non siamo riuscite a

we couldn't

→ non

phrase Rare #43,452

we couldn't Used by a group of women or girls to say that they were unable to do something. It is followed by an infinitive, such as non siamo riuscite a trovarlo, “we couldn't find it.” For a group including at least one man, use non siamo riusciti a.

IT: Non siamo riuscite a finire il lavoro in tempo.

EN: We couldn't finish the work on time.

Non siamo riuscite a trovarlo da nessuna parte.

We weren't able to find it anywhere.

Non siamo riuscite a persuaderlo.

We couldn't persuade him.

Cercando come avremmo fatto, non siamo riuscite a trovarlo.

Searching as we would have done, we couldn't find it.

Non siamo riuscite a fermarla.

We weren't able to stop her.