shouldn't have
Il ne fallait pas épouser un boulanger Gretchen.
You shouldn't have married a baker, Gretchen.
— Le Tambour (1979)
Il ne fallait pas tourner le dos au reste du monde !
We shouldn't have turned our backs on the rest of the world!
— Black Panther (2018)
C'est trop gentil, il ne fallait pas.
That's so kind of you; you really didn't have to.
— Syndromes and a century (2006)
Il ne fallait pas me le dire, mais vous l'avez fait.
You weren't supposed to tell me, but you did.
— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)
Mais il ne fallait pas attendre l'arrivée du Rangoon à Hong-Kong.
But there was no need to wait for the Rangoon to arrive in Hong Kong.
Merci, Stanley, il ne fallait pas.
Thank you, Stanley, you shouldn't have.
— Tout sur ma mère (1999)
C'est très gentil mais il ne fallait pas.
That’s very kind of you, but you really shouldn’t have.
— In the Mood for Love (2000)
Il ne fallait pas qu'elle ait cette info.
She wasn't supposed to have that information.
— Retour vers le futur II (1989)