debió

must, must have, should have

Examples

A juzgar por la violencia del impacto, debió de morir en el acto.

Considering the violence of the impact, he must have died instantly.

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Tom debió haber seguido el consejo de Mary.

Tom should take Mary's advice.

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Debió haberlo hecho por travesura.

He must have done it out of mischief.

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Tom nunca debió haberse comido esas ostras.

Tom never should have eaten those oysters.

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Tom debió haber estudiado más.

Tom should've studied more.

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¿No te equivocaste ni una sola vez? ¡Eso debió ser pura suerte!

You did not make a single mistake? That had to be blind luck!

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Tom no debió haberle dicho a Mary.

Tom shouldn't have told Mary.

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Tom debió haberse casado con Mary.

Tom should've married Mary.

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Su suicidio se debió a un desengaño amoroso.

His suicide came as a result of his disappointment in love.

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Tom debió haber ido a Boston con Mary.

Tom should've gone to Boston with Mary.

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Él debió haber sido abogado.

He should have been a lawyer.

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Tom debió haberle dicho enseguida que él no era soltero.

Tom should have told Mary right away that he wasn't single.

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Mi padre debió ser guapo en su juventud.

My father must have been handsome in his youth.

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Algo debió haberle pasado a ella.

Something might have happened to her.

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No debió casarse con Tom.

She should not have married Tom.

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Él debió haber sido rico. Si tuvo todas las oportunidades antes de emigrar.

He should have been rich: he had every opportunity before emigrating.

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Tom debió haber oído lo que pasó.

Tom must have heard about what happened.

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Tom debió haber llamado.

Tom should've called.

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Tom debió haber hecho las cosas de otra forma.

Tom should have done things differently.

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Usted no debió escribir eso.

You should not have written that.

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