"Eu não encontrava meus óculos."

Tradução:I could not find my glasses.

July 25, 2013

14 Comentários

emeyr

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

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

emeyr

Hi Will:

I understand that the "preterito perfeito" differs in use from the "imperfeito", but since DL's sentence is without context, the simple past (which expresses repetitive action and habits as well has short term/long term actions) is a plausible translation. In answering a question about whether you were successful in finding your glasses, I don't believe anyone would find any significant difference in meaning between "I couldn't find" and "I didn't find" my glasses in English. Does "Warsaw" still apply these days, Will? ;)

May 3, 2019