pudo

/ˈpudo/, [ˈpu.ð̞o]

could

Examples

Tom no pudo encontrar a nadie para el trabajo.

Tom couldn't find anyone for the job.

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Él lo hizo lo mejor que pudo.

He did his best.

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Ella no pudo contactarlo por teléfono.

She wasn't able to contact him by phone.

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Tom ni pudo decir adiós.

Tom didn't even get to say goodbye.

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No pudo haber venido en un mejor momento.

It couldn't have come at a better time.

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Tom no pudo comprender que quiso decir Mary.

Tom couldn't figure out what Mary meant.

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Él no pudo evitar saltar de alegría por las buenas noticias.

He could not help jumping for joy at the good news.

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Ella no pudo haber hecho tal cosa.

She could not have done such a thing.

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Tom no pudo evitar preocuparse por Mary.

Tom couldn't help worrying about Mary.

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Por mucho que intentaba, no pudo abrir la puerta.

No matter how he tried, he could not open the door.

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Ella trató de ahogar un estornudo durante el concierto, pero no pudo contenerlo.

She tried to stifle a sneeze during the concert but she couldn't hold it back.

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Tom intentó abrir la puerta, pero no pudo.

Tom tried to open the door, but couldn't.

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Parece que Tom pudo conseguir lo que quería.

It looks like Tom was able to get what he wanted.

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Tom no pudo contar hasta diez hasta los tres años.

Tom couldn't count to ten until he was three years old.

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Tom pudo decirle a María la verdad, pero eligió no hacerlo.

Tom could have told Mary the truth, but he chose not to.

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Ella no pudo resistir la tentación.

She could not resist the temptation.

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Él no pudo evitar ver que tú eras unas cinco veces más guapa que cualquier otra mujer en la sala.

He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room.

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Tom no pudo decir ni una palabra.

Tom couldn't say a word.

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Tom no pudo comprender de qué estaba hablando Mary.

Tom couldn't figure out what Mary was talking about.

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Tom no pudo entender para nada a Mary.

Tom couldn't understand Mary at all.

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