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# змогли — Ukrainian to French

How Ukrainian *змогли* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 2 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the French translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: змогли (32). By style: everyday 8 · biblical 24.

## purent

Used about 10 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 10).

- І не **змогли** вони відказати Йому знов проти сього.
  Et ils ne **purent** rien répondre à cela.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 14:6)

- І бачимо, що не **змогли** ввійти за невірство.
  Aussi voyons-nous qu’ils ne **purent** y entrer à cause de leur incrédulité.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HEB 3:19)

- Він перемінив у кров ріки їх, так що не **змогли** пити води текучої.
  Il changea leurs fleuves en sang, Et ils ne **purent** en boire les eaux.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 78:44)

- І не **змогли** сьвященники стояти на службі задля хмари, бо слава Господня сповнила дом Божий.
  Les sacrificateurs ne **purent** pas y rester pour faire le service, à cause de la nuée; car la gloire de l’Éternel remplissait la maison de Dieu.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 5:14)

- І прийшли в Меру, та не **змогли** пити води Мерської, бо гірка вона, тим і прозвали те врочище Мера.
  Ils arrivèrent à Mara; mais ils ne **purent** pas boire l’eau de Mara parce qu’elle était amère. C’est pourquoi ce lieu fut appelé Mara.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 15:23)

## pu

Used about 6 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 4).

- Ми **змогли** зрозуміти одне одного.
  Nous avons **pu** nous comprendre.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and qdii · checked, community translation · [\#399118](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/399118) [\#1607053](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1607053))

- І привів я його до учеників Твоїх, та й не **змогли** вони сцїлити його.
  Je l’ai amené à tes disciples, et ils n’ont pas **pu** le guérir.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 17:16)

- Через дощ ми не **змогли** скінчити наш матч з тенісу.
  À cause de la pluie nous n'avons pas **pu** finir notre match de tennis.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Sashka and subaya · checked, community translation · [\#2948114](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2948114) [\#6205838](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6205838))

- Приступивши тодї ученики до Ісуса, сказали на самотї: Чом не **змогли** ми вигнати його?
  Alors les disciples s’approchèrent de Jésus, et lui dirent en particulier: Pourquoi n’avons-nous **pu** chasser ce démon?
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 17:19)

- І приходить до учеників, і знаходить їх сплячих, і рече до Петра: Так не **змогли** ви однієї години попильнувати зо мною?
  Et il vint vers les disciples, qu’il trouva endormis, et il dit à Pierre: Vous n’avez donc **pu** veiller une heure avec moi!
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 26:40)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Лікарі зробили, що **змогли**.
  Les médecins ont fait ce qu'ils pouvaient.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Toynop · checked, community translation · [\#5798783](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5798783) [\#5791468](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5791468))

- Двері були замкнені, і ми не **змогли** увійти.
  La porte était fermée à clé et nous ne pûmes pas entrer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and mervert1 · checked, community translation · [\#3440553](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3440553) [\#6041716](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6041716))

- Ми не **змогли** цього зробити.
  Nous ne pouvions pas le faire.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Toynop · checked, community translation · [\#5798748](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5798748) [\#6635582](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6635582))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between French and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/fr-uk/) · [translating from Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-uk/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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