Usage examples of "pus" in French with translation to English

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Je ne pus trouver sa maison. I couldn't find his house.
Une fois de plus, je pus échapper à la mort. Again I was able to escape death.
Une sorte de pus sort quand j'urine. Something like pus comes out when I pass urine.
Je ne pus m'empêcher de rire. I couldn't stop laughing.
Je ne pus m'empêcher de rigoler. I couldn't stop laughing.
Je ne pus pas saisir ce qu'il disait. I couldn't catch what he said.
Je ne pus me rappeler le titre de cette chanson. I couldn't remember the title of that song.
Je courus aussi vite que je pus pour attraper le train. I ran as fast as I could to catch the train.
Les enfants faisaient tant de bruit que je ne pus étudier. The children were so noisy that I couldn't study.
Un homme avisé peut faire de l'or même avec du pus. A wise man can derive gold even from pus.
Je ne pus m'empêcher de rire lorsque j'entendis cette histoire. I couldn't help laughing when I heard that story.
Bientôt, je ne pus voir que son cou, flotter au-dessus des vagues. Soon, I could only see her neck floating above the waves.
J'eus beau essayer, je ne pus me rappeler du titre de cette chanson. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't remember that song's title.
Je ne pus m'empêcher de me sentir déçu lorsque j'entendis les nouvelles. I couldn't help but feel disappointed when I heard the news.
Le couteau était si émoussé que je ne pus couper la viande avec et je dus recourir à mon couteau de poche. The knife was so blunt that I could not cut the meat with it and I resorted to my pocket knife.
Tu aurais pu le faire. You could have done it.
Elle a pu me mentir. She may have told me a lie.
Tom peut jouer au foot. Tom is able to play soccer.
Nous avons pu nous comprendre. We could understand each other.
Trop manger peut rendre malade. Eating too much may lead to sickness.
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