how could
No puedo lidiar con eso, ¿cómo pudo producir vómito?
I can't deal with that, how could it cause vomiting?
— Intocable (2011)
Tom no entiende cómo pudo pasar.
Tom doesn't understand how it could have happened.
Cómo pudo el Sr. Tenenbaum retirar fondos sin su autorización?
How was Mr. Tenenbaum able to withdraw funds without your authorization?
— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)
How could it have happened?
— Primavera, verano, otoño, invierno... y primavera (2003)
Cómo pudo Shije pedirme aquella ropa?
How could Shije have asked me for those clothes?
— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)
Cómo pudo un hombre calentar tanto aire respirando, al morir?
How could a man heat so much air by breathing when he was dying?
— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)