I would never have
Surtout je n'aurais jamais connu l'homme extraordinaire que j'aime.
Above all, I never would have met the extraordinary man I love.
— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)
Je n'aurais jamais pensé que je la verrais là.
I never would have thought I'd see her there.
Je n'aurais jamais imaginé te rencontrer ici.
I never would have imagined meeting you here.
Je n'aurais jamais imaginé que nos soldats étaient d'aussi bons athlètes.
I would never have imagined that our soldiers were such good athletes.
— Les 3 Royaumes (2008)
Tu les as mises plus droites que je n'aurais jamais pu le faire.
You straightened them much better than I ever could have.
— Plus fort que moi (2025)
Je n'aurais jamais imaginé la revoir.
I never would have imagined seeing her again.
I would never have said that.
Je n'aurais jamais eu le cran de tirer.
I never would have had the guts to pull the trigger.
— Police Story (1985)
Et je n'aurais jamais pu t'offrir la vie que tu mènes aujourd'hui.
And I never could have given you the life you have today.
— Yi Yi (2000)