puede

/ˈpwede/, [ˈpwe.ð̞e]

can, may, you can

Examples

Puede que se haya aplazado el juego hasta la semana que viene.

The game may have been put off till next week.

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Cualquiera puede usar este diccionario.

Anyone may use this dictionary.

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¿No se puede hacer nada?

Can't anything be done?

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Mi hijo puede contar hasta cien ahora.

My son can count up to a hundred now.

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Es el ser humano (si se le puede llamar así) más vil que he conocido.

He is a viler human being (if you can even call him that) than I could've ever known.

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Tom puede nadar, pero yo no.

Tom can swim, but I can't.

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La epilepsia puede tener distintas causas.

Epilepsy can have various causes.

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¿Me puede dar medio kilo de muslos de pollo, por favor?

Can I get half a kilo of chicken legs please?

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La gente tímida puede desarrollar dependencia a la droga como una defensa.

Shy people can develop drug dependence as a defense.

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¡El internet no puede cometer crímenes!

The internet can't commit crimes!

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Él tiene más libros de los que puede leer.

He has more books than he can read.

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Encontré una solución, pero la encontré tan rápido que no puede ser la correcta.

I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution.

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No se puede estudiar con tanto ruido.

One cannot study in such noise.

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Aún en las peores condiciones ella puede conseguir el segundo premio.

She can get the second prize at worst.

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Tom piensa que Mary puede hablar francés.

Tom thinks Mary can speak French.

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Puede que ella haya discutido con él, pero no creo que pudiera pegarle.

She may have argued with him, but I don't think she could have hit him.

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No se puede confiar en ella porque miente harto.

She cannot be relied on because she often tells lies.

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¿Puede usted componerlo por ahora?

Can you fix it temporarily?

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"¿Puedo aparcar aquí?" "No, no puede."

"May I park here?" "No, you can't."

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Ese pájaro no puede volar.

This bird can't fly.

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