Could in spanish
pronunciation: poʊdɹ̩iɑ part of speech: none
can2 = poder. [Verbo irregular: pasado could]
Example: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.more:
» as best (as) + Pronombre + can = como mejor + poder.
Example: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.» as far as the eye can see = hasta donde alcanza la vista.
Example: This region is blessed with scenic drives where the breathtaking color explosion in the fall and spring stretch as far as the eye can see.» be all + Nombre + can + do to = ser lo único que + poder + hacer para, ser todo lo que + poder + hacer para.
Example: Even an atheist homosexual station owner would broadcast Christian religious programming if it was all he could do to keep his enterprise afloat.» don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today = no dejes para mañana lo que puedes hacer hoy.
Example: One saying that I try hard to live by in my personal life as well as my professional career is 'don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today'.» do + the best + Nombre + can = hacer todo lo que Uno pueda, hacer todo lo posible.
Example: We would suppose that we would like to do the best we can and get comment and input from you about the mistakes that are made.» I'm so hungry I could eat a horse = tengo tanta hambre que me comería una vaca/elefante/caballo.
Example: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day -- I need to remember this because when I skip breakfast I am so hungry I could eat a horse!.» never leave for tomorrow what you can do today = nunca dejes para mañana lo que puedes hacer hoy.
Example: My grandfather lived by the principle: 'never leave for tomorrow what you can do today'.» no can do = no se puede, no se puede hacer, no puedo hacerlo, imposible. [Forma muy coloquial]
Example: No can do! Apple has told a U.S. judge that it is 'impossible' to access data stored on a locked iPhone that uses its latest operating system.» nothing + can + be further from the truth = nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad, nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad, nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad, nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad.
Example: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".» the best (way) + Pronombre + can = lo mejor que + poder, de la mejor manera que + poder, de la mejor forma que + poder, del mejor mod que + poder.
Example: You guys talk her down and patch things up the best you can.» two can play at the same game = dos pueden jugar el mismo juego.
Example: I have always behaved fairly and honourably, but if my opponent insists on descending to dirty and caddish tricks he will find that two can play at that game.» you can have too much of a good thing = el exceso es malo, la mucha miel empalaga.
Example: Despite the fact that Vitamin C is essential to good health, you can have too much of a good thing.» You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy = aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda; no se le puede pedir peras al olmo; la cabra siempre tira al monte.
Example: Or, as they say around here, 'You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy'.» you can't teach an old dog new tricks = más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo, loro viejo no aprende a hablar. [Proverbio]
Example: The article is entitled 'Rewiring a working library or teaching an old dog new tricks'.could = Tiempo pasado del verbo can (poder). [Véase éste y sus derivados para los distintos significados]
Example: How should or could the computer be used to facilitate the cataloging process, and how can it enhance the uses of the catalog?.more:
» can't/couldn't be bothered = pasar, no tener ganas, no tener ningún interés, dar pereza, no interesar, no tener ganas.
Example: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.» could not care less = importar un pito, importar un rábano, no importar lo más mínimo, traer al pairo, dar lo mismo ocho que ochenta, dar igual ocho que ochenta.
Example: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.» couldn't [could not] [Contracción de could not]
Example: I couldn't tell you how much it cost me in postage, resumes, airfare for interviews, etc.» could well be = puede muy bien ser.
Example: Since the Root Thesaurus did not emerge, until 1981, it has not had a great impact on existing thesauri so far, but it could well be important in the future.» if looks could kill... = si las miradas mataran..., hay miradas que matan.
Example: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.» it's/that's the least + Pronombre + could do = es lo menos que + poder + hacer, no faltaría más.
Example: After all, it's the least I could do to pay you back for what you've done to me.» You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather = quedarse completamente atónito, quedarse de piedra.
Example: You could have pushed the young man over with a feather.