you could have

tu aurais pu

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phrase Common #5,009

tu aurais pu S’emploie pour parler d’une possibilité passée, souvent pour faire un reproche ou dire qu’une meilleure action était possible.

EN: You could have called me.

FR: Tu aurais pu m’appeler.

You could have missed something.

Vous pourriez avoir manqué quelque chose.

— Caché (2005)

You know, in your book, you could have made me younger and taller.

Vous savez, dans votre livre, vous auriez pu me rajeunir et me faire grandir.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

You could have killed yourself!

Tu aurais pu te tuer !

— Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

You could have come more often.

Tu aurais pu venir plus souvent.

— Mirror (1975)

You could have obeyed me.

Tu aurais pu m’obéir.

— Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Nice portrait, you could have finished it before setting him loose!

Beau portrait, tu aurais pu le terminer avant de le relâcher !

— Taxi (1998)

You could have saved me a lot of trouble if you'd told me about that earlier.

Tu aurais pu m’éviter bien des ennuis si tu m’en avais parlé plus tôt.

This isn't something that you could have fixed.

Ce n’est pas quelque chose que vous auriez pu réparer.

— Project Hail Mary (2026)

So you could have written one, too.

Tu aurais donc pu en écrire un, toi aussi.

— The Postman (1994)

You could have died, like Nuria.

Tu aurais pu mourir, comme Nuria.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

You could have killed him!

Tu aurais pu le tuer !

— Weathering with You (2019)

You could have mailed it to them.

Vous auriez pu le leur envoyer par la poste.

— Juno (2007)

You could have sent them there.

Tu aurais pu les y envoyer.

— Swades (2004)

You could have let me know!

Tu aurais pu me prévenir !

— Rome, Open City (1945)

You could have said so.

Tu aurais pu le dire.

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

I'm sure you could have it copied.

Je suis sûr que tu pourrais le faire copier.

— Rebecca (1940)

Of all you could have learned, bastard!

De tout ce que tu aurais pu apprendre, espèce de salaud !

— To Live (1994)

You could have killed somebody.

Tu aurais pu tuer quelqu’un.

phrase Uncommon #11,523

tu aurais pu S’emploie pour parler d’une possibilité dans le passé, souvent avec idée de reproche, regret ou conseil.

EN: You could have called me earlier.

FR: Tu aurais pu m’appeler plus tôt.

You could have just squealed about the robbery.

Tu aurais pu tout simplement dénoncer le vol.

— Carandiru (2003)

The least you could have done, is come get me with the umbrella.

Le moins que vous auriez pu faire, c'était de venir me chercher avec le parapluie.

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

You could have had a party in any one of your apartments.

Vous auriez pu organiser une fête dans n'importe lequel de vos appartements.

— Aquarius (2016)

You could have lied about that.

Vous auriez pu mentir à ce sujet.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

You could have said something.

Tu aurais pu dire quelque chose.

You could have given your opinion straight away.

Vous auriez pu donner votre avis immédiatement.

— A Special Day (1977)

You could have remarried.

Vous auriez pu vous remarier.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

You could have used your hand, man!

Tu aurais pu utiliser ta main, mec !

— Carandiru (2003)

You could have just told me.

Tu aurais pu me le dire tout simplement.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

You could have told me the truth.

Tu aurais pu me dire la vérité.

You could have heard a pin drop.

On aurait pu entendre une mouche voler.

You could have looked at his passport at least.

Vous auriez au moins pu regarder son passeport.

— The Thief (1997)

But you could have waited a few days.

Mais vous auriez pu attendre quelques jours.

— Pain and Glory (2019)

You could have knocked.

Vous auriez pu frapper.

You could have remembered as well.

Vous auriez pu vous en souvenir aussi.

— The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

You could have warned, at least!

Vous auriez au moins pu prévenir !

— Loveless (2017)

You could have picked a better spot.

Vous auriez pu choisir un meilleur endroit.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

You could have told us you were coming in a police car.

Vous auriez pu nous prévenir que vous veniez en voiture de police.

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

You could have bid him farewell.

Vous auriez pu lui dire au revoir.

— Hamnet (2025)

You could have just let go.

Tu aurais pu simplement lâcher prise.

— The Host (2006)

Had you come a little earlier, you could have met her.

Si tu étais arrivé un peu plus tôt, tu aurais pu la rencontrer.

Christ, you could have asked me!

Seigneur, tu aurais pu me le demander !

— Volver (2006)

You could have at least waited until I leave.

Tu aurais au moins pu attendre que je parte.

— The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

You could have got better exam results.

Vous auriez pu obtenir de meilleurs résultats à l'examen.

You could have drowned.

Tu aurais pu te noyer.

You could have refused to play.

Vous auriez pu refuser de jouer.

— Perfect Strangers (2016)

You could have trusted me.

Tu aurais pu me faire confiance.

You could have brought him.

Vous auriez pu l'amener.

— Bicycle Thieves (1948)