avremmo potuto

could have

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phrase Uncommon #16,894
could have Used with an infinitive to say what “we” could have done. In negative sentences, it means “could not have.”
IT: Avremmo potuto aspettare un po’.
EN: We could have waited a little.

Avremmo potuto farlo senza il tuo aiuto.

We could have done it without your help.

Avremmo potuto stampare più annunci di quanti ne avessimo.

We could have printed more ads than we had.

Non avremmo potuto fare niente per fermarla.

We couldn't have done anything to stop her.

— TÁR (2022)

Beh, io e Peggy avremmo potuto vincere quella pancetta ogni anno.

Well, Peggy and I could have won that bacon every year.

— Pillion - Amore senza freni (2025)

Avremmo potuto aiutarlo.

We could have helped him.

Avremmo potuto prendere un taxi.

We could have taken a taxi.

Avremmo potuto aiutarla.

We could have helped her.

Mamma avremmo potuto tenerla con noi a Tokyo.

We could have kept Mom with us in Tokyo.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Avremmo potuto aiutarli.

We could have helped them.

Avremmo potuto perdere l'autobus.

We could have missed the bus.

Avremmo potuto venderla.

We could have sold it.

— The Witch (2016)

Non avremmo potuto salvarli.

We couldn't have saved them.

— Salyut 7 - La storia di un'impresa (2017)

Con quale frequenza avremmo potuto farlo?

How often could we have done it?

Continuo a pensare a quante cose avremmo potuto fare con quei soldi!

I keep thinking about how many things we could have done with that money!

— Drive (2011)

E non voglio sapere cos'altro avremmo potuto fare.

And I don't want to know what else we could have done.

— L'onda (2008)

Avremmo potuto chiamare un'auto.

We could have called a car.

— Material Love (2025)

Avremmo potuto salvarli!

We could have saved them!

— Train to Busan (2016)

Dicesti che avremmo potuto andarci l'anno dopo, o quello ancora.

You said that we could have gone there the following year, or the year after that.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Il Castello dell’Infinito (2025)

Avremmo potuto aiutarle.

We could have helped them.