aurait voulu

would have wanted

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phrase Rare #24,806
would have wanted Conditional past of vouloir. Often used to express what someone would have liked or wanted, but did not happen.
FR: Elle aurait voulu être née vingt ans plus tôt.
EN: She would have wanted to be born twenty years earlier.

C'est ce qu'elle aurait voulu.

That's what she would have wanted.

Alors pour être franche, on aurait voulu le garder.

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

— Parasite (2019)

C'est ce qu'il aurait voulu.

That's what he would have wanted.

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

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

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

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

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

Everyone would have wanted him to be elected governor.

Papa aurait voulu qu'on soit plus nombreux.

Dad would have liked there to be more of us.

— Il était Temps (2013)

C'est ce que Doug aurait voulu.

That's what Doug would have wanted.

— Anaconda (2025)

Elle aurait voulu être née vingt ans plus tôt.

She wished she had been born twenty years earlier.

Elle l'aurait voulu tu crois pas?

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

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

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

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

C'est ce que papa aurait voulu.

That's what Dad would have wanted.

Oui, qui aurait voulu de lui?

Yes, who would have wanted him?

— Akira (1988)

Mettez ce que Mme de Winter aurait voulu.

Include what Mrs. de Winter would have wanted.

— Rebecca (1940)