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il aurait pu

he could have

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phrase Common #6,563
he could have Usually followed by an infinitive. On its own, it means “he could have” with the action understood from context.
FR: Il aurait pu nous appeler.
EN: He could have called us.

Il aurait pu ne rien envoyer.

He could have sent nothing.

— Seul sur Mars (2015)

Il aurait pu s'aligner.

He could have lined up.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Il aurait pu se trancher la gorge ou se poignarder en plein cœur !

He could have slit his throat or stabbed himself in the heart!

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Comment il aurait pu cacher ça pendant dix ans ?

How could he have hidden that for ten years?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

S'il avait entendu les nouvelles, il aurait pu être choqué.

If he had heard the news, he might have been shocked.

Il aurait pu me tuer mais il ne m'a pas touchée.

He could have killed me, but he didn’t touch me.

— Alien³ (1992)

Il aurait pu t'arriver quelque chose.

Something could have happened to you.

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Dans ce cas, il aurait pu en parler.

In that case, he could have mentioned it.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Il aurait pu se contenter de jouer de la musique de fanfare.

He could have simply been content to play brass band music.

— La La Land (2016)

Et puis, il aurait pu nous nourrir une semaine avec sa viande.

And besides, he could have fed us for a week with his meat.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Il aurait pu défoncer la moustiquaire et déverrouiller la porte de l'intérieur.

He could have smashed through the screen and unlocked the door from the inside.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Si Ted était là, il aurait pu nous aider à nettoyer notre chambre.

If Ted were here, he could have helped us clean our room.

Il aurait pu vivre !

He could have lived!

— Star Trek V : L'Ultime Frontière (1989)

Il aurait pu le faire.

He could have done it.

Il aurait pu me dire qu'il rentrait.

He could have told me he was coming home.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Il aurait pu vous arracher la tête.

He could have ripped your head off.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Il aurait pu nous placer dans un orphelinat.

He could have placed us in an orphanage.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Il aurait pu lui arriver quelque chose.

Something could have happened to him.

Il aurait pu.

He could have.

Je sais, il aurait pu mettre des vêtements civils et s'enfuir.

I know, he could have put on civilian clothes and escaped.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Avec cette somme, il aurait pu se payer tout le commissariat !

With that kind of money, he could have bought the whole police station!

— Police Story (1985)

Il aurait pu me tuer.

He could have killed me.

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

C'est un truc qu'il aurait pu faire.

It's something he could have done.

— Hothead (1979)

Il aurait pu être général, mais il avait choisi d'être lui-même.

He could have become a general, but he had chosen to be himself.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

De la famille où il aurait pu aller ?

From the family he could have gone to

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Il aurait pu se servir du GPS.

He could have used the GPS.

— The Strangers (2016)

Il aurait pu nous tuer.

He could have killed us.

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

Il aurait pu être mien.

He could have been mine.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Il aurait pu te tuer tranquillement.

He could have killed you without a second thought.

— Police Story (1985)

S'il avait travaillé plus dur, il aurait pu réussir.

If he had worked harder, he could have succeeded.

Il aurait pu te prêter un peu plus.

He could have lent you a little more.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

Il aurait pu s'en sortir.

He could have gotten away with it.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Non, mais lui aussi, il aurait pu l'effacer.

No, but he could have deleted it too.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Il aurait pu finir plus tôt !

He could have finished earlier!

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)