"Eu não encontrava meus óculos."

Tradução:I could not find my glasses.

July 25, 2013

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Eu não encontrava meus óculos.

Todas essas traduções abaixo têm o mesmo sentido.

I could not find my glasses. = I was not able to find my glasses. = I did not find my glasses.

https://youtu.be/fYQryN8OPJs

http://blogs.transparent.com/ingles/2013/06/11/como-usar-could-was-able-to-e-managed-to/

A tradução do DL que não serve é: "I didn't use to find my glasses."

March 13, 2017

WarsawWill

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Olá Emyr. Acho que "I didn't find my glasses" é um pouco diferente, e seria "Eu não encontrei meus óculos".

Quanto a tradução do Imperfeito por "couldn't find", veja meu comentário aqui: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/32006346

May 3, 2019

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Hi Will:

I know that the "preterito perfeito" differs from the "imperfeito", but since DL's sentence is without context, the simple past (which expresses repetitive actions/ habits as well has short/long term actions) is a plausible translation.

In answering a question about whether you were able to find your glasses, I don't believe anyone would find a significant difference in meaning between "I couldn't find" and "I didn't find" my glasses in English.

May 3, 2019