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ils auraient pu

they could have

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phrase Rare #30,668
they could have Used before an infinitive to describe something they had the ability or opportunity to do.
FR: Ils auraient pu arriver plus tôt.
EN: They could have arrived earlier.

Ils auraient pu s'en aller.

They could have left.

Ils auraient pu nous attraper.

They could have caught us.

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

Ils auraient pu y passer.

They could have lost their lives.

— Article 15 (2019)

Ils auraient pu nous fournir des silencieux.

They could have provided us with silencers.

— Army of Shadows (1969)

J'suis sûr qu'ils auraient pu aider.

I'm sure they could have helped.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Ils auraient pu appeler quelqu'un pour nettoyer ça.

They could have called someone to clean this up.

Qui sait ce qu'ils auraient pu imaginer.

Who knows what they could have imagined.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Une minute plus tôt, et ils auraient pu avoir le bus.

A minute earlier, and they could have gotten the bus.

Ils auraient pu prévenir.

They could have given us some warning.

— The Little Thief (1988)

Ils auraient pu me retirer votre garde.

They could have taken your custody away from me.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)