no pudo resistir la tentación

couldn't resist the temptation

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couldn't resist the temptation Used to say that someone was unable to stop themselves from doing something tempting. Pudo is the past tense of poder, and the phrase often introduces an implied or previously mentioned action.

SP: No pudo resistir la tentación de abrir el regalo.

EN: She couldn't resist the temptation to open the gift.

Era tan inmaduro que no pudo resistir la tentación.

He was so immature that he couldn't resist the temptation.

Tom no quería mirar, pero no pudo resistir la tentación.

Tom didn’t want to look, but he couldn’t resist the temptation.

Él no pudo resistir la tentación.

He could not resist the temptation.

Ella no pudo resistir la tentación.

She couldn't resist the temptation.