Translation of "Put" in English

Elle ne put résister.

She couldn't resist.

- Personne ne put trouver la grotte.
- Personne ne put trouver la caverne.

No one could find the cave.

Il ne put que regarder.

He could do nothing but watch.

Il ne put marcher davantage.

He could not walk any further.

Personne ne put résoudre l'énigme.

No one could solve the puzzle.

- Il courut aussi vite qu'il put.
- Il courut aussi vite qu'il le put.

He ran as fast as he could.

Il courut aussi vite qu'il put.

He ran as fast as he could.

La police put trouver le criminel.

The police were able to find the criminal.

L'orateur ne put se faire entendre.

The speaker couldn't make himself heard.

Il put facilement résoudre le problème.

It was easy for him to solve the problem.

Il put facilement trouver sa maison.

He could find her house easily.

Il ne put s'empêcher d'en rire.

He couldn't help laughing at it.

Il ne put trouver aucun refuge.

He couldn't find any refuge.

Tom ne put s'empêcher de pleurer.

Tom couldn't help but cry.

Elle ne put tenir sa promesse.

She failed to keep her promise.

Tom ne put s'empêcher d'être impressionné.

Tom couldn't help but be impressed.

Personne ne put trouver la caverne.

No one could find the cave.

Tom ne put finir son dîner.

Tom couldn't finish his dinner.

Il reprit conscience et put parler.

He regained consciousness and was able to talk.

Personne ne put trouver la grotte.

No one could find the cave.

- Elle ne put venir car elle était malade.
- Elle ne put venir parce qu'elle était malade.

She could not come because she was ill.

Nulle part on ne put trouver l'anneau.

The ring couldn't be found anywhere.

Elle ne put se retenir de rire.

She couldn't hold back her laughter.

Personne ne put dormir cette nuit là.

No one could sleep that night.

Tom couru aussi vite qu'il le put.

Tom ran as fast as he could.

Inattentif, le conducteur ne put s'arrêter à temps.

Not being watchful, the driver failed to stop in time.

Aucun étudiant ne put répondre à la question.

- No student was able to answer the question.
- No students could answer the question.

Elle ne put se retenir d'éclater de rire.

She couldn't help bursting into laughter.

L'auteur put presque supprimer complètement toutes les traces.

The perpetrator could almost completely remove all traces.

Tom ne put trouver personne avec qui danser.

Tom couldn't find anyone to dance with.

Il ne put trouver ce que j'avais caché.

He could not find what I had hidden.

Cette voiture était si avantageuse, qu'il put l'acheter.

This car was so cheap that he could buy it.

Elle ne put venir car elle était malade.

She couldn't come because she was sick.

- Il courut aussi vite qu'il put.
- Il courut aussi vite qu'il le put.
- Il courut aussi vite qu'il pouvait.

He ran as fast as he could.

Il courut vers moi du plus vite qu'il put.

He ran toward me as fast as he could.

Elle fit tout ce qu'elle put pour me nuire.

- She did everything she could to harm me.
- She did everything she could to hurt me.

L'auteur put presque faire disparaître complètement toutes ses traces.

The perpetrator could almost completely remove all traces.

Elle ne put s'endormir car elle pensait à lui.

She couldn't fall asleep because she was thinking about him.

Elle marcha aussi vite qu'elle put pour le rattraper.

She walked as fast as she could to catch up with him.

Elle ne put surmonter le décès de son époux.

She could not get over her husband's death.

Elle ne put le convaincre de monter à cheval.

She couldn't convince him to ride a horse.

Elle ne put le convaincre de rentrer chez lui.

She couldn't convince him to come back home.

Elle se tint aussi près de lui qu'elle put.

She stood as close to him as she could.

Le paysan ne put rien léguer à ses fils.

The farmer could leave no wealth to his sons.

Elle ne put surmonter la mort de son mari.

She could not get over her husband's death.

Elle ne put le convaincre de solliciter un prêt.

She couldn't convince him to ask for a loan.

Il courut à la gare et put prendre le train.

He ran to the station and caught the train.

Il ne put se résigner à tirer sur le cerf.

He couldn't bring himself to shoot the deer.

Tom essaya de se lever, mais il ne put point.

Tom tried to stand up, but he couldn't.

Bien que l'examen approchait, il ne put finir ses révisions.

He could not get through his work, though the examination was near.

Aucun d'entre nous ne put arriver au pont à temps.

None of us could arrive at the harbor on time.

Il regarda autour de lui, mais ne put voir personne.

He looked around, but he saw no one.

Qui aurait pensé qu'elle put être aussi fine et petite ?

Who would have thought that she could be so thin and small?

Même Tom n'a pas put répondre aux questions du professeur.

Even Tom wasn't able to answer the teacher's questions.

- Personne ne put résoudre l'énigme.
- Personne ne put résoudre le casse-tête.
- Personne ne pouvait résoudre l'énigme.
- Personne ne pouvait résoudre le casse-tête.

No one could solve the puzzle.

Il eut beau essayer, il ne put pas s'extirper du labyrinthe.

No matter how hard he tried, he could not get out of the maze.

Il put devenir membre de ce club grâce à sa richesse.

- His wealth got him into the club.
- Because of his wealth, he was able to become a member of that club.

Elle chercha ses enfants mais ne put les trouver nulle part.

She looked for her children, but couldn't find them anywhere.

Cette voiture était tellement bon marché qu'il put en faire l'acquisition.

This car was so cheap that he could afford it.

Il n'y avait rien que Tom put faire à ce sujet.

There was nothing Tom could do about it.

- Elle ne pouvait pas venir parce qu'elle était malade.
- Elle ne put venir car elle était malade.
- Elle ne put venir parce qu'elle était malade.

- She could not come because she was ill.
- She couldn't come because she was sick.
- She couldn't come because she was ill.
- She wasn't able to come because she was sick.

Marmont ne put empêcher la prochaine révolution et dut fuir la France.

Marmont could not prevent the next  revolution, and had to flee France.

Ne put ni entendre ni voir, puis il se sentit tout seul.

could neither hear nor see, then he felt all alone.

Aussi loin que l'on put voir, on n'apercevait qu'un champ de blé.

As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but a field of wheat.

Il n'y eut que moi qui put correctement répondre à la question.

Only I could answer the question correctly.

Sa fierté était telle qu'il ne put se résoudre à ignorer l'insulte.

Such was his pride that he could not bring himself to ignore the insult.

- Il ne pouvait s'empêcher d'en rire.
- Il ne put s'empêcher d'en rire.

He couldn't help laughing at it.

- Il courut aussi vite qu'il put.
- Il courut aussi vite qu'il pouvait.

He ran as fast as he could.