pudo

/ˈpudo/, [ˈpu.ð̞o]

could

Examples

Tom no pudo descifrar el mensaje secreto.

Tom couldn't decode the secret message.

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Tom pudo haber dejado su llave del auto en la habitación de Mary.

Tom might have left his car key in Mary's room.

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No tenía dinero, así que no pudo comprar comida.

He had no money, so he could not buy food.

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Él no pudo salir debido a una terrible tormenta.

He could not go out because of a bad storm.

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No sé qué pudo haber pasado.

I don't know what could've happened.

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No pudo creer que no estés tan emocionado como yo.

I can't believe you're not as excited as I am.

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Las artes marciales tienen sus límites; sólo tienes que pensar en Bruce Lee: él era el más fuerte pero no pudo evitar morir.

Martial arts have their limits. You just have to look at Bruce Lee. He was the strongest but he couldn't help dying.

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¿Cómo pudo Tom perder tanto peso tan rápidamente?

How did Tom manage to lose so much weight so quickly?

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¿Cómo pudo ocurrir eso?

How could that happen?

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Tom no pudo conseguir que Mary lo hiciera.

Tom couldn't get Mary to do it.

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Tom no pudo evitar quedarse dormido.

Tom couldn't help falling asleep.

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Ella no pudo venir porque estaba enferma.

She could not come because she was ill.

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El chico no pudo continuar con las actividades en el colegio.

The boy could not keep up with activities in school.

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Tom había bebido demasiado café así que no pudo dormir.

Tom had drunk too much coffee so he couldn't sleep.

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No se pudo comprobar la inocencia del acusado.

The defendant's innocence could not be verified.

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Ella no lo pudo convencer de que le escribiera una canción.

She couldn't convince him to write a song for her.

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Tom sabía que Mary había hecho todo lo que pudo.

Tom knew that Mary had done her best.

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Él pudo leer el libro.

He was able to read the book.

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El profesor no pudo haber dicho algo así.

The teacher couldn't have said something like that.

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Ningún hombre entre ellos pudo levantar el peso.

Not a man among them could lift the weight.

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