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ella no pudo

she couldn't

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phrase Uncommon #19,669
she couldn't Past tense negative form of poder meaning inability or lack of ability to do something.
SP: Ella no pudo terminar la tarea a tiempo.
EN: She couldn't finish the homework on time.

Anoche ella no pudo dormir para nada.

Last night, she couldn't sleep at all.

Tom le hizo a Mary muchas preguntas que ella no pudo responder.

Tom asked Mary many questions that she couldn't answer.

Ella no pudo juntarse con él.

She couldn't meet up with him.

Como ella no pudo pagar el pasaje, el conductor le pidió que se bajara del bus.

Since she couldn't pay the fare, the driver asked her to get off the bus.

Ella no pudo hacer frente a la ansiedad.

She couldn't cope with the anxiety.

Ella no pudo renunciar completamente a sus esperanzas de casarse con él.

She could not completely give up her hopes of marrying him.

Ella no pudo convencerlo de aceptar el soborno.

She couldn't convince him to accept the bribe.

Ella no pudo haber hecho eso.

She couldn't have done that.

Para mi sorpresa, ella no pudo contestar a la pregunta.

To my surprise, she couldn't answer the question.

Ella no pudo ir a la boda.

She couldn't go to the wedding.

Ella no pudo superar su miedo a la oscuridad.

She couldn't overcome her fear of the dark.

Ella no pudo hablar con él.

She couldn't talk to him.

Ella no pudo mirarlo a él a la cara.

She couldn't look him in the face.

Por falta de dinero ella no pudo venir conmigo.

Because of a lack of money, she couldn't come with me.

Ella no pudo comprender el cuento entero.

She couldn't understand the whole story.

Ella no pudo haber dicho eso.

She couldn't have said that.

Ella no pudo impedir que su hija saliera.

She couldn't stop her daughter from leaving.