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podíamos ver

could see

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phrase Rare #28,978
could see Imperfect past tense of poder + ver. Used for what was visible or possible to see in the past.
SP: Desde el puente podíamos ver todo el río.
EN: From the bridge, we could see the whole river.

Podíamos ver barcos enemigos en el horizonte.

We could see enemy ships on the horizon.

La nieve era tan densa que no podíamos ver nada frente a nosotros.

The snow was so thick that we couldn't see anything in front of us.

Podíamos ver la puesta de sol desde nuestra ventana.

We could see the sunset from our window.

Desde el hotel podíamos ver muy claramente la totalidad del parque.

From the hotel we could see the entire park very clearly.

Podíamos ver al atardecer desde la ventana.

We could see the sunset from the window.

Sólo podíamos ver la niebla.

All we could see was the fog.

Desde donde estábamos sentados, no podíamos ver.

From where we were sitting, we couldn't see.

— La diva (1981)

No podíamos ver la cima de la montaña.

We couldn't see the top of the mountain.

El cuarto estaba tan oscuro que no podíamos ver absolutamente nada.

The room was so dark that we couldn't see anything at all.

Podíamos ver el reflejo de las montañas en el lago.

We could see the reflection of the mountains in the lake.