Luis pensó en pedir ayuda a sus padres, pero al final ha podio pagar la casa solo.Luis thought of asking his parents for help, but eventually he's been able to pay for the house on his own.
Me dijo su esposa que ha podido vender el coche. Por curiosidad, ¿cuánto le han dado por él?Your wife told me you've been able to sell your car. Just out of curiosity, how much have they given you for it?
Deberíamos estarle agradecidos, porque ha podido dejarnos en la estacada, pero no lo ha hecho.We should be grateful to her, because she could have left us in the lurch, but she hasn't done it.
El gas salía por la grieta y ha podido causar una explosión, pero por suerte no ha pasado nada.The gas was leaking through the crack and it could have caused an explosion, but luckily nothing happened.
La policía ha podido intervenir, pero, por un motivo que se me escapa, decidió no hacerlo.The police could have intervened, but for some reason that escapes me, it decided not to.
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Una palabra o frase que se usa para hablar de la segunda persona formal usted (p. ej. ¿Dónde está usted?).
No sé cómo ha podido hacerme una cosa así. Yo siempre la traté bien.I can't understand how you could have done something like that to me. I always treated you well.