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puede ser

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
puede ser expr	(es posible)	perhaps adv
		maybe adv
		could be v expr
	—¿Vas a ir a mi fiesta el fin de semana? —No sé; puede ser.
	"Are you going to my party this weekend?" "I don't know. Perhaps."
puede ser que [+ subjuntivo], puede que [+ subjuntivo] expr	(es posible que)	maybe adv
		might⇒ v aux
		it may be v expr
		it could be v expr
	Puede que esta tarde llueva; no olvides el paraguas.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
¿cómo puede ser? expr	(¿cómo es posible?)	How can that be?, How could that be? expr
	—El conductor del auto perdió el control y chocó contra tu casa. —¿Cómo puede ser?
¡no puede ser! loc interj	(no lo creo)	I don't believe it!, I can't believe it! interj
	(informal)	no way! interj
	(literal, formal)	it can't be! interj
	—Me robaron el carro y el celular la misma semana. —¡No puede ser!

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