Translation of "Pudo" in English

- ¿Cómo pudo suceder esto?
- ¿Cómo pudo pasar esto?
- ¿Cómo pudo ocurrir eso?

- How could that happen?
- How could this have happened?

- ¿Cómo pudo pasar esto?
- ¿Cómo pudo ocurrir eso?

- How could that happen?
- How could this happen?

- ¿Cómo pudo suceder esto?
- ¿Cómo pudo pasar esto?

How could this have happened?

La policía pudo

The police were able to

No pudo moverse.

He was unable to move.

Nadie pudo hacerlo.

No one man could do it.

Nadie pudo escapar.

No one was able to escape.

- ¿Cómo pudo ocurrir eso?
- ¿Cómo pudo haber pasado esto?

- How could that happen?
- How could this have happened?
- How could this happen?
- How could that have happened?
- How could that have occurred?

Tom no pudo ir porque no pudo conseguir permiso.

Tom couldn't go because he was unable to get permission.

- ¿Cómo ha podido pasar?
- ¿Cómo pudo suceder esto?
- ¿Cómo pudo pasar esto?
- ¿Cómo pudo ocurrir eso?

- How could that happen?
- How could this have happened?

Eso no pudo evitarse.

That couldn't be helped.

¿Cómo pudo ocurrir eso?

How could that happen?

Pudo aprobar el examen.

He was able to pass the exam.

Cualquiera pudo hacer esto.

- Anybody could do this.
- Anybody can do this.
- This is something anyone can do.

Tom tampoco pudo hacerlo.

Tom couldn't do that either.

Pudo haber sido Tom.

- It could've been Tom.
- It could have been Tom.

Tom no pudo descubrirlo.

Tom couldn't figure it out.

Pero nadie pudo ayudarme.

But no man could help me.

¿Qué pudo haber pasado?

- What could've happened?
- What could have happened?

Pudo haberla conocido ayer.

He may have met her yesterday.

Tom pudo estar disfrazado.

Tom could be disguised.

No pudo demostrarlo porque

he couldn't demonstrate it because

Ya no pudo contenerse.

He could no longer restrain himself.

Tom pudo haber muerto.

Tom may have died.

Tom no pudo ayudarnos.

- Tom couldn't help us.
- Tom wasn't able to help us.

Tom no pudo abrirlo.

Tom couldn't open it.

Tom no pudo encontrarlo.

Tom couldn't find it.

- Corrió tan rápido como pudo.
- Él corrió tan rápidamente como pudo.

He ran as fast as he could.

- No pudo encender su carro.
- Él no pudo encender su carro.

He couldn't get his car started.

- Tom gritó tan fuerte como pudo.
- Tom gritó tan alto como pudo.

Tom screamed as loud as he could.

- La policía pudo encontrar al criminal.
- La policía pudo encontrar al delincuente.

The police were able to find the criminal.

Él pudo sentir su sufrimiento.

He was able to feel her suffering.

Su cuerpo nunca pudo escapar,

Her body could never leave,

Porque no la pudo comunicar.

because he couldn't communicate it.

Cúpula no pudo soportar terremoto

dome could not stand earthquake

Pero no se pudo salvar

but couldn't be saved

Nadie pudo encontrar la caverna.

No one could find the cave.

Ella no pudo evitar reírse.

She cannot but laugh.

Corrió tan rápido como pudo.

He ran as fast as he could.

No pudo frenar su enojo.

He couldn't check his anger.

No pudo aprobar el examen.

He couldn't pass the examination.

Él hizo hasta donde pudo.

He did all there was in his power.

Él pudo leer el libro.

He was able to read the book.

Nadie pudo resolver el rompecabezas.

No one could solve the puzzle.

Nadie pudo encontrar la respuesta.

No one could find the answer.

Nadie pudo resolver el problema.

- No one could solve the problem.
- Nobody could solve the problem.
- No one was able to solve the problem.
- Nobody was able to solve the problem.

Jim pudo controlar su coraje.

Jim managed to control his anger.

Nadie pudo encontrar la gruta.

No one could find the cave.

Tom pudo decirme la verdad.

Tom managed to tell me the truth.

¿Cómo pudo haber ocurrido eso?

How could that have happened?

Pudo informarse leyendo la carta.

He was able to get the information by reading the letter.

No pudo entender la frase.

He couldn't understand the sentence.

Ella no pudo resistir sonreírse.

She could not keep back a smile.

¿Dónde se pudo haber metido?

What have you been up to?

Le pudo pasar a cualquiera.

- It could've happened to anyone.
- It could have happened to anyone.

Eso pudo haber sido prevenido.

- That could've been prevented.
- That could have been prevented.

¿Cómo pudo ocurrir todo esto?

How could this all happen?

¿Cómo pudo suceder algo así?

How could such a thing happen?

Tom pudo haber sido asesinado.

- Tom could've been killed.
- Tom might've been murdered.
- Tom could get killed.
- Tom may have been killed.
- Tom could've been murdered.

Tom no pudo encontrar trabajo.

Tom couldn't find work.

Él pudo inventar coartadas inteligentes.

He could devise clever alibis.

Él pudo reducir los impuestos.

He was able to reduce taxes.

Tom no pudo dormir anoche.

Tom couldn't sleep last night.

Tom no pudo entenderlo mucho.

Tom couldn't quite understand it.

Tom no pudo hacerse escuchar.

Tom couldn't make himself heard.

Tom fácilmente pudo habernos esperado.

- Tom could have very easily waited for us.
- Tom could've very easily waited for us.

Tom no se pudo controlar.

Tom couldn't control himself.

Sami pudo haber sido raptado.

Sami might have been abducted.

Sami pudo explicárselo bastante rápido.

Sami figured that out pretty quickly.

- Él no pudo hacer nada salvo mirar.
- No pudo hacer nada excepto mirar.

He could do nothing but watch.

- Ella no pudo venir porque estaba enferma.
- No pudo venir porque estaba enferma.

- 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.

- No pudo venir porque estaba enfermo.
- Él no pudo venir porque está enfermo.

- He couldn't come because he was sick.
- He could not come because he was ill.
- He couldn't come because he was ill.

- Ella no pudo haber hecho tal cosa.
- Ella no pudo haber hecho eso.

She could not have done such a thing.

- Él dio lo mejor que pudo.
- Él lo hizo lo mejor que pudo.

He did his best.

- Él no pudo hablar por el coraje.
- No pudo hablar por el coraje.

He was so angry as to be unable to speak.

- Tom trató de sonreír, pero no pudo.
- Tom intentó sonreír, pero no pudo.

Tom tried to smile, but couldn't.