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Pensavo che non potessero sentirci..
I thought they couldn't hear us..
— Salyut 7 - La storia di un'impresa (2017)
È quasi Capodanno, ho pensato potessero piacerti.
It's almost New Year's Eve, I thought you might like these.
— La ragazza d'autunno (2019)
La portavo a cena, al cinema, ovunque ci potessero vedere.
I took her to dinner, to the movies, anywhere we could be seen.
— Una giornata particolare (1977)
Non avrebbe mai pensato potessero esserci piloti bravi come Ayrton.
He would never have thought there could be drivers as good as Ayrton.
— Senna (2010)
Wow, non sapevo che le automobili americane si potessero rompere.
Wow, I didn't know American cars could break down.
— Assassination (2015)
Vorrei tanto che tuo padre e tua madre potessero vederti adesso.
I wish your father and mother could see you now.
— Malcolm X (1992)
O, forse, cercava le parole, le parole che potessero esprimere il suo dolore!
Or, perhaps, he was looking for words, words that could express his pain!
— Divorzio all'italiana (1961)
Camminava lentamente in modo che i bambini potessero seguirlo.
He walked slowly so that the children could follow.