she could have
Elle n'aurait pas pu l'aimer mais elle aurait pu l'épouser.
She couldn't have loved him, but she could have married him.
— Manon des sources (1986)
Si j'avais été là pour elle, elle aurait pu me parler.
If I had been there for her, she could have talked to me.
— Reconnu coupable (2026)
Elle aurait pu penser que c'était ma fête.
She could have thought it was my name day.
— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Elle aurait pu devenir avocate, elle en avait le talent.
She could have become a lawyer; she had the talent for it.
Elle aurait pu trouver mieux que lui.
She could have done better than him.
— Séquences et conséquences (2000)
Sans son aide, elle aurait pu se noyer.
Without his help, she could have drowned.