podia ter morrido

could have died

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phrase Rare #30,222
could have died Expresses a past possibility or a near miss.
PO: Ele podia ter morrido no acidente.
EN: He could have died in the accident.

Você podia ter morrido como Nuria.

You could have died like Nuria.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Você podia ter morrido.

You could have died.

— A Experiência (2001)

Podia ter morrido, era meu aniversário de casamento.

I could have died; it was my wedding anniversary.

— Piku (2015)

E agora podia ter morrido, e pronto, ontem.

And I could’ve died yesterday, just like that.

— Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus (2005)

Podia ter morrido.

I could have died.

— O Operário (2004)

Teve sorte, podia ter morrido.

He was lucky; he could have died.

— Um Contratempo (2017)