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Det kan godt være han sover

English translation: he may be asleep


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Danish term or phrase:Det kan godt være han sover
English translation:he may be asleep
Entered by: Diarmuid Kennan
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Danish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Det kan godt være han sover
Danish term or phrase: Det kan godt være han sover
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Denis Paolillo
Brazil
Local time: 06:41
he may be asleep
Explanation:
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 08:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1It could be that he is sleeping // He might be sleeping
BLANGSTED
3he may be asleep
Diarmuid Kennan


  

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he may be asleep


Explanation:
my suggestion

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 08:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
It could be that he is sleeping // He might be sleeping


Explanation:
To use all the words in your sentence, I would write; I would otherwise go with "he might be sleeping".

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BLANGSTED
United States
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Michele Fauble: 'he might be sleeping'
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