Translation of "Debía" in English

Pero debía respirar.

But I had to breathe.

Debía impedir la guerra.

He had to prevent the war.

Tom debía haber sabido.

Tom should've known.

Él le debía mucho.

He owed a lot to her.

Eso no debía pasar.

- That should not have happened.
- It shouldn't have happened.
- That shouldn't have happened.

Alguien debía hacer algo.

Somebody had to do something.

- Mary pensó que no debía hacerlo.
- Mary creía que no debía hacerlo.

Mary thought she shouldn't do that.

Debía profundizar en el interior.

Where I had to go was within.

Si debía cantar o hablar.

whether I was expected to talk or to sing.

Tomaba aire cuando no debía,

I took my breath in the wrong part of the wave,

Había hecho lo que debía.

I had done the work.

Olvidé que te debía dinero.

I forgot I owed you money.

Tom debía haber sabido eso.

- Tom should have known that.
- Tom should've known that.

Tomás debía cambiar el pasado.

Tom had to change the past.

Tomás debía cambiar el futuro.

Tom had to change the future.

No sabía cuál debía comprar.

I didn't know which one I should buy.

Se debía tomar una decisión.

We had to make a decision.

Y, ¿qué profesión debía elegir?

So, which career should I pick?

¿Qué debía haber dicho ella?

- What would she have said?
- What would you have said?

No se comportó como debía.

He didn't behave like he should've.

No sabía qué debía hacer.

- I didn't know what to do.
- I was at a loss as to what to do.

- Ella sabía lo que se debía hacer.
- Él sabía lo que se debía hacer.

She knew what needed to be done.

También debía ser de manufacturación masiva,

It also had to be mass-manufacturable,

Ella debía terminar ese trabajo ayer.

She must have finished the work yesterday.

Tom debía haber esperado a Mary.

- Tom should've waited for Mary.
- Tom should have waited for Mary.

Su plan no debía ser abandonado.

His plan ought not to be abandoned.

Pensé que debía ser algo así.

- I thought it must be something like that.
- I thought that it must be something like that.

Tom no sabía cuándo debía presentarse.

Tom didn't know what time he needed to show up.

Ella debía discutir algo con él.

She had to discuss something with him.

Tom le debía dinero a Mary.

Tom owed Mary money.

No sé que debía haber hecho.

- I don't know what I should've done.
- I don't know what I should have done.

Él debía pagar sus propias deudas.

He had to pay his own debts.

Deliberé sobre si debía decir algo.

I debated whether I should say anything.

Mary pensó que no debía hacerlo.

Mary thought she shouldn't do that.

Yo sabía que Tom era quien debía decirle a Mary que ya no debía hacer eso.

- I knew that Tom was the one who was supposed to tell Mary not to do that anymore.
- I knew Tom was the one who was supposed to tell Mary not to do that anymore.

Yo sabía lo que se me debía,

I knew what I was owed,

Pensé que algo debía estar mal conmigo.

I thought something must be wrong with me.

Ella dijo que debía irse de inmediato.

She said she must leave at once.

No supe si debía enojarme o reirme.

I didn't know whether to get angry or to laugh.

Tom le debía mucho dinero a Mary.

Tom owed Mary a lot of money.

He hecho todo lo que debía hacer.

- I have done everything I was supposed to do.
- I did everything I was supposed to do.
- I've done everything I was supposed to do.
- I did everything I was supposed to.

Ella sabía lo que se debía hacer.

She knew what needed to be done.

Tomás debía impedir que estallara la guerra.

Tom had to prevent the war from breaking out.

- Debería haberles escuchado.
- Debía haberles hecho caso.

- I should've listened to them.
- He should've listened to them.

Me dijeron que debía ir al doctor.

- I was told that I should see a doctor.
- They told me I should go to the doctor.

Mary dijo que sentía que debía rendirse.

Mary said she felt like giving up.

- Él me ilustró sobre cómo debía abordar el asunto.
- Él me explicó cómo debía abordar la asignatura.

He enlightened me on how I should attack the subject.

Esto no significaba que debía culparme por fracasar,

This again doesn't mean that I was to beat myself up over failure,

Cómo debía prepararse para dar un buen discurso.

how to prepare himself for a best man speech.

También debía descansar cada cierta cantidad de minutos

I also had to make sure to take little breaks every few minutes

Y no tenía idea de qué debía hacer.

And I had no idea what to do.

De lo que se suponía que debía experimentar.

of what I should be experiencing.

Larrey rápidamente decidió que debía amputar una pierna.

Larrey quickly decided that  he must amputate one leg.

- Tom debía haber sabido.
- Tom debería haberlo sabido.

- Tom should've known.
- Tom should have known.

Se comió una cena enorme. Debía estar hambriento.

He ate a huge supper. He must have been hungry.

Ella le dio el dinero que le debía.

She handed him the money that she owed him.

A pesar de que llovía, debía ir afuera.

Although it was raining, I had to go out.

Lo persuadí de que debía intentarlo de nuevo.

I persuaded him that he should try again.

Sentí que le debía a Tom una explicación.

I felt I owed Tom an explanation.

Tom me dijo que debía conseguirme una novia.

Tom told me I should get myself a girlfriend.

Debía estar aquí a las cinco en punto.

He had to be here at five on the dot.

Es que Jimmy es exactamente quien debía ser

is that Jimmy is exactly who he was meant to be,

Tom no sabía con seguridad dónde debía ir.

Tom didn't know for certain where he should go.

Ésta no es la llave que debía traer.

This isn't the key I was supposed to bring.

Mary me preguntó dónde debía dejar su abrigo.

Mary asked me where she should put her coat.

Ella hizo lo que sentía que debía hacer.

She did what she felt she had to do.

Pero me di cuenta de que no debía rendirme

But I realized that I shouldn't give up,

Mi médico me había dicho que debía tomar omega.

my doctor said I should get omega.

Mi entorno interno debía interactuar con mi entorno externo.

my internal environment had to interact with my external environment.

La vacuna, que se suponía que debía proteger a

The vaccine, which was supposed to protect

Tom no debía haber hecho lo que él hizo.

Tom shouldn't have done what he did.

El conductor me preguntó a qué lado debía ir.

The driver asked me which way to go.

Tom no supo lo que se suponía debía hacer.

- Tom didn't know what he was supposed to do.
- Tom didn't know what he should do.
- Tom didn't know what he needed to do.
- Tom didn't know what he had to do.

Al no saber qué debía hacer, le pedí consejo.

Not knowing what to do, I asked him for advice.

Mi padre debía de ser guapo cuando era joven.

My father must have been handsome in his youth.