Sentence examples of "sabía" in Spanish with translation "can"

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¡Sabía que podía contar contigo! I knew I could rely on you!
Él sabía que no podía ganar. He knew he could not win.
Ella me preguntó si sabía coser. She asked me if I could sew.
No sabía que él hablaba inglés. I didn't know that he could speak English.
Tom sabía que podía contar con Mary. Tom knew he could count on Mary.
Ella admitió que no sabía hablar francés. She acknowledged that she couldn't speak French.
Tom no sabía que Mary pudiera hablar francés. Tom didn't know that Mary could speak French.
Como no sabía su dirección, no pude escribirle. As I didn't know his address, I couldn't write to him.
Tom no sabía que Mary pudiera cantar tan bien. Tom didn't know Mary could sing so well.
Ella sabía leer a los 4 años de edad. She could read when she was four.
Tom no podía decirle a Mary todo lo que sabía. Tom couldn't tell Mary everything he knew.
Tom no sabía la razón de por qué Mary no podía ir a jugar bolos. Tom didn't know the reason why Mary couldn't go bowling.
Tom le preguntó a Mary si acaso sabía en dónde podría comprar un rifle de asalto. Tom asked Mary if she knew where he could buy an assault rifle.
No conocía la ciudad, y lo que es peor, no sabía decir ni una palabra del idioma. I didn't know the city, and what's more, I couldn't speak a word of the language.
Tom no sabía el significado de "anglofobia,"así que hizo una búsqueda rápida en la web para ver si podía encontrar qué significaba. Tom didn't know the meaning of "anglophobia," so he did a quick web search to see if he could find out what it meant.
El saber no ocupa lugar One can never know too much
Ella sabe tocar el piano. She can play the piano.
Ella no sabe cocinar bien. She can't cook well.
Él no sabe cantar bien. He cannot sing well.
Él sabe leer y escribir. He can read and write.
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