if it weren't for

If it weren't for music, the world would be a dull place.

Sans la musique, le monde serait un endroit bien terne.

If it weren't for him, you'd be dead.

Sans lui, tu serais mort.

— Amores Perros (2000)

If it weren't for music, the world would be a boring place.

Sans la musique, le monde serait un endroit ennuyeux.

If it weren't for modern medicine, I'd be dead right now.

Sans la médecine moderne, je serais mort(e) à l’heure qu’il est.

If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have made it this far.

Sans moi, tu ne serais pas arrivé(e) jusque-là.

— The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

If it weren't for them, we'd be finished.

Sans eux, on serait fichus.

— Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

You wouldn't be here if it weren't for me.

Tu ne serais pas là si ce n’était pas grâce à moi.

— Field of Dreams (1989)

If it weren't for her help, I would never have passed the exam.

Sans son aide, je n’aurais jamais réussi l’examen.

No, if it weren't for them, I wouldn't eat at all.

Non, sans eux, je ne mangerais pas du tout.

— Volver (2006)

If it weren't for this book, we never would have made it.

Sans ce livre, nous n’y serions jamais arrivés.

— Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)