podría ver

he could see

podría ver(poh-dree-ah behr)

phrase

1. (third person singular)

a. he could see

Quizá podría ver mejor si no fuera tan presumido y se pusiera las gafas.

Maybe he could see better if he wasn't so vain and was wearing his glasses.

b. she could see

Cuando el camarero se acercó a su mesa, le preguntó si podría ver el menú.

When the waiter came to her table, she asked him whether she could see the menu.

c. could see

Me pregunto si en aquel entonces la gente podría ver las estrellas con mayor nitidez. - Sí, porque había menos luces.

I wonder whether people back then could see the stars more clearly. - Yes, because there were fewer lights.

2.

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. you could see

Quizá podría ver mejor si se quitara las gafas de sol aquí dentro.

Maybe you could see better if you took off your sunglasses in here.

3. (first person singular)

a. I could see

El poeta escribió en su diario: "Si cerrara los ojos, podría ver otra vez el querido rostro de mi pobre madre".

The poet wrote in his journal, "If I closed my eyes, I could see again my poor mother's dear face."