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no podía dormir

couldn't sleep

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phrase Uncommon #18,053
couldn't sleep Imperfect past tense; often describes an ongoing inability to sleep.
SP: Anoche no podía dormir por el ruido.
EN: Last night I couldn't sleep because of the noise.

No podía dormir por el calor.

I couldn't sleep because of the heat.

Él no podía dormir por causa del calor.

He couldn't sleep because of the heat.

Yo… no podía dormir.

I… couldn’t sleep.

— La asistenta (2025)

No podía dormir, así que me aposté allí.

I couldn't sleep, so I staked out a spot there.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Estaba tan agotada que no podía dormir.

I was so exhausted that I couldn't sleep.

La pobre chica no podía dormir.

The poor girl couldn't sleep.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

El dolor era tal que no podía dormir.

The pain was so intense that I couldn't sleep.

Estaba cansado, pero no podía dormir.

I was tired, but I couldn't sleep.

Dicen que no podía dormir sola.

They say she couldn't sleep alone.

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

Hacía tanto frío que no podía dormir.

It was so cold that I couldn't sleep.

Para ser honesta, no podía dormir anoche, estaba muy nerviosa.

To be honest, I couldn't sleep last night, I was very nervous.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Tom solía caminar por la noche porque no podía dormir.

Tom used to walk around at night because he couldn't sleep.

Por alguna razón, ella no podía dormir.

For some reason, she couldn't sleep.

No podía dormir por el dolor de tripa.

I couldn’t sleep because of the stomachache.

Él no podía dormir por el ruido afuera de su ventana.

He couldn't sleep because of the noise outside his window.

No podía dormir.

I couldn't sleep.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Estaba tan agotado que no podía dormir.

I was so exhausted that I couldn't sleep.

Tom no podía dormir porque tenía un fuerte dolor de cabeza.

Tom couldn't sleep because he had a severe headache.

Estaba tan nervioso que no podía dormir.

He was so nervous he couldn't sleep.