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nosotros pudimos

were able to, managed to

→ poder
pud to be able to, can + imos 1st person plural preterite (“we” past tense)
auxiliary · 1st-person plural, past tense Uncommon #20,267
were able to, managed to Used with an infinitive.
SP: Pudimos llegar a tiempo.
EN: We were able to arrive on time.
Conjugation of poder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pude pudimos
Third pudo pudieron

No nos pudimos tragar su historia.

We couldn't swallow their story.

Solo pudimos comprar un aire acondicionado.

We were only able to buy one air conditioner.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

No había nada que pudimos haber hecho.

There was nothing we could have done.

Pudimos haber subestimado el talento de Tom.

We may have underestimated Tom's talent.

Después pudimos conversar.

Afterward, we were able to talk.

Gracias a la ayuda de Carlitos pudimos salir del embrollo.

Thanks to Carlitos' help we were able to get out of the mess.

Apenas pudimos escapar de los siete ataques navales.

We barely managed to escape the seven naval attacks.

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

¿Qué más pudimos olvidar?

What else could we have forgotten?

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

Nunca pudimos hablar como personas que somos.

We were never able to talk like the people we are.

— El espejo (1975)

¿Qué es lo que pudimos hacer, tu padre y yo?

What could your father and I do?

— Хрусталёв, машину! (1999)

¿Cómo pudimos ser tan estúpidos?

How could we have been so stupid?

Así fue como Tyler y yo pudimos abrir el Club de la Lucha todas las noches.

That's how Tyler and I were able to open Fight Club every night.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Pudimos ser compañeros de escuela.

We could have been classmates.

— Taxi (1998)

Gracias al buen clima, nosotros pudimos realizar toda la cosecha en un día.

Thanks to the good weather, we were able to complete the entire harvest in one day.

Nunca pudimos usarlos.

We were never able to use them.

— F1 la película (2025)

¿Y nosotros qué pudimos hacer?

And what could we have done?

— Хрусталёв, машину! (1999)

Pudimos haber pedido ayuda.

We could have asked for help.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Como no veíamos nada en la oscuridad, no nos pudimos mover.

Since we couldn't see anything in the darkness, we couldn't move.

Nos pudimos entender.

We were able to understand each other.

Así pudimos verla por última vez.

That was how we were able to see her for the last time.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)