ils auraient

they would have

→ il
phrase Uncommon #21,446
they would have Used with a past participle to form the conditional perfect, expressing what they would have done or what may have happened. With “pu,” it means “they could have.”
FR: Ils auraient accepté notre proposition.
EN: They would have accepted our proposal.

Ils auraient ensuite croisé un nuage de plumes blanches.

They then reportedly encountered a cloud of white feathers.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Ils auraient pu y passer.

They could have lost their lives.

— Article 15 (2019)

Ils auraient pu me retirer votre garde.

They could have taken your custody away from me.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Ils auraient envoyé quelqu'un d'autre.

They would have sent someone else.

O'Malley et Rodriguez, ils auraient dit quoi dans leur déposition?

What would O’Malley and Rodriguez have said in their depositions?

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

J'suis sûr qu'ils auraient pu aider.

I'm sure they could have helped.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Ils auraient sauvé des millions.

They would have saved millions.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Selon toi, ils auraient du saluer et s'en aller?

Do you think they should have said hello and left?

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

S'il n'y avait pas eu de guerre civile, ils auraient été riches maintenant.

If there hadn't been a civil war, they would be rich now.

Ils auraient pu nous attraper.

They could have caught us.

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

Ils auraient eu plein d'argent.

They would have had plenty of money.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Qui sait ce qu'ils auraient pu imaginer.

Who knows what they could have imagined.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Mais ils auraient tué Westley sinon.

But they would have killed Westley otherwise.

— Princess Bride (1987)

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

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

Ils auraient pu s'en aller.

They could have left.

Tu sais, au cas où ils auraient besoin d'aller se battre dans une piscine.

You know, just in case they need to go fight in a swimming pool.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Ils auraient pu appeler quelqu'un pour nettoyer ça.

They could have called someone to clean this up.