would have

aurait

→ would
phrase Very common #1,087
aurait S’emploie souvent avec un participe passé pour parler d’une situation imaginaire ou qui ne s’est pas produite dans le passé.
EN: She would have helped us if she could.
FR: Elle nous aurait aidés si elle avait pu.

I guess this game would have to be held after the season's over.

Je suppose qu’il faudrait jouer ce match après la fin de la saison.

— Maurie (1973)

Maybe we would have met.

Peut-être qu’on se serait rencontrés.

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

They would have had the lady’s purse and watch if it hadn’t been for him.

Ils auraient eu le sac à main et la montre de la dame si ça n’avait pas été pour lui.

A more experienced lawyer would have dealt with the case in a different way.

Un avocat plus expérimenté aurait traité l'affaire différemment.

You know what we wouldn't have found if we would have stayed on the trail?

Tu sais ce qu’on n’aurait pas trouvé si on était restés sur le sentier ?

— Wrong Turn (2021)

He would have let himself freeze to death?

Il se serait laissé mourir de froid ?

— Ikiru (1952)

The Chu King would have won with this sword.

Le roi Chu aurait gagné avec cette épée.

— Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Man, my family would have killed on this show.

Franchement, ma famille aurait adoré cette émission.

— The Housemaid (2025)

Someone else would have taken the kimono.

Quelqu’un d’autre aurait pris le kimono.

— Rashomon (1950)

That would have to be a lie, too.

Ce serait forcément un mensonge, aussi.

— The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Without oxygen, all animals would have disappeared long ago.

Sans oxygène, tous les animaux auraient disparu depuis longtemps.

Yeah, I'm sure that would have went well.

Ouais, je suis sûr que ça se serait bien passé.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

I don't think that it would have worked between me and her.

Je ne pense pas que ça aurait pu marcher entre elle et moi.

Nobody here would have danced with me.

Personne ici n’aurait dansé avec moi.

— The Last Emperor (1987)

You would have to start immediately.

Il faudrait commencer immédiatement.

Oh, well, he would have given you a good tip.

Ah, eh bien, il vous aurait donné un bon pourboire.

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

One more shot and he would have killed the beast.

Un coup de plus et il aurait tué la bête.

— The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

But without the city council approval it would have never happened.

Mais sans l'approbation du conseil municipal, cela ne se serait jamais produit.

— Ikiru (1952)

Well, I think Walter would have really appreciated you being here.

Eh bien, je pense que Walter aurait vraiment apprécié votre présence.

— The Wrecking Crew (2026)

A true friend would have helped me.

Un véritable ami m’aurait aidé.

It would have killed him.

Cela l'aurait tué.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

My mother would have got it.

Ma mère l'aurait compris.

— Pain and Glory (2019)

How do you think that would have worked out for you?

À ton avis, comment cela se serait-il passé pour toi ?

— Send Help (2026)

If I had to choose one of you, it would have to be you, Noriko.

Si je devais en choisir une parmi vous, ce serait toi, Noriko.

— Battle Royale (2000)

You would have seen Father Mulcahy, that kind, dear old man.

Vous auriez vu le père Mulcahy, ce gentil et cher vieil homme.

— State and Main (2000)

Who would have thought that we would make it?

Qui aurait cru qu’on y arriverait ?

Something on the car would have to go wrong.

Il faudrait forcément qu'il y ait un problème avec la voiture.

— Senna (2010)

I never would have guessed.

Je ne l’aurais jamais deviné.

They would have just stabbed you in the neck.

Ils vous auraient tout simplement poignardé au cou.

— 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

Oh, you would have died.

Oh, tu serais mort(e).

— La La Land (2016)

If I had done this at your age, my father would have killed me!

Si j'avais fait ça à ton âge, mon père m'aurait tué !

— The 400 Blows (1959)

They never would have asked why or what for.

Ils n'auraient jamais demandé pourquoi ni dans quel but.

— Solaris (1972)

Paulie would have Jimmy whacked even before me.

Paulie aurait fait buter Jimmy avant même moi.

— GoodFellas (1990)

He would have loved them, though.

Il les aurait pourtant adorés.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

If I punched a wall, it would have felt the same.

Si j’avais donné un coup de poing dans un mur, ça aurait fait pareil.

Even if I told him, he would have never believed me.

Même si je le lui avais dit, il ne m'aurait jamais cru.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Without the upcoming elections nobody would have cared.

Sans les élections à venir, personne ne s'en serait soucié.

— Ikiru (1952)

That would have to go.

Il faudrait l'enlever.

— Picnic (1955)

But who would have listened?

Mais qui aurait écouté ?

— The Chorus (2004)

They would have found it.

Ils l'auraient trouvé.

— GoodFellas (1990)

I'm sure he would have loved that.

Je suis sûr qu’il aurait adoré ça.

— Dracula (2025)

A true friend would have warned you.

Un véritable ami t’aurait prévenu.

With a little more patience, you would have succeeded.

Avec un peu plus de patience, vous auriez réussi.

It would have to be a completely international effort.

Il faudrait un effort entièrement international.

— Nuremberg (2025)

To get these books, they would have had to know precisely where to look.

Pour trouver ces livres, il aurait fallu savoir précisément où chercher.

If nature were a bank they would have saved it already.

Si la nature était une banque, ils l’auraient déjà sauvée.

In the past, we would have said you'd had a massive stroke.

À l’époque, on aurait dit que vous aviez été victime d’un AVC massif.

— The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

You would have seen me if you'd come earlier.

Tu m’aurais vu(e) si tu étais venu(e) plus tôt.

John's man would have learned as the race learned.

L’homme de John aurait appris à mesure que l’humanité apprenait.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Otherwise my men would have died for nothing.

Sinon, mes hommes seraient morts pour rien.

— The Flowers of War (2011)

I never would have had the juice to go near her.

Je n'aurais jamais eu le courage de m'approcher d'elle.

— Mystic River (2003)

Indeed, I only would have enjoyed it more.

En effet, j'aurais encore plus apprécié.

— "Wuthering Heights" (2026)

Tom would have liked you.

Tom t’aurait apprécié.

Amanda, dear,” Keith answered,“A robber would have struck in the streets.

« Amanda, ma chère, répondit Keith, un voleur aurait attaqué dans la rue. »

Without water, the soldiers would have died.

Sans eau, les soldats seraient morts.

They would have never found it!

Ils ne l'auraient jamais trouvé !

— GoodFellas (1990)

But don't we all wish he would have just stayed home and gotten stoned?

Mais ne souhaitons-nous pas tous qu’il soit simplement resté chez lui pour se défoncer ?

— The Tao of Steve (2000)

But he would have stayed if I asked him to.

Mais il serait resté si je le lui avais demandé.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Who would have believed it?

Qui l'aurait cru ?

He would have to be a millionaire.

Il faudrait qu'il soit millionnaire.

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)

You think Edward Appleby would have built one for you?

Tu crois qu’Edward Appleby t’en aurait construit un ?

— Rushmore (1998)

They would have given us a sign.

Ils nous auraient donné un signe.

— Primate (2026)

Then you would have built the H-bomb too, wouldn't you?

Alors, vous auriez aussi construit la bombe H, n’est-ce pas ?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

We would have helped them.

Nous les aurions aidés.

Come on, Carl, the kid would have changed his name by now.

Allez, Carl, le gamin aurait déjà changé de nom.

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

He never would have made it past the rats.

Il n'aurait jamais pu passer les rats.

— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Three years ago something like this never would have happened.

Il y a trois ans, une chose pareille ne se serait jamais produite.

Katie would have liked that.

Katie aurait aimé ça.

— Mystic River (2003)

The tree would have eaten us without her.

Sans elle, l'arbre nous aurait dévorés.

— Predator: Badlands (2025)

Someone else would have killed me, I was destined to die like that.

Quelqu'un d'autre m'aurait tué, j'étais destiné à mourir ainsi.

— Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

I think Tom would have liked that.

Je pense que Tom aurait aimé ça.

Ten years ago, these would have made puke.

Il y a dix ans, cela aurait donné envie de vomir.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

But one of them would have to replace me.

Mais l'un d'eux devrait me remplacer.

— Elite Squad (2007)

Americans would have responded differently from Japanese.

Les Américains auraient réagi différemment des Japonais.

My father would have loved you.

Mon père t'aurait adoré.

— Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Only Father Cicero would have said that!

Seul le père Cicéron aurait pu dire cela !

— A Dog's Will (2000)

Real revolutionaries would have shot you for that!

De vrais révolutionnaires t'auraient fusillé pour ça !

— The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

Do you have any idea what would have happened if you were found?

Tu as la moindre idée de ce qui se serait passé si on t’avait trouvé ?

— Moulin Rouge! (2001)

The system would have to catch up.

Le système devrait rattraper son retard.

— Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

No one would have wanted you.

Personne n'aurait voulu de toi.

— Beanpole (2019)

Then the bullet would have got stuck in my beard and got lost!

Alors la balle se serait coincée dans ma barbe et se serait perdue !

— Swades (2004)

I never would have said that.

Je n’aurais jamais dit ça.

If you had stayed here, you would have had a very good time.

Si vous étiez resté ici, vous auriez passé un très bon moment.

Tom would have preferred to stay home.

Tom aurait préféré rester chez lui.

Perhaps you would have preferred a French dish.

Vous auriez peut-être préféré un plat français.

With more education, he would have found a better job.

Avec plus d’instruction, il aurait trouvé un meilleur emploi.

So Mason would have died when he was older from the gas leak?

Donc Mason serait mort plus tard des suites de la fuite de gaz ?

— Whistle (2026)

But for your steady support, my mission would have resulted in failure.

Sans votre soutien indéfectible, ma mission aurait échoué.

They would have returned them to us.

Ils nous les auraient rendus.

You would have found it out in the end.

Vous l'auriez découvert finalement.

Then he would have landed on the ground, approximately here.

Il aurait alors atterri au sol, approximativement ici.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)