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English-German translation for: He couldn't sing for toffee.
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He couldn't sing for toffee. [esp. Br.] [coll.] [idiom]Er konnte nicht die Bohne singen. [ugs.] [Redewendung] [Er konnte nur sehr schlecht singen.]
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He can't sing for toffee. [Br.] [coll.]Er kann nicht für zehn Pfennig singen. [ugs.]
idiom He can't sing for toffee. [Br.] [coll.]Er kann ums Verrecken nicht singen. [ugs.] [derb]
He couldn't sing for beans. [esp. Am.] [coll.] [idiom]Er konnte nicht die Bohne singen. [ugs.] [Redewendung] [Er konnte nur sehr schlecht singen.]
He couldn't blame him for saying ...Er konnte es ihm nicht verübeln, dass er sagte ...
He couldn't help laughing.Er musste gegen seinen Willen lachen.
He couldn't help laughing.Er musste wider Willen lachen.
He couldn't help smiling.Er konnte sich eines Lächelns nicht erwehren. [geh.]
He couldn't stop laughing.Er konnte mit dem Lachen nicht aufhören.
He doesn't sing all that well.Er singt nicht wirklich toll.
He couldn't stand the sight of her.Er konnte ihren Anblick nicht ertragen.
He couldn't stop himself (from hitting sb.).Ihm rutschte die Hand aus. [ugs.]
You'd think he couldn't say boo.Er tut, als könnte er nicht bis drei zählen.
He can't sing to save his life. [coll.]Er kann nicht für fünf / zehn Pfennig singen. [ugs.]
He can't sing to save his life. [coll.]Er kann ums Verrecken nicht singen. [ugs.] [derb]
He couldn't get it up. [coll.] [failure to achieve penile erection]Er hat keinen hochgekriegt. [ugs.]
He couldn't care less about what's going on around him.Es ist ihm egal, was um ihn herum passiert.
He couldn't find his arse with both hands. [Br.] [vulg.] [idiom]Er ist zu dumm zum Kacken. [vulg.] [Redewendung]
He couldn't have written the letter. [He would not have been able to]Er hätte den Brief nicht schreiben können.
He couldn't have written the letter. [I can't believe that he did.]Er konnte den Brief nicht geschrieben haben.
He didn't succeed, but it wasn't for want / lack of trying.Ihm gelang es nicht, doch an Versuchen ließ er es nicht mangeln.
hist. pol. quote I couldn't, didn't want to (and still don't want to) deny a clandestine joy. ["Buback Obituary", trans. Sabine von Dirke: "All Power to the Imagination!"]Ich konnte und wollte (und will) eine klammheimliche Freude nicht verhehlen. [Göttinger Mescalero, Buback - Ein Nachruf]
I can't / couldn't help but ... [idiom]Ich kann / konnte nicht anders als ...
He didn't live (for) long.Er hat nicht lange gelebt.
He hasn't been around / seen for some time.Er hat sich lange nicht sehen lassen.
idiom sb. couldn't cut itjd. konnte etw. nicht packen
I couldn't hear you.Ich habe dich (akustisch) nicht verstanden.
I couldn't help laughing.Ich konnte mir das Lachen nicht verkneifen. [ugs.]
I couldn't help laughing.Ich musste (einfach) lachen.
I couldn't help suspecting ...Der Verdacht drängte sich mir auf ...
I couldn't help thinking ...Der Gedanke drängte sich mir auf ...
I couldn't think straight.Ich konnte keinen klaren Gedanken fassen.
I couldn't think straight.Ich konnte keinen vernünftigen Gedanken fassen.
I couldn't think straight.Ich konnte nicht klar denken.
It couldn't be helped.Da war nichts zu machen.
It couldn't be helped.Es war nicht zu ändern.
idiom She couldn't cut it.Sie konnte / könnte nicht die an sie gestellten Anforderungen erfüllen.
We couldn't go back.Wir haben nicht mehr zurückgekonnt. [ugs.]
You couldn't doubt it.Daran ließ sich nichts zweifeln.
couldn't-care-less attitudeWurstigkeit {f} [ugs.]
[they] couldn't [were not able][sie] konnten nicht
sb. couldn't [was not able]jd. konnte nicht
sb. couldn't help doing sth.jd. musste unwillkürlich etw. tun
I couldn't care less. [coll.]Das ist mir piepegal. [ugs.]
I couldn't care less. [coll.]Das ist mir völlig egal.
I couldn't care less. [coll.]Das ist mir völlig wurscht. [ugs.]
I couldn't care less. [coll.]Das ist mir vollkommen egal. [ugs.]
I couldn't care less. [coll.]Ich pfeif' drauf. [ugs.]
I couldn't care less. [coll.]Ist mir völlig egal. [ugs.]
I couldn't care less. [idiom]Das ist mir blunzn. [österr.] [ugs.]
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