. I wish you could say something more constructive.

could

Also, could you please contact me if you would like to present your opinion on any of the topics listed?

could

A man of reason could answer the question.

could

An accident only takes a second, but an accident could get you into debt for life. I think I'll just walk.

could

An answer from her couldn't be understood.

could

And the tokens he received as wages could only be spent at that shop.

could

And when he came back, the tree was happy she could hardly speak.

could

And yet he could pass the exam.

could

An increase in customer complaints could signal a decline in business.

could

An inexperienced stock speculator could easily let his business go to pot and lose his entire fortune.

could

An international trade ban could be the last straw for that country's economy.

could

Any child could do that.

could

Any one of us could do it.

could

Anything you could do in support of their effort would be very much appreciated.

could

A recent analysis by Boeing forecasts that unless safety is improved jet airliners could be falling out of the sky at the rate of once a week by the year 2010.

could

Are there any types of cuisine or restaurants that you could recommend?

could

As far as I could make out, he was experimenting with new methods.

could

As far as I could see, everything was covered with snow.

could

As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but a field of wheat.

could

As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but sand.

could

As far as the eye could reach, there was no sign of life.

could

As far as the eye could see, nothing could be seen expect cornfields.

could

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but sand.

could

As he couldn't endure, he took to his heels.

could

As I didn't know his address, I couldn't write to him.

could

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

could

As it was cloudy, we could not enjoy the view.

Thai-English: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]NECTEC Lexitron-2 Dictionary (TH-EN)

มีโอกาส

(v)be likely, See Also:could, Syn.ได้โอกาส, Ant.หมดโอกาส, Example:พนักงานที่ทำงานกับจอภาพมีโอกาสสายตาสั้นได้มากขึ้น

อาจ

(aux)could, See Also:might, may, Example:พิษในน้ำมันละหุ่งนั้นอาจแยกออกได้, Thai Definition:คำช่วยกริยาบอกความคาดคะเน

ตามมีตามเกิด

(adv)according to one's means, See Also:according to one's economic capacity, as best one could, Syn.ตามกำลัง, Example:สภาพความเป็นอยู่ของประชาชนในชนบทเป็นแบบตามมีตามเกิดไม่ได้คำนึงถึงสุขภาพอนามัยใด ๆ ทั้งสิ้น, Thai Definition:สุดแต่กำลังความสามารถเท่าที่มีอยู่ในขณะนั้น

ไม่ทัน

(aux)unable to, See Also:cannot, could not, Example:ไกด์พูดอะไรเราก็ไม่ทันฟัง

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

อาจ

[āt = ātja] (v) EN: can ; may ; might ; be able to ; could FR: pouvoir

เห็นด้วยอย่างยิ่ง

[hendūay yāngying] (v, exp) EN: I couldn't agree more FR: être tout à fait du même avis ; abonder ; approuver pleinement

เห็นด้วยอย่างยิ่ง

[hendūay yāngying] (xp) EN: absolutely ; exactly ; I couldn't agree more FR: absolument ; exactement ; tout à fait ; vous avez mille fois raison ; on ne peut mieux dire

ใจร้ายจัง

[jairāi jang] (xp) EN: you are wicked ! ; how could you !

ไม่ทัน

[mai than] (aux) EN: unable to ; cannot ; could not

มีโอกาส

[mī ōkāt] (v, exp) EN: be likely ; could ; have the opportunity to ; have the chance to FR: avoir l'occasion ; avoir l'opportunité

พอดีพอร้าย

[phødīphørāi] (x) EN: probably ; maybe ; perhaps ; could be

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates]CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

could

/K UH1 D//คุ ดึ//kˈʊd/

could've

/K UH1 D AH0 V//คุ เดอะ ฝึ//kˈʊdəv/

couldn't

/K UH1 D AH0 N T//คุ เดิ่น ถึ//kˈʊdənt/

couldn't

/K UH1 D AH0 N//คุ เดิ่น//kˈʊdən/

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary

could

(v)/kʊd//ข ดึ//k u d/

couldst

(v)/kʊdst//ข ดึ สึ ถึ//k u d s t/

couldn't

(v)/kˈʊdnt//คุ ดึ น ถึ//k u1 d n t/

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

难道

[难道 / 難道, nán dào, ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ]don't tell me ...; could it be that...?#1728[Add to Longdo]

可谓

[可谓 / 可謂, kě wèi, ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ]it could even be said#4310[Add to Longdo]

想不到

[想不到, xiǎng bu dào, ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄉㄠˋ]unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that#5777[Add to Longdo]

莫非

[莫非, mò fēi, ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ]can it be possible that; could it be#9771[Add to Longdo]

恨不得

[恨不得, hèn bu dé, ㄏㄣˋ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄉㄜˊ]wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth; can't wait for; to wish one could do sth; to desire strongly#12009[Add to Longdo]

应有尽有

[应有尽有 / 應有盡有, yīng yǒu jìn yǒu, ㄧㄥㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ]everything (one could imagine)#23659[Add to Longdo]

一触即发

[一触即发 / 一觸即發, yī chù jí fā, ㄧㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄚ]could happen at any moment; on the verge#29718[Add to Longdo]

满不在乎

[满不在乎 / 滿不在乎, mǎn bù zài hu, ㄇㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨ˙]not in the least concerned (成语 saw); reckless; couldn't give a damn about it; unperturbed; couldn't care less; harum scarum#37742[Add to Longdo]

莫不是

[莫不是, mò bù shì, ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ]probably; perhaps; could it be that...?#40026[Add to Longdo]

乐极生悲

[乐极生悲 / 樂極生悲, lè jí shēng bēi, ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥㄅㄟ]extreme joy turns to sorrow (成语 saw); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!#55485[Add to Longdo]

插翅难飞

[插翅难飞 / 插翅難飛, chā chì nán fēi, ㄔㄚㄔˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ]lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (成语 saw); fig. impossible to escape#107865[Add to Longdo]

大坂

[大坂, Dà bǎn, ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˇ]old name for Osaka 大阪 (city in Japan), changed in the beginning of the Meiji 明治 Era because 坂 could, if the radicals were read separately, be interpreted as "(will) return to soil"[Add to Longdo]

恨不能

[恨不能, hèn bu néng, ㄏㄣˋ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄋㄥˊ]wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; can't wait for; to wish one could do sth; to desire strongly (esp. sth unattainable)[Add to Longdo]

未找到

[未找到, wèi zhǎo dào, ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ]could not find; search for ... produced no results[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

erschwingte

could afford it[Add to Longdo]

so gut sie konnten

as best they could[Add to Longdo]

kann

could[Add to Longdo]

Daran ließ sich nichts zweifeln.

You couldn't doubt it.[Add to Longdo]

das beste, was man sich nur denken kann

the best one could possibly imagine[Add to Longdo]

Das konnte keiner vorhersehen.

Nobody could have foreseen (predicted) that.[Add to Longdo]

Das könnte ich Ihnen so ohne weiteres nicht sagen.

I couldn't tell you offhand.[Add to Longdo]

Entschuldigen Sie die Störung, aber könnten Sie mir sagen, ob ...

I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me if ...[Add to Longdo]

Er dachte nach, was das Wort wohl bedeuten möge.

He wondered what the word could possibly mean.[Add to Longdo]

Er müsste mal ein bisschen abspecken.

He could do with losing a few pounds.[Add to Longdo]

Er tut, als könne er nicht bis drei zählen.

You'd think he couldn't say boo.[Add to Longdo]

Es fiel uns nichts ein.

We could think of nothing to say.[Add to Longdo]

Es ist so still, dass man eine Stecknadel fallen hören könnte.

It's so quiet you could hear a pin drop.[Add to Longdo]

Es war nichts mehr zu machen.

There was nothing more that could be done.[Add to Longdo]

Hast du eine Ahnung, wo er sein könnte?

Have you an idea where he could be?[Add to Longdo]

Ich habe es vorhergesehen.

I could see it coming.[Add to Longdo]

Ich hätte heulen können.

I could have cried.[Add to Longdo]

Ich kann dem nicht zustimmen.

I'm afraid I couldn't go along with that.[Add to Longdo]

Ich konnte mir das Lachen nicht verkneifen.

I couldn't help laughing.[Add to Longdo]

Ich konnte nicht zu Worte kommen.

I couldn't get a word in edge-wise.[Add to Longdo]

Ich musste lachen.

I couldn't help laughing.[Add to Longdo]

Ich pfeif' drauf.

I couldn't care less.[Add to Longdo]

Ich pfeife eben darauf.

I couldn't care less about it.[Add to Longdo]

Ich traute meinen Ohren (Augen) nicht.

I couldn't believe my ears (eyes).[Add to Longdo]

Ich wäre Ihnen sehr dankbar, wenn Sie ...

I would be grateful if you could[Add to Longdo]

Ich wünschte, ich könnte bleiben.

I wish I could stay.[Add to Longdo]

Infolge des Regens konnten wir nicht kommen.

Owing to the rain we couldn't come.[Add to Longdo]

Keine zehn Pferde bringen mich dahin. [ übtr. ]

Wild horses couldn't drag me there.[Add to Longdo]

Könnten Sie nicht vielleicht ...

I was wondering if you could ...[Add to Longdo]

Man konnte ihr nichts nachweisen.

They could not prove anything against her.[Add to Longdo]

Mir ist nicht entgangen, dass ...

I couldn't fail to notice that ...[Add to Longdo]

Sie konnte ihre Rührung nicht verbergen.

She couldn't hide her emotion.[Add to Longdo]

Sie können für nichts garantieren.

They couldn't guarantee anything.[Add to Longdo]

Uns fiel nichts ein.

We could think of nothing to say.[Add to Longdo]

Wenn wir nur die Uhr zurückdrehen könnten ...

If only we could roll back the years ...[Add to Longdo]

Wie soll er das wissen?

How could he be expected to know that?[Add to Longdo]

Entschuldigung, konnte nicht widerstehen.

SCNR : Sorry, could not resist.[Add to Longdo]

Entschuldigung, ich konnte nicht widerstehen.

SICR : Sorry, I couldn't resist.[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

〇〇

[まるまる, marumaru](n) symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship)[Add to Longdo]

そうかもしれない;そうかもしれません

[soukamoshirenai ; soukamoshiremasen](exp) you could say that[Add to Longdo]

そうとも言える

[そうともいえる, soutomoieru](exp, v1) you could say that[Add to Longdo]

ったらありゃしない;ったらない;といったらない

[ttaraaryashinai ; ttaranai ; toittaranai](exp) (col) (See ありはしない) (used after adj.) nothing more ... than this; as .... as it could possibly be[Add to Longdo]

と言えなくもない;と言えなくも無い

[といえなくもない, toienakumonai](exp) (one) could even say that[Add to Longdo]

と言ってもいい;と言っても良い;と言ってもよい

[といってもいい(と言ってもいい;と言っても良い);といってもよい(と言っても良い;と言ってもよい), toittemoii ( to itsutte moii ; to itsutte mo yoi ); toittemoyoi ( to itsutte mo yoi](exp) you could say; you might say; verging on the[Add to Longdo]

どの面下げて;どの面さげて

[どのつらさげて, donotsurasagete](exp) How could I (you, etc.) ...?; How dare you (they, etc.) (have the nerve to) ...?[Add to Longdo]

縁切り寺

[えんきりでら, enkiridera](n) (historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge[Add to Longdo]

願ってもない;願っても無い

[ねがってもない, negattemonai](exp, adj-i) best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent[Add to Longdo]

奇貨

[きか, kika](n) (1) curiosity; rare item; rarity; (2) (See 好機) rare opportunity which could be beneficial[Add to Longdo]

穴があったら入りたい

[あながあったらはいりたい, anagaattarahairitai](exp) to (be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear[Add to Longdo]

穴にでも入り度い

[あなにでもはいりたい, ananidemohairitai](exp) (id) I wish I could sink through the floor[Add to Longdo]

殺しても死なない

[ころしてもしなない, koroshitemoshinanai](exp) (you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried[Add to Longdo]

集合財

[しゅうごうざい, shuugouzai](n) (See 公共財) collective goods (i.e, goods or services such as parks, highways, etc. which could be supplied privately, but are usually provided by the government)[Add to Longdo]

人事ではない;他人事ではない

[ひとごとではない, hitogotodehanai](exp) don't think it's somebody else's problem, it could very well be (have been) yours (mine)[Add to Longdo]

物なら

[ものなら;もんなら, mononara ; monnara](exp) (uk) if I (we, etc.) could[Add to Longdo]

冷や飯食い;冷飯食い

[ひやめしくい;ひやめしぐい, hiyameshikui ; hiyameshigui](n) (1) hanger-on; dependent; (2) someone who is received coldly; (3) (fam) third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)[Add to Longdo]

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