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tu as pu

you were able to; you could

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phrase Uncommon #22,214
you were able to; you could A past form of pouvoir; the exact English phrasing depends on context.
FR: Tu as pu terminer le travail à temps.
EN: You were able to finish the work on time.

Tu as pu te lever ?

Were you able to get up?

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Tu as fait ce que tu as pu.

You did what you could.

Tu as pu dormir ?

Were you able to sleep?

Finalement, tu as pu les traîner en justice ?

So, you were finally able to take them to court?

— À bout de course (1988)

Tu as pu faire ça à mon fils ?

You were able to do that to my son?

Tu as pu lui parler d'argent ?

Were you able to talk to them about money?

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Tu as pu tout mettre ?

Were you able to fit everything in?

— Aquarius (2016)

Où tu as pu voir tout ça, au moment où tout un chacun tremble pour ses fesses ?

Where could you possibly have seen all that, at a time when everyone is shaking in their boots?

— Andreï Roublev (1966)

J'espère que tu as pu acheter tout ce dont tu as besoin.

I hope you were able to buy everything you need.

Tu as fait du mieux que tu as pu.

You did the best you could.

C’est comme ça que tu as pu réagir à l’attaque de Gyutaro.

That's how you were able to react to Gyutaro's attack.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Je me demande même si tu as pu entendre les voix.

I even wonder if you were able to hear the voices.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Tu as pu faire ta vie avec elle.

You were able to build a life with her.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Tu as pu lui parler ?

Were you able to speak to him/her?

— De tout cœur (1998)

Tu as pu venir.

You were able to come.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Tu as pu aller à la selle ?

Were you able to have a bowel movement?

— PIKU (2015)

Tu as pu le voir ?

Were you able to see it?

Tu as fait tout ce que tu as pu.

You did all you could.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Tu as pu me le faire.

You could have done it for me.

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

Une fois dans ta vie, tu as pu coucher avec moi.

Once in your life, you got to sleep with me.

— Us and Them (2018)