ils auraient

would have

ɔ . ʁ ɛ → avoir
aur to have + aient they would (conditional)
auxiliary · third plural · conditional Common #8,177
would have Conditional form used with a past participle to talk about what would have happened (often in reported speech or hypotheticals).
FR: Ils auraient aimé venir, mais ils étaient malades.
EN: They would have liked to come, but they were sick.
Conjugation of avoir
Conditional
SingularPlural
First aurions
Second auriez
Third aurait auraient

Sinon ils n'auraient pas été .

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been there.

— The Captain : L'usurpateur (2018)

Ils n'auraient pas eu cette fin tragique si vous aviez réagi avant.

They wouldn’t have had such a tragic end if you had reacted sooner.

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

Les choses n'auraient pas pu mieux se passer.

Things couldn't have gone better.

Ils l'auraient trouvé!

They would have found it!

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Les Américains l'auraient abattue?

Would the Americans have shot her?

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Les autres n'auraient répondu que des conneries.

The others would have just said a bunch of stupid things.

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Ils n'auraient jamais placer de boîte à bébé.

They never should have installed a baby box.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Tôt ou tard, ils t'auraient ramenée à Pékin.

Sooner or later, they would have taken you back to Beijing.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Elles auraient visité la Tour Eiffel.

They would have visited the Eiffel Tower.

Sans lui, les sorciers auraient parlé et je n'aurais rien vendu.

Without him, the wizards would have talked, and I wouldn't have sold anything.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Kendrick a parlé aux hommes, auraient-ils pu désobéir?

Kendrick spoke to the men; could they have disobeyed?

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Comment auraient-elles pu le faire?

How could they have done it?

Elles auraient perdu leur force?

Have they lost their strength?

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Ses enfants auraient eu des cornes et une queue.

His children would have had horns and a tail.

Tes parents ne t'auraient pas laissé sans rien.

Your parents wouldn't have left you with nothing.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Ils n'auraient pas reconnu Tom.

They wouldn't have recognized Tom.

Trois de leurs filles auraient disparu depuis deux jours.

Three of their daughters have reportedly been missing for two days.

— Article 15 (2019)

Ces gens étaient mes parents, mais d'autres auraient pu l'être.

These people were my parents, but others could have been.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Pourquoi auraient-ils fait ça?

Why would they have done that?

— Manon des sources (1986)

Trois avions ennemis auraient été abattus.

Three enemy aircraft were reportedly shot down.

— Malèna (2000)

Ils n'auraient jamais se marier.

They never should have gotten married.

Ils nous auraient attrapés depuis longtemps.

They would have caught us a long time ago.

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

Si je n'étais pas revenu, auraient-ils eu l'argent pour manger?

If I hadn’t come back, where would they have gotten the money to eat?

— Ip Man (2008)

D'où auraient-ils pu tirer leurs idées?

Where could they have gotten their ideas from?

— Akira (1988)

Ils m'auraient pas payé comme eux m'ont payé.

They wouldn't have paid me the way they did.

— Blow Out (1981)

Les flics auraient pu être ici, ils peuvent débarquer!

The cops could have been here, they can show up!

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Ils t'auraient juste planté leur couteau dans le cou.

They would have just stuck their knife in your neck.

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

Comment auraient-elles su?

How would they have known?

Je te jure qu'ils l'auraient trouvé!

I swear they would have found it!

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Sinon, les créanciers nous auraient retrouvés.

Otherwise, the creditors would have found us.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Elles auraient pu te tuer.

They could have killed you.

Et comment ces activités auraient-elles été portées à l'attention du FBI?

And how would these activities have been brought to the FBI’s attention?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Neto et Matias non plus n'auraient été dans cette favela.

Neto and Matias wouldn’t have been in that favela either.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Les Russes auraient pris le pont ferroviaire sur l'Oder.

The Russians have reportedly captured the railway bridge over the Oder.

— La Chute (2004)

Cinq minutes auraient suffi!

Five minutes would have been enough!

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

Pourquoi auraient-ils ouvert un dossier sur le Dr Oppenheimer avant la guerre?

Why would they have opened a file on Dr. Oppenheimer before the war?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Leurs corps auraient pu finir dans un champ.

Their bodies could have ended up in a field.

— Article 15 (2019)

Qui sait quel second ils vous auraient envoyé.

Who knows what second they would have sent you.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Tom et Mary ont-ils fait quelque chose qu'ils n'auraient pas faire?

Did Tom and Mary do something they shouldn't have done?

Parce qu'ils te l'auraient collé à l'envers ton doigt.

Because they would have glued your finger on backwards.

— Grave (2017)

Ils l'auraient jamais trouvé!

They would never have found it!

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ils nous les auraient rendues.

They would have given them back to us.

Mais elles nous auraient fait signe.

But they would have signaled to us.

— Primate (2026)

Sans mon masque, mes poumons auraient été détruits en cinq minutes.

Without my mask, my lungs would have been destroyed in five minutes.

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Tant de choses auraient pu être faites.

So many things could have been done.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Elles auraient pu vous tuer.

They could have killed you.

Je pensais que les choses auraient changées.

I thought things would have changed.

Les autres auraient aussi demandé une augmentation ou cessé le travail.

The others would also have asked for a raise or stopped working.

— Article 15 (2019)

Je pensais qu'ils vous l'auraient dit.

I thought they would have told you.

— Le Maître d'armes (2006)

verb · third plural · conditional Rare #32,406
would have Conditional mood, 3rd person plural (ils/elles).
FR: Ils auraient oublié le rendez-vous sans ton message.
EN: They would have forgotten the appointment without your message.
Conjugation of avoir
Conditional
SingularPlural
First aurais aurions
Second aurais
Third aurait auraient

Auraient-ils une taille plus petite?

Would they be smaller?

Si la VCAT existait encore, ils auraient des suspects.

If VCAT still existed, they would have suspects.

— The Rip (2026)

Que cela arrive aux enfants qui n'auraient pas du naître.

May this happen to children who should never have been born.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Bing a dit qu'ils auraient l'air vrai.

Bing said they would look real.

Est-ce qu'ils auraient de la purée?

Would they have mashed potatoes?

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Les ancêtres auraient un poulain.

The ancestors would have a foal.

— Avatar : De feu et de cendres (2025)

Pourquoi n'auraient-elles pas le rôle principal?

Why wouldn’t they have the leading role?

— Audition (2000)

Elle se demandait quel goût auraient ses lèvres.

She wondered what his lips would taste like.

Les animaux auraient besoin d'un permis pour voyager.

Animals would need a permit to travel.

— Wicked : Partie II (2025)

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