il vaudrait mieux

it would be better

→ il
phrase Uncommon #21,704
it would be better Used to give advice or say what is preferable. Often followed by que + subjunctive.
FR: Il vaudrait mieux partir maintenant.
EN: It would be better to leave now.

Je crois qu'il vaudrait mieux que tu partes.

I think you'd better leave.

Tom pense qu'il vaudrait mieux ne pas rendre visite à Mary pour le moment.

Tom thinks it would be better not to visit Mary for the time being.

Il vaudrait mieux parce que mon manager va te harceler jour et nuit.

You’d better, because my manager will hound you day and night.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Il vaudrait mieux dégager.

We'd better clear out.

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Il vaudrait mieux.

It would be better.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Il vaudrait mieux que vous fassiez un autre enfant.

It would be better if you had another child.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Il vaudrait mieux pour toi de te tenir à distance d'un tel homme.

You'd better keep your distance from a man like that.

Si c'est à moi que tu parles, il vaudrait mieux que tu changes de sujet.

If you're talking to me, you'd better change the subject.

Je pense qu’il vaudrait mieux faire ce que Tom demande.

I think it would be better to do what Tom is asking.

Il vaudrait mieux envoyer chercher de l'aide.

It would be better to send for help.

Il vaudrait mieux que vous ne sortiez pas de votre domaine de compétence.

You'd better not go outside your area of expertise.

Il vaudrait mieux qu'il n'y ait personne.

It would be better if there were no one there.

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

D'ailleurs, il vaudrait mieux ne pas écrire du tout.

Besides, it would be better not to write at all.

— Stalker (1979)

Il vaudrait mieux ne pas changer nos plans.

It would be better not to change our plans.

Il vaudrait mieux aller voir vous-même.

It would be better to go and see for yourself.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Il vaudrait mieux se garer ailleurs.

It would be better to park elsewhere.