| Francais | Anglais | Prononciation | Exemple |
|---|
| pouvoir (capacite) | can | KAN | I can swim 1 km without stopping. |
| pouvoir au passe | could | KOUD | When I was 5, I could already read. |
| permission directe | can I? | KAN AI | Can I open the window please? |
| permission polie | could I? | KOUD AI | Could I leave 10 min earlier today? |
| demande polie | could you? | KOUD IOU | Could you help me with this report? |
| possibilite future | may / might | MEY / MAIT | It might rain tomorrow. |
| interdiction | cannot / can't | KANT | You can't smoke in the office. |
| incapacite | couldn't | KOUD-nt | I couldn't reach him by phone. |
| eventualite passee | could have | KOUD HAV | She could have called us earlier. |
| reproche | could have | KOUD HAV | You could have warned me! |
| suggestion | we could | OUI KOUD | We could try the new restaurant. |
| conditionnel | could | KOUD | If I had time, I could finish today. |
| probabilite | could be | KOUD BI | He could be at the meeting room. |
| offre | can I help? | KAN AI HELP | Can I help you with anything? |
| requete formelle | could you possibly | KOUD IOU PO-si-bli | Could you possibly send this today? |
| autorisation | can / be allowed to | BI a-LAOUD TU | Visitors can park here free of charge. |
| competence acquise | can now | KAN NAOU | I can now speak in front of clients. |
| competence perdue | could but cannot | KOUD BAT KA-not | I could ride a bike but I forgot how. |
| supposition | could it be | KOUD IT BI | Could it be the wrong file? |
| politesse maximum | could I possibly | KOUD AI PO-si-bli | Could I possibly borrow your charger? |
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| Erreur | Correction | Pourquoi |
|---|
| Calque litteral du francais | Adapter au contexte anglais | L anglais privilegie le concret, le francais l abstrait |
| Confondre UK et US | Choisir une variete et la maintenir | May I? (UK) / Can I? (US) |
| Negliger la prononciation | Ecouter et repeter 3 fois | L oral est evalue dans 80 % des entretiens |
| Liste sans contexte | Toujours en phrase complete | La memoire est contextuelle, pas alphabetique |