debía
should
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Yo pensaba que la pena de muerte debía ser abolida.
I thought the death penalty should be abolished.
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Ella le dio el dinero que le debía.
She handed him the money that she owed him.
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Tomás debía impedir que estallara la guerra.
Tom had to prevent the war from breaking out.
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Tom le debía mucho dinero a Mary.
Tom owed Mary a lot of money.
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Cuando las dos jovencitas le dijeron a John que sentían algo por él, él no supo con cual de las dos debía quedarse.
When both girls told John they had feelings for him, he was in a quandary as to which girl he should be with.
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Tom debía haber escuchado a Mary con más cuidado.
Tom should have listened to Mary more carefully.
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Tom no sabía que no debía creer todo lo que dijo Mary.
Tom didn't know that he shouldn't believe everything Mary said.
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Él debía pagar sus propias deudas.
He had to pay his own debts.
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Convenció a su reticente hijo de que debía ir al dentista con ella y que no pasaría nada.
She coaxed and wheedled her unwilling child into going to the dentist with her.
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Olvidé que te debía dinero.
I forgot I owed you money.
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Tomás debía cambiar el pasado.
Tom had to change the past.
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Yo le pregunté a mi profesora qué debía hacer a continuación.
I asked my teacher what to do next.
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Tom debía haber sabido.
Tom should've known.
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A pesar de que llovía, debía ir afuera.
Although it was raining, I had to go out.
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Tom debía haber invitado a Mary, pero no lo hizo.
Tom should have invited Mary, but he didn't.
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En retrospectiva, Tom comprendió que no debía haber salido con las dos hermanas a la vez.
In retrospect, Tom realized he shouldn't have been dating both sisters at the same time.
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Debía impedir la guerra.
He had to prevent the war.
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Tomás debía cambiar el futuro.
Tom had to change the future.
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La depravación de los actos del rey condujo a la gente a creer que él no era nada más que un tirano que debía ser destronado.
The depravity of the king's deeds lead the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown.
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Al no saber qué debía hacer, le pedí consejo.
Not knowing what to do, I asked him for advice.
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