could not
Tom no pudo comprender de qué estaba hablando Mary.
Tom couldn't understand what Mary was talking about.
Tom no pudo ir con nosotros a Boston porque no tenía suficiente dinero.
Tom couldn't go to Boston with us because he didn't have enough money.
Tom no pudo responder todas las preguntas de Mary.
Tom couldn't answer all of Mary's questions.
Pero de la que no pudo esconder el resultado.
But the result of which he could not hide.
— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Si Tom no pudo hacerlo, probablemente nadie más podrá hacerlo tampoco.
If Tom couldn't do it, probably no one else will be able to either.
No pudo hacer nada excepto mirar.
He could do nothing but watch.
Tom no pudo entender nada de lo que dijo Mary.
Tom couldn't understand anything Mary said.
Milkha no pudo esperar para verlo correr.
Milkha couldn't wait to see him run.
— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)
Tom no pudo persuadir a Mary para que le comprase un regalo a John.
Tom couldn't persuade Mary to buy John a present.
Tom no pudo descubrirlo.
Tom couldn't figure it out.
No pudo haberlo sido, o habrían respondido.
It couldn't have been, or they would have responded.
— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)
¿Tom no pudo resolver el problema, o sí?
Tom couldn't solve the problem, could he?
No tenía dinero, así que no pudo comprar nada para comer.
He didn't have any money, so he couldn't buy anything to eat.
Tom no pudo asistir a la reunión por un compromiso previo.
Tom couldn't attend the meeting because of a prior commitment.
Estaba tan cansado que casi no pudo mantenerse en pie.
He was so tired he could barely stand up.
Tom no pudo comunicarse con Mary por el teléfono.
Tom couldn't reach Mary by phone.
Tom no pudo obtener el empleo que quería.
Tom couldn't get the job he wanted.
Tom no pudo convencer a María.
Tom couldn't convince María.
No pudo aprobar el examen de ingreso.
He/She couldn't pass the entrance exam.
Tom tomó mucho café así que no pudo dormir.
Tom drank a lot of coffee, so he couldn’t sleep.
No pudo haber venido en un peor momento.
It couldn’t have come at a worse time.
Papá estaba de mal humor porque no pudo jugar al golf a causa del mal tiempo.
Dad was in a bad mood because he couldn't play golf due to the bad weather.
Tom no pudo comprender que quería realmente Mary.
Tom couldn't understand what Mary really wanted.
Sugimura no pudo hacerlo contigo.
Sugimura couldn't do it with you.
— Juego sangriento [バトル・ロワイアル] (2000)
Tom no pudo ir porque no pudo conseguir permiso.
Tom couldn't go because he couldn't get permission.
Tom no pudo contener las lágrimas.
Tom couldn't hold back his tears.
Varelans no pudo detener la pelea.
Varelans couldn't stop the fight.
— La Máquina: The Smashing Machine (2025)
Tom se quedó sin fósforos así que no pudo prender el fuego.
Tom ran out of matches, so he couldn't light the fire.
Tom no pudo tomar una decisión inmediata.
Tom couldn't make an immediate decision.
El profesor no pudo haber dicho algo así.
The professor couldn't have said something like that.
Tom no pudo entender por qué Mary había tomado esa decisión.
Tom couldn't understand why Mary had made that decision.
Le hizo preguntas que no pudo responder.
He asked him questions he couldn’t answer.
Como estaba muy bebido, no pudo llevar el coche de vuelta a casa.
Because he was very drunk, he couldn't drive the car home.
Tom no pudo conseguir que Mary lo hiciera.
Tom couldn't get Mary to do it.
Pero no pudo entender su amor maternal.
But she couldn't understand her maternal love.
— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Tom no pudo ponerse en contacto con Mary.
Tom couldn't get in touch with Mary.
No pudo hablar porque la audiencia era demasiado ruidosa.
He couldn't speak because the audience was too noisy.
El rey no pudo dormir aquella noche.
The king couldn't sleep that night.
Tom no pudo asistir a la reunión.
Tom couldn't attend the meeting.
Tu gente no pudo hacer funcionar lo del dólar.
Your people couldn't make the dollar thing work.
— Die Fälscher (2007)
Tom no pudo hacer nada hasta mucho más tarde.
Tom couldn't do anything until much later.
Tom no pudo conseguir el libro que quería.
Tom couldn't get the book he wanted.
Tom no pudo oír lo que estaba diciendo Mary.
Tom couldn’t hear what Mary was saying.
Tom no pudo decir lo que quería decir.
Tom couldn't say what he wanted to say.
El chico no pudo continuar con las actividades en el colegio.
The boy was unable to continue with his school activities.
Mamá estaba de mal humor porque no pudo jugar al golf a causa del mal tiempo.
Mom was in a bad mood because she couldn't play golf due to the bad weather.
El fontanero vino ayer pero no pudo arreglar la fuga todavía.
The plumber came yesterday but couldn't fix the leak yet.
He couldn't have grabbed it.
— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)
Tom no pudo acudir a la reunión porque estaba enfermo.
Tom couldn't attend the meeting because he was sick.
Quizá se hizo monja porque no pudo conseguir un tipo.
Maybe she became a nun because she couldn't get a guy.
— Esplendor americano (2003)
Tom no pudo comprender que quiso decir Mary.
Tom couldn't understand what Mary meant.
En consecuencia no pudo ser el marido, porque lo teníamos nosotros.
Therefore, it couldn't be the husband, because we had him.
— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)
Estaba loco de amor, no pudo resistir.
He was madly in love, he couldn't resist.
— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)
No pudo acercarse al arma del crimen.
He couldn't get near the murder weapon.
— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)
Debido a su hábito de malgastar el dinero, no pudo casarse.
Because of his habit of wasting money, he couldn't get married.
Tom no pudo ver lo que estaba haciendo Mary.
Tom couldn't see what Mary was doing.
A causa de la fuerte lluvia, no pudo salir.
Because of the heavy rain, he couldn't go out.
Tom simplemente no pudo decir que no a una oferta tan buena.
Tom simply couldn’t say no to such a good offer.
No pudo llegar ahí de otra manera.
He couldn't have gotten there any other way.
— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)
Nuestro avión no pudo aterrizar debido a una densa niebla.
Our plane couldn't land due to thick fog.
Ese niño no pudo entrar por temor al perro.
That boy couldn't go in because he was afraid of the dog.
Tom no pudo comprar el libro que quería.
Tom couldn't buy the book he wanted.
El barco no pudo dejar el puerto debido a la tormenta.
The ship was unable to leave the port due to the storm.
Tom no pudo ir al concierto porque tenía que trabajar.
Tom couldn't go to the concert because he had to work.
Tom no pudo conseguir todo lo que había esperado poder conseguir.
Tom couldn't get everything he had hoped he would be able to get.
Pero no pudo resistir la extraña fuerza.
But he couldn't resist the strange force.
— Nosferatu (1922)
Su emoción fue tan grande que no pudo pronunciar palabra.
Her emotion was so great that she couldn't utter a word.
Tom no pudo recordar en dónde había estado aquella noche.
Tom couldn't remember where he had been that night.
Tom no pudo dormir bien anoche porque había mucho ruido afuera de su pieza.
Tom couldn't sleep well last night because there was a lot of noise outside his room.
No pudo encontrarla y se fue a la segunda casa.
He couldn't find her and went to the second house.
— La Linterna Roja (1991)
Él corrió y corrió, pero no pudo alcanzar a su perro.
He ran and ran, but he couldn't catch his dog.
¿Entonces el hombre blanco no pudo hacerlo y tú sí?
So the white man couldn’t do it, but you could?
— Súper 30 (2019)
Tom no pudo entender lo que Mary estaba diciendo.
Tom couldn't understand what Mary was saying.
El coche que seguía a Mary no pudo frenar a tiempo.
The car that was following Mary couldn’t stop in time.
Tom no pudo averiguar la dirección de Mary.
Tom couldn't find out Mary's address.
Tom no pudo hacer que la puerta quedara completamente cerrada.
Tom couldn't get the door to close completely.
El niño no pudo cruzar el río a nado.
The boy couldn't swim across the river.
Según el informe de balística, esta pistola no pudo ser el arma del crimen.
According to the ballistics report, this pistol could not have been the murder weapon.
Sí, probablemente la puerta se atascó y no pudo volver a cubierta.
Yes, the door probably got stuck and couldn't return to the deck.
— Rebeca (1940)
Tom no pudo permitirse comprar la bicicleta que quería.
Tom couldn't afford to buy the bike he wanted.
Tom no pudo descartar la posibilidad de que él estuviera equivocado.
Tom couldn't rule out the possibility that he was wrong.
No pudo conservar su trabajo a causa de situaciones ajenas a su control.
He couldn't keep his job due to circumstances beyond his control.
El servidor encontró un error temporal y no pudo completar su orden.
The server encountered a temporary error and was unable to complete your order.
Tom había bebido demasiado café así que no pudo dormir.
Tom had drunk too much coffee, so he couldn't sleep.
No tenía dinero, así que no pudo comprar comida.
He had no money, so he couldn't buy food.
No pudo superar la muerte de su marido.
She couldn't get over her husband's death.
Apenas les va a escribir que no pudo hacerlo, ¿verdad?
He's just going to write and tell them he couldn't do it, right?
— Súper 30 (2019)
Tom no pudo comprender qué trataba de decir Mary.
Tom couldn't understand what Mary was trying to say.
Tom no pudo controlar sus emociones.
Tom couldn't control his emotions.
No pudo acercarse al árbol seco, a la orilla.
He could not approach the dry tree on the shore.
— La infancia de Iván (1962)
Tom no pudo ver lo que hacía Mary.
Tom couldn't see what Mary was doing.
Sabía que no pudo ser tan malo como lo había imaginado.
I knew it couldn't be as bad as I had imagined.
— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)
No pudo haber venido en un mejor momento.
It couldn't have come at a better time.
La anciana se cayó y no pudo levantarse.
The old woman fell and couldn't get up.
Tommy no pudo responder a la última pregunta.
Tommy couldn't answer the last question.
Tom no pudo abrir la puerta.
Tom couldn't open the door.
Por mucho que intentaba, no pudo abrir la puerta.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open the door.