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j’aurais

I would have

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phrase Uncommon #19,061
I would have Usually followed by a past participle to describe a hypothetical past action.
FR: J’aurais aimé te prévenir.
EN: I would have liked to warn you.

Si je l’avais fait, j’aurais vu comment gagner de l’argent.

If I’d done it, I would have seen how to make money.

J’aurais pu me demander à quoi bon gagner encore plus d’argent.

I could have asked myself what the point was of making even more money.

Avec trois deux-mâts, j’aurais pu les faire naviguer sans interruption.

With three schooners, I could have kept them sailing nonstop.

Qu’est-ce que j’aurais aimé y aller !

I wish I could have gone!

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

J’aurais été vraiment, vraiment contente d’en avoir emporté davantage.

I would have been really, really glad I’d brought more.

J’aurais pu avoir de la chance, non ?

I could have gotten lucky, couldn’t I?

J’aurais donné ma vie à sa place.

I would have given my life in his place.

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

J’aurais voulu ouvrir aussi vite que possible.

I would have liked to open as quickly as possible.

J’aurais voulu naître canadien.

I wish I had been born Canadian.

J’aurais pas dû faire confiance à l’Ombre.

I shouldn't have trusted the Shadow.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

J’aurais sans doute dû être terrorisée, mais j’étais trop occupée.

I probably should have been terrified, but I was too busy.

J’aurais tout entendu !

I’ve heard it all now!

— Delicatessen (1991)

J’aurais aimé qu’il soit là pour m’aider, mais Terry ne le connaissait pas.

I wish he’d been there to help me, but Terry didn’t know him.

J’aurais eu mieux fait de faire ça.

I would have been better off doing that.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

J’aurais aimé lui dire adieu.

I would have liked to say goodbye to him.

— Delicatessen (1991)

J’aurais voulu le crier au monde entier.

I wish I could have shouted it to the whole world.

— Les Choristes (2004)

À cette saison, avec une femelle, j’aurais même pu trouver du caviar.

At this time of year, with a female, I might even have found some caviar.

J’aurais peut-être pu vaincre ce démon.

Perhaps I could have defeated that demon.

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

Tu es tout ce que j’aurais pu espérer.

You are everything I could have hoped for.

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

J’aurais pas dû me coucher tard, hier soir.

I shouldn’t have gone to bed late last night.

Si je n’étais pas ton ami, j’aurais déjà appelé la police.

If I weren't your friend, I would have already called the police.

— La strada (1954)

J’aurais aimé y penser.

I wish I’d thought of that.

Si j'avais de l'argent, j’aurais acheté immédiatement cet ordinateur.

If I had had the money, I would have bought this computer immediately.

J’aurais dit oui.

I would have said yes.