Sentence examples of "poder" in Portuguese with translation "can"

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Queria poder virar um pássaro. I wish I could become a bird.
Espero poder levitar um dia. I hope I can levitate one day.
Queria poder voltar no tempo. I wish I could go back in time.
Eu queria poder parar de fumar. I wish I could break the habit of smoking.
Eu queria poder cantar como você. I wish I could sing like you do.
Gostaria de poder ir ao concerto. I wish I could go to the concert.
Espero poder vê-lo no Natal. I hope I can see you at Christmas.
Eu queria poder ir ao Japão. I wish I could go to Japan.
Queria poder pensar em algo a dizer. I wish I could think of something to say.
Sinto não poder vê-la esta noite. I regret that I can't see you tonight.
Eu queria poder estar em Paris agora. I wish I could be in Paris now.
Sinto muito em não poder ajudá-lo. I'm sorry, I can't help you.
Sinto não poder vê-lo esta noite. I regret that I can't see you tonight.
Queria poder falar francês tão bem como Tom. I wish that I could speak French as well as Tom.
Eu queria poder acabar com o vício do fumo. I wish I could break the habit of smoking.
O que você acha ser verdade apesar de não poder provar? What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?
Gostaria de poder mostrar a você o gelo nas árvores, é bonito. I wish I could show you the pretty ice on the trees.
Eu queria poder me importar mais com minhas notas, mas parece que, em um certo ponto da minha vida, eu decidi que isso não seria mais tão importante. I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided it wouldn't be so important anymore.
Tom mal podia acreditar nele. Tom could hardly believe him.
Ele podia estar no ginásio. He could be in the gymnasium.
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