le impidió

prevented him or her from

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prevented him or her from Le can refer to him, her, or you (formal), depending on context. It is followed by an infinitive for the action someone was prevented from doing.

SP: El mal tiempo le impidió salir.

EN: The bad weather prevented him from going out.

¿Qué le impidió trabajar?

What kept him from working?

Su pierna mala le impidió ganar la carrera.

His bad leg prevented him from winning the race.

¿Qué le impidió venir más temprano?

What prevented him from coming earlier?

La gripe le impidió jugar al golf.

The flu prevented him from playing golf.

¿Qué le impidió venir?

What stopped him from coming?

Pero eso no le impidió ser terco.

But that didn't stop him from being stubborn.

— Barfi! (2012)

Su enfermedad le impidió continuar sus estudios.

His illness prevented him from continuing his studies.