she couldn't
She couldn't talk to him.
Mary não tinha dinheiro, então ela não pôde ir comigo.
Mary didn't have any money, so she couldn't go with me.
She couldn't find him.
Why couldn't she come?
O Tom fez à Mary muitas perguntas que ela não pôde responder.
Tom asked Mary many questions that she couldn't answer.
Você sabe por que ela não pôde vir?
Do you know why she couldn't come?
She couldn't go to the wedding.
Ela não pôde entrar em contato com ele por telefone.
She couldn't reach him by phone.
Ela não pôde evitar de chorar.
She couldn't help crying.