J’aurais pu ne pas être là... Carlos – Je serai repassé... (Il jette un regard sur la toile) C’est très... troublant, ce portrait.
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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
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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

Discussion

Good point, marina.

by markvanroode 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hallo Mark - actually more correct for immediate understanding would be: I may not have been here . . .
('I could not have been here' is more likely to be be understood as: it was impossible for me to be here.)

by Merlin57 4 months, 2 weeks ago