you couldn't
Arlene ha detto che non potevi venire.
Arlene said you couldn't come.
— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
Bravo, non potevi scegliere di meglio per il regalo di compleanno!
Well done, you couldn't have chosen a better birthday present!
Cos'è che non potevi dirmi al telefono?
What was it you couldn't tell me over the phone?
— Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Ehi tu hai vissuto all'estero non potevi andare tu?
Hey, you lived abroad—couldn't you have gone?
— A Taxi Driver (2017)
Non lo sapevo che non potevi cantare.
I didn't know you couldn't sing.
Non potevi chiedergli di farmelo sapere?
Couldn't you have asked him to let me know?
— Lars e una ragazza tutta sua (2007)
Non potevi dire a tua figlia che stavi andando a salvare il mondo?
Couldn't you have told your daughter you were going to save the world?
— Interstellar (2014)