I could not go & I went canoing

13:52 Oct 15, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: I could not go & I went canoing
I could not go to swimming

I went canoing becuase it
Rich


Summary of answers provided
5Je n'ai pas pu aller... je suis allé faire du canot
Nicolas Racine
4Je n'ai pas pu (y) aller...
Kateabc
4je ne pouvais pas aller nager
peterver
4Je n'ai pas pu aller...je suis alle(e) faire du canoe
bbadria (X)
4je ne pouvais pas my rendre/ y alller et jai fait du canoe
yacine


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Je n'ai pas pu aller... je suis allé faire du canot


Explanation:
Je n'ai pas pu aller nager.

Je suis allé faire du canot parce que...

Not much explanation needed for this one

Nicolas Racine
Local time: 17:54
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 124
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Je n'ai pas pu (y) aller...


Explanation:
... et j'ai fait du canot.
Je n'ai pas pu faire de la natation.
J'ai fait du canot parce qu'il/c'est...
Good luck!

Kateabc
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 36
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
je ne pouvais pas aller nager


Explanation:
et je suis parti faire du canoë

peterver
Local time: 22:54
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2 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Je n'ai pas pu aller...je suis alle(e) faire du canoe


Explanation:
Or Je n'ai pas pu y aller (without adding "swimming " at the end. I couldn't go there.

bbadria (X)
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
je ne pouvais pas my rendre/ y alller et jai fait du canoe


Explanation:
HTH
Yacine


yacine
Local time: 23:54
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 157
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