could

modal verb UK STRONG /kd/ US STRONG /kd/ WEAK /kd/ WEAK /kd/ US
STRONG /kd/ WEAK /kd/

A2 used as the past form of can to talkabout what someone or something

wasable or allowed to do
pasado de can; se usa para expresar lo que alguien saba o poda hacer
I couldnt see him.
You said I could go!

A2 used as a more polite form of can when asking for permission

forma ms corts que can de pedir permiso
Excuse me, could I say something here?
Could I speak to Mr Davis, please?

B1 used to talk about what is possible or might happen

se usa para expresar lo que es posible que suceda
She could arrive any time now.

B1 used as a more polite form of can when asking someone to give you
something or do something
forma ms corts que can de pedir algo a alguien
Could you lend me 5?
Could you turn the music down a little, please?

B1 used for making a suggestion

se usa para sugerir algo
We could go for a drink after work tomorrow, if you like.

could have

used to talk about things thatpossibly happened in the past or

might possibly have happened by some time in the future
se usa para expresar lo que podra haber sucedido en el pasado, y lo que
se cree que puede haber sucedido antes de un momento determinado del
futuro
She could have been killed.

couldnt have

used to express certainty that something in the past was impossible or

didnt happen
se usa para expresar con certeza que algo del pasado es imposible o no
ocurri
He couldnt have damaged your bike he was with me all evening.

(Translation of could from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary Cambridge

University Press)

could
verb /kud/ (NEGATIVE SHORT FORM couldnt /kudnt/)

past tense of can

pasado del verbo poder
They asked if I could drive a car
I said I couldnt
She asked if she could go.

used to express a possibility

para expresar posibilidad
I could go, but Im not going to
I could do it next week if you helped me.

could have

used to express a possibility in the past:

We could have gone, but we didnt.

(Translation of could from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary 2014 K

Dictionaries Ltd)
so
adverb UK /s/ US /so/

A2 used before an adjective or adverb to make

that adjective or adverb stronger
muy, tan

I was so tired when I got home.

I was so upset that I couldnt speak.

A2 used to give a short answer to aquestion to avoid repeating a phrase

se usa en respuestas para evitar repetir alguna frase de la pregunta

Is Ben coming to the party? I hope so.

A2used at the beginning of a sentenceto connect it with something that

was said or happened previously
as que

So, here we are again.

and so on

A2 used after a list of things to show that you could add othersimilar things
etctera

I want to buy postcards, souvenirs, and so on.

or so

B1 used after a number oramount to show that it is not exact

ms o menos
How many people were at the party? Fifty or so, I guess.

so (what)?

used to say that you do not thinksomething is important, especiallyin

a rude way
y (qu)?

She might tell Emily. So what?

so did we, so have I, so is mine, etc.

B1 used to say that someone elsealso does something or that the same
thing is true about someone or something else
nosotros, yo, el mo, etc. tambin

She likes golf and so do I.

conjunction UK /s/ US /so/

A2 used to say that something is thereason why something else happens

as que

I was tired so I went to bed.

Greg had some money so he bought a bike.

so (that)

B1 in order to make somethinghappen or be possible

para (que)

He put his glasses on so that he could see the television better.

(Translation of so from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary Cambridge

University Press)
so
adverb /su/
(used in several types of sentence toexpress degree) to this extent, or to such
an extent

tan, tanto

The snake was about so long, he said, holding his hands about a metre apart

Dont get so worried!

She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle

They couldnt all get into the room, there were so many of them

He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye

Youve been so (= very) kind to me!

Thank you so much!

(used to express manner) in this/that way

as

As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them

He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way)

It so happens that I have to go to an importantmeeting tonight.

(used in place of a word, phrase etcpreviously used, or

something previouslystated) as already indicated
eso

Are you really leaving your job? Yes, Ive already told you / said so

Is she arriving tomorrow? Yes, I hope so

If you havent read the notice, please do so now

Is that so (= true)? Yes, its really so

Was your father angry? Yes, even more so than I was expecting in fact, so much so
that he refused to speak to me all day!

in the same way; also

tambin

I hope well meet again. So do I.

She has a lot of money and so has her husband.

(used to express agreement orconfirmation) indeed

as es, en efecto

You said you were going shopping today. So I did, but Ive changed my mind.

Youll need this book tomorrow, wont you? So I will.

so-called adjective

wrongly described or named in such a way

supuesto, presunto

Your so-called friends have gone without you!

even
adjective /ivn/

level; the same in height, amount etc

uniforme, constante
Are the table-legs even?
an even temperature.

smooth
liso, llano
Well have to make the path more even.

regular
regular
He has a strong, even pulse.

(mathematics) divisible by 2 with noremainder

par
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.

equal (in number, amount etc)

empatado
The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.

(of temperament) calm

constante, tranquilo
She has a very even temper.

evenly adverb
uniformemente
Spread the chocolate mixture evenly over the top of the cake.

evenness noun
uniformidad
be/get even with

to be revenged on
vengar(se) de
He tricked me, but Ill get even with him.

even out phrasal verb

to become level or regular

normalizarse, regularizarse
The road rose steeply and then evened out
His pulse began to even out.

to make smooth
alisar
He raked the soil to even it out.

to make equal
igualar
If Jane would do some of Marys keyboarding, that would even the work out.

even up phrasal verb

to make equal
igualar

(Translation of even from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary 2014 K

Dictionaries Ltd)