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Tom ne put trouver personne avec qui danser.

Tom couldn't find anyone to dance with.

Elle ne put tenir sa promesse.

She could not keep her promise.

Il ne put se résigner à tirer sur le cerf.

He could not bring himself to shoot the deer.

Il courut aussi vite qu'il le put.

He ran as fast as he could.

Chris fut embauché pour peindre des maisons, et put mettre de l'argent de côté.

Chris was hired to paint houses and was able to save some money.

Tom essaya de le faire, mais ne put pas.

Tom tried to do it, but couldn't.

Personne ne put trouver la caverne.

No one could find the cave.

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

This car was so inexpensive that he was able to buy it.

Elle ne put se retenir d'éclater de rire.

She couldn't help bursting out laughing.

Tom fit tout ce qu'il put pour aider.

Tom did everything he could to help.

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

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

Toruk Makto put ainsi repartir.

Toruk Makto was thus able to leave.

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Aucun étudiant ne put répondre à la question.

No student could answer the question.

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

She stood as close to him as she could.

Elle ne put le convaincre de monter à cheval.

She couldn't persuade him to get on a horse.

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

Try as he might, he couldn't escape the labyrinth.

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

Who would have thought she could be so slender and small?

L'auteur put presque supprimer complètement toutes les traces.

The author was almost able to erase all traces completely.

Elle ne put venir parce qu'il était malade.

She couldn't come because he was sick.

Il ne put trouver ce que j'avais caché.

He couldn’t find what I had hidden.

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

There was nothing Tom could do about it.

Il courut aussi vite qu'il put.

He ran as fast as he could.

Il courut à la gare et put prendre le train.

He ran to the station and was able to take the train.

Elle ne put surmonter la mort de son mari.

She could not overcome the death of her husband.

Il ne put répondre à cette question.

He could not answer this question.

Personne ne put dormir cette nuit là.

No one could sleep that night.

Elle ne put retenir ses larmes.

She couldn't hold back her tears.

Elle ne put le convaincre d'accepter le pot-de-vin.

She couldn't persuade him to accept the bribe.

Tom ne put s'empêcher d'être impressionné.

Tom couldn't help but be impressed.