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 60297 11 months, 2 weeks 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 60297 11 months ago

Discussion

Good point, marina.

by markvanroode 11 months 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 11 months ago