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nós pudéssemos

could

→ poder
pud be able to + éssemos 1st-person plural imperfect subjunctive
verb · first plural · imperfect subjunctive Rare #22,906
could Used in the imperfect subjunctive, often after expressions like "se" (if) or "queria que" (I wanted that).
PO: Se pudéssemos, viajaríamos mais vezes.
EN: If we could, we would travel more often.
Conjugation of poder
SingularPlural
First — podermos
poder
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pudesse pudéssemos
Third pudesse pudessem

Eu gostaria que houvesse algo mais que nós pudéssemos fazer.

I wish there was something more we could do.

Achei que pudéssemos ser amigas.

I thought we could be friends.

Eu queria que pudéssemos sair daqui.

I wish we could get out of here.

Pensei que não pudéssemos beber.

I thought we weren't allowed to drink.

— O Profissional (1994)

Talvez nós pudéssemos conversar mais tarde.

Perhaps we could talk later.

Eu esperava que pudéssemos conversar.

I was hoping we could talk.

Eu gostaria que pudéssemos ficar em Boston por mais tempo.

I wish we could stay in Boston longer.

Assim que pudéssemos, íamos comprar um ponto novo.

As soon as we could, we were going to buy a new location.

— Noites de Cabíria (1957)

Não pensei que pudéssemos cuidar de nós mesmos.

I didn't think we could take care of ourselves.

Eu gostaria que pudéssemos voltar a Boston.

I wish we could go back to Boston.

Eu pensei que pudéssemos conversar.

I thought we could talk.

Às vezes, gostaria que ainda pudéssemos prender crianças.

Sometimes, I wish we could still arrest children.

— Transtorno Explosivo (2019)

Não havia nada que pudéssemos fazer para impedi-la.

There was nothing we could do to stop her.

— TÁR (2022)