Usage examples of "podia" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Tom mal podia acreditar nele. Tom could hardly believe him.
Ele podia estar no ginásio. He could be in the gymnasium.
Ele não podia conseguir o emprego. He couldn't get the job.
Ele não podia correr tão rápido. He couldn't run very fast.
Você podia me passar a pimenta? Could you please pass me the pepper?
Tom não podia estar mais feliz. Tom couldn't be happier.
Nenhuma estrela podia ser vista no céu. No stars could be seen in the sky.
Ele mordeu mais do que podia mastigar. He bit off more than he could chew.
A voz dela podia ser bem ouvida. Her voice could be heard well.
Ela fez tudo que podia na minha conta. She did all she could on my account.
Só perguntei se podia tomar o livro emprestado. I only asked if I could borrow the book.
Tom podia entender como Maria estava se sentindo. Tom could understand how Mary was feeling.
Ele já não podia conter a sua ira. He could no longer contain his anger.
Eu não podia dormir por causa do barulho. I could not sleep because of the noise.
Como não sabia seu endereço, não podia escrever-lhe. As I didn't know his address, I couldn't write to him.
Ele veio a entender que não podia trabalhar mais. He came to understand that he could no longer work.
Quando ele não tinha dinheiro, não podia comprar pão. When he had no money, he couldn't buy any bread.
Ele era tão pobre que não podia comprar pão. He was so poor that he couldn't buy bread.
Tom só podia contar para Mary o que ele sabia. Tom could only tell Mary what he knew.
Eu mal podia acreditar no que escutava quando ouvi a notícia. I could hardly believe my ears when I heard the news.
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