I couldn't sleep

no pude dormir

I couldn't sleep(ay kood-ihnt slip)

phrase

1. (general)

a. no pude dormir (short or defined length of time)

Last night I couldn't sleep because I was feeling sick.

Anoche no pude dormir porque me sentía enferma.

b. no podía dormir (long or undefined period of time)

When I lived beside the nightclub, I couldn't sleep on the weekends.

Cuando vivía al lado de la discoteca, no podía dormir los fines de semana.