je ne vous aurais

I would not have

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I would not have This is the beginning of a conditional past construction. It is usually followed by a past participle, as in « je ne vous aurais jamais tiré dessus » (“I would never have shot you”). « Vous » can mean “you” singular or plural, formal or informal.

FR: Je ne vous aurais pas reconnu sans vos lunettes.

EN: I would not have recognized you without your glasses.

Sinon, jamais je ne vous aurais laissé m'approcher.

Otherwise, I never would have let you come near me.

— Hero (2002)

Je ne vous aurais jamais tiré dessus.

I would never have shot you.

Je ne vous aurais pas déjà vu quelque part ?

Haven't I seen you somewhere before?

Sans mademoiselle, je ne vous aurais jamais découvert.

Without you, miss, I never would have discovered you.

— Monsieur Hire (1989)