j'en voudrais

I would like some

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I would like some Uses the conditional of vouloir and the pronoun en to mean “I would like some” or “I would want one/some of it,” depending on the context. It can also be translated as “I’d want more” or “I wouldn’t want it” when used in a negative or comparative sentence.

FR: J'en voudrais encore un peu, s'il vous plaît.

EN: I’d like a little more, please.

Celle-là accomplie, j'en voudrais plus jamais d'autre.

Once that one is done, I never want to do another one again.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

J'en voudrais un nouveau.

I’d like a new one.

Je n'ai jamais pensé que j'en voudrais davantage.

I never thought I’d want more.

Même si on me la donnait pour rien, j'en voudrais pas.

Even if they gave it to me for free, I wouldn’t want it.

— Jean de Florette (1986)