j’aurais pu
If I had three two-masters, I could have kept them all busy.
Si j'avais eu trois deux-mâts, j'aurais pu les occuper tous.
I could have picked a better time.
J’aurais pu choisir un meilleur moment.
If I had been a bird, I could have flown to you.
Si j’avais été un oiseau, j’aurais pu voler jusqu’à toi.
I could have made it in the recording studio.
J’aurais pu le faire dans le studio d’enregistrement.
— Blow Out (1981)
He did a hell of a lot better job than I could have ever done.
Il a fait un sacré bien meilleur boulot que je n’aurais jamais pu en faire.
— Blow Out (1981)
If any one of them had burned down, there is no way I could have missed it.
Si l'un d'eux avait brûlé, il est impossible que je l'aie manqué.
— Burning (2018)
I suppose I could have asked myself what use there was to make more money.
Je suppose que j’aurais pu me demander à quoi bon gagner plus d’argent.