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aurait voulu

would have wanted

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phrase Uncommon #24,052
would have wanted Used to describe a wish or preference that was hypothetical or unrealized.
FR: Il aurait voulu rester plus longtemps.
EN: He would have wanted to stay longer.

C'est ce que Doug aurait voulu.

That's what Doug would have wanted.

— Anaconda (2025)

C'est ce que papa aurait voulu.

That's what Dad would have wanted.

Elle l'aurait voulu tu crois pas ?

She would have wanted it, don't you think?

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Wong aurait voulu que ce soit légal.

Wong would have wanted it to be legal.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Elle aurait voulu être née vingt ans plus tôt.

She wished she had been born twenty years earlier.

Passepartout aurait voulu répondre.

Passepartout would have liked to reply.

Mon père, je crois qu'il aurait voulu être leur ami.

I think my father would have wanted to be their friend.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Mettez ce que Mme de Winter aurait voulu.

Include what Mrs. de Winter would have wanted.

— Rebecca (1940)

Alors pour être franche, on aurait voulu le garder.

To be honest, we would have liked to keep him.

— Parasite (2019)

Papa aurait voulu qu'on soit plus nombreux.

Dad would have liked there to be more of us.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Elle aurait voulu partir plus tôt, malheureusement le train était annulé.

She would have liked to leave earlier, unfortunately the train was cancelled.

Mais Fix, à son tour, aurait voulu être déjà sorti de cette difficile contrée.

But Fix, for his part, would have liked to have already left that difficult region.

C'est ce qu'elle aurait voulu.

That's what she would have wanted.

Tout le monde aurait voulu qu'il soit élu gouverneur.

Everyone would have wanted him to be elected governor.

Je suis sûre que c'est ce que Tom aurait voulu.

I'm sure that's what Tom would have wanted.

Oui, qui aurait voulu de lui ?

Yes, who would have wanted him?

— Akira (1988)

C'est ce qu'il aurait voulu.

That's what he would have wanted.

— Le Salaire de la peur (1953)

Je suis sûr que c'est ce que Tom aurait voulu.

I'm sure that's what Tom would have wanted.