Sentence examples of "pu" in French

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Il n'a pas pu venir hier. He failed to come yesterday.
Mayuko n'a pas pu voir Meg. Mayuko failed to see Meg.
Comment une chose si étrange a pu arriver ? How did such a strange thing come about?
Dieu seul sait où il a pu passer. God knows where he has gone.
Le président n'a pas pu s'empêcher de rire. The president laughed in spite of himself.
J'ai pu entrevoir le côté négatif de son caractère. I had a glimpse into the negative side of his character.
Il n'a pas pu sortir à cause de la maladie. Sickness prevented him from going out.
C'est un miracle que j'aie pu survivre au cancer. It's a miracle that I've got over cancer.
Je me demande ce qui a pu le faire changer d'avis. I wonder what has made him change his mind.
J'ai couru aussi vite que j'ai pu pour la rattraper. I ran as fast as possible to catch up with her.
Je n'ai pas pu me rappeler le titre de la chanson. I failed to recall the song's title.
Je me demandais juste comment vous avez pu en arriver à ce sujet. I was just wondering how you guys ever got talking about this topic.
Comment cet auteur a pu se retrouver au programme est une énigme pour moi. How this author ended up on the program is a mystery to me.
Je n'ai pas pu résister à la pression qu'ils ont exercée sur moi. I didn't resist the pressure they forced on me.
Le bain n'était pas assez chaud et je n'ai pas pu l'apprécier. The bath was not hot enough and I was unable to enjoy it.
Du fait des embouteillages, il n'a pas pu la voir partir depuis la gare. As a result of a traffic jam, he wasn't able to see her off at the station.
Par chance, un bateau à vapeur passait par ici et ils ont pu être sauvés. As good luck would have it, a steamer passed by and they were saved.
Je suis désolé de n'avoir pu vous voir aujourd'hui quand vous êtes venus. I'm sorry I wasn't able to see you when you came by today.
Il a pu avoir l'aide de sa sœur pour peindre le mur de sa chambre. He had his sister help him paint the wall of his room.
À cause de la pluie, nous n'avons pas pu jouer au tennis à l'extérieur. Because of the rain, we weren't able to play tennis outside.
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