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podia ter

could have

→ poder
phrase Rare #20,288
could have Often followed by a past participle to say that something could have been done.
PO: Eu podia ter ligado antes.
EN: I could have called earlier.

Seu pai não podia ter escolhido alguém cujo pai fosse nerd de computador?

Couldn't your father have chosen someone whose dad was a computer nerd?

— One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

Podia ter me dito.

You could have told me.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Podia ter usado a vara nova.

You could have used the new rod.

— O Retorno (2003)

O burro podia ter se curado sem intervenção divina.

The donkey could have healed without divine intervention.

— O Pagador de Promessas (1962)

Sabe, podia ter me contado que era famoso.

You know, you could have told me you were famous.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Podia ter me matado lá em cima, mas não fez isso.

He could have killed me up there, but he didn't.

— Bugonia (2025)

Qual é, ele podia ter apagado as mensagens.

Come on, he could've deleted the messages.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Podia ter perguntado ao tira.

I could have asked the cop.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Eu podia ter impedido.

I could have prevented it.

— Pecadores (2025)

Não podia ter avisado?

Couldn't you have warned me?

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Você podia ter escolhido um lugar melhor.

You could have chosen a better place.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Ele podia ter se passado por civil e fugido.

He could have disguised himself as a civilian and escaped.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Esse troço podia ter explodido na minha mão do nada.

That thing could have exploded in my hand out of nowhere.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Eu podia ter evitado isto.

I could have avoided this.