supo

/ˈsupo/, [ˈsu.po]

he knew, knew


Examples
  • Nadie supo de qué advirtió la alarma cuando sonó esta tarde, pero, a excepción de aquellos pocos infelices que estaban tan absortos en sus trabajos para no percatarse de la señal, todo el mundo consiguió salir del edificio con vida.

    No one knew what the alarm signaled when it sounded that afternoon, but, with the exception of those few unlucky enough to have been so engrossed in their work as to not notice it, everyone made it out of the building alive.

  • Tom no supo contestar ni una sola pregunta en el examen de ayer.

    Tom couldn't answer even one question on yesterday's test.

  • Tomás nunca supo eso.

    Tom never knew that.

  • Tom no supo controlarse.

    Tom couldn't control himself.

  • 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.

  • Él no supo apreciar la broma de las muchachas arrogantes, así que tomó venganza.

    He couldn't appreciate the joke of the arrogant girls, so he took revenge.

  • Tom se entristeció al descubrir que Mary era una buscadora de oro, y Mary se entristeció cuando supo que Tom era pobre.

    Tom was sad when he discovered that Mary was a gold digger and Mary was sad when she discovered that Tom was poor.

  • Tom nunca supo lo que pasó.

    Tom never knew what happened.

  • Tom no supo comportarse correctamente con sus empleados.

    Tom didn't know how to treat his employees right.

  • Tom nunca supo mi nombre.

    Tom never knew my name.

  • Hoy le confesé mi amor. Yo dije: "Me he enamorado de ti". Luego, al comienzo ella no supo qué decir. Pasaron unos minutos hasta que finalmente dijo: "Todo esto va demasiado rápido. Primero quiero conocerte mejor."

    Today, I confessed my love to her. I said, "I've fallen in love with you." After that, she didn't know what to say at first. A few minutes passed until she finally said, "Things are going a little too quickly. I'd like to get to know you better first."

  • Tom supo de inmediato que algo no andaba bien.

    Tom knew immediately that something was wrong.

  • Tomás nunca supo aquello.

    Tom never knew that.

  • Cuando pregunté al estudiante universitario si asistía regularmente a la facultad, no supo qué contestar.

    When I asked the college student if he regularly attended his school, he was at a loss for an answer.

  • Mi maestra de música se quedó sorprendida cuando supo que sé cómo cocinar.

    My music teacher was surprised to know I know how to cook.

  • Tom no supo qué contestar.

    Tom found nothing to say in return.

  • Ella le miró y supo que estaba enfadado.

    She looked at him and knew that he was angry.

  • Tomás nunca supo si lo había logrado.

    Tom never knew if he had accomplished it.

  • Ella rompió en llanto cuando supo la noticia.

    She broke into tears at the news.

  • El general supo explicar perfectamente la derrota a posteriori, pero no había previsto nada en absoluto.

    The general had 20/20 hindsight about the defeat, but no foresight at all.


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