J’aurais pu ne pas
être là...
Carlos – Je serai repassé... (Il jette un regard sur la toile) C’est très... troublant, ce
portrait.
3
I could not have been here...
Carlos – I would have come back... (He glances at the canvas) This portrait is very... disturbing.
Translated by
markvanroode 58051
5 months ago
Carlos – I would have come back... (He glances at the canvas) This portrait is very... disturbing.
1
I may not have been here...
Carlos – I would have come back... (He glances at the canvas) This portrait is very... disturbing.
Translated by
markvanroode 58051
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Carlos – I would have come back... (He glances at the canvas) This portrait is very... disturbing.
Discussion
Good point, marina.
by markvanroode 4 months, 2 weeks agoHallo Mark - actually more correct for immediate understanding would be: I may not have been here . . .
by Merlin57 4 months, 2 weeks ago('I could not have been here' is more likely to be be understood as: it was impossible for me to be here.)