“Could” is a modal verb used to talk about possibility, ability in the past, polite requests, or suggestions. It is often used to say that something might happen, or that someone was able to do something before. For example: “I could swim when I was five,” or “It could rain tomorrow.”
1 - (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
2 - (modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
3 - (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
1 - Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
1 - She enjoys dreaming of the different places she could visit someday.
1 - Le gusta fantasear con los diferentes lugares que podría visitar algún día.
2 - Pulling too hard could break the delicate string of the kite.
2 - Tirar con demasiada fuerza podría romper el delicado hilo de la cometa.
3 - With advance notice, the team could prepare the necessary resources.
3 - Con un aviso previo, el equipo pudo preparar los recursos necesarios.
4 - At the concert, nobody could resist dancing to the music.
4 - En el concierto, nadie pudo resistirse a bailar con la música.
5 - They thought they could cook together without messing up the kitchen.
5 - Pensaron que podían cocinar juntos sin dejar la cocina hecha un desastre.
6 - He confessed after many years so he could receive communion again.
6 - Se confesó después de muchos años para poder recibir la comunión nuevamente.
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