l'aurait

would have ...

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phrase Uncommon #10,416

would have ... A contraction of l' (him, her, or it) and aurait (would have). It is used before a past participle in the conditional perfect, with the object pronoun referring to the person or thing affected by the action.

FR: Elle l'aurait appelé si elle avait eu son numéro.

EN: She would have called him if she had had his number.

Il ira mieux quand je l'aurait décidé.

He’ll feel better once I’ve decided.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Mon père l'aurait fait, tu crois ?

Do you think my father would have done it?

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Un énorme serpent, on l'aurait vu.

A huge snake—we would have seen it.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Il nous l'aurait dit.

He would have told us.

— Vivre (1952)

Il ne l'aurait jamais touchée.

He would never have touched her.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Si elle n'était pas heureuse ici, elle l'aurait dit a quelqu'un.

If she weren't happy here, she would have told someone.

— Suspiria (1977)

Si on avait un gâteau comme ça, on l'aurait mangé !

If we had a cake like that, we would have eaten it!

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Tu crois que ça l'aurait aidé ?

Do you think that would have helped him?

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

S'il avait connu la vérité, il me l'aurait dite.

If he had known the truth, he would have told me.

On l'aurait jamais retrouvée.

We would never have found her again.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)

Si c'était un faux, mon grand-père l'aurait su.

If it had been a fake, my grandfather would have known.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

Il l'a cherchée longtemps et il l'aurait trouvée sans son accident.

He searched for her for a long time, and he would have found her if it hadn't been for his accident.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Il l'aurait gardé.

He would have kept it.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Qui l'aurait cru ?

Who would have thought it?

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Qui donc l'aurait accusé, s'il est innocent ?

Who, then, would have accused him if he is innocent?

— Andreï Roublev (1966)

Je n'aurais jamais cru qu'elle me l'aurait fait.

I never would have thought she’d do that to me.

Je sais que Tom l'aurait fait.

I know Tom would have done it.

Ivan ne l'aurait pas fait.

Ivan wouldn't have done it.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Où c'est qu'on te l'aurait volée ?

Where would someone have stolen it from you?

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

Il ne nous a rien dit, comme on l'aurait su ?

He didn't tell us anything, as if we would have known?

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Une vraie mère l'aurait préparé elle-même.

A real mother would have made it herself.

— Die My Love (2025)

Si la nature était une banque, on l'aurait déjà sauvée.

If nature were a bank, we would have already saved it.

Il l'aurait tué avant d'abandonner le corps sous le pont.

He would have killed him before leaving the body under the bridge.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Un père comme les autres l'aurait compris.

Any other father would have understood.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

Elle me l'aurait dit.

She would have told me.

— Rebecca (1940)

S'il le savait, il nous l'aurait dit.

If he had known, he would have told us.

Non, ça l'aurait blessé, parce qu'il était fragile.

No, it would have hurt him because he was fragile.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Un peu plus, et on l'aurait perdu.

Any longer and we would have lost him.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Je suis certain Ayrton l'aurait dépassé.

I'm certain Ayrton would have overtaken him.

— Senna (2010)

Ma mère ne l'aurait jamais permis.

My mother would never have allowed it.

— Volver (2006)

Il ne savait pas, sinon, il nous l'aurait dit.

He didn't know; otherwise, he would have told us.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Si tu ne l'avais pas fait, quelqu'un d'autre l'aurait fait.

If you hadn't done it, someone else would have.

Elle n'avait pas besoin qu'on lui dise, elle l'aurait su tôt ou tard.

She didn’t need anyone to tell her; she would have found out sooner or later.

— Night Watch (2004)

Ce sera ton tour quand je l'aurait décidé.

It'll be your turn when I decide.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Je ne sais pas s'il l'aurait fait pour moi.

I don't know if he would have done it for me.

Si le champ était magnétique, on l'aurait su au premier démarrage du tracteur.

If the field were magnetic, we would have known the first time we started the tractor.

— Interstellar (2014)

Et qu'elle l'aurait aidé à fabriquer une preuve en échange de sa liberté !

And that she would have helped him fabricate evidence in exchange for her freedom!

— Chicago (2002)

Non, dans ce cas, on ne l'aurait jamais arrêté !

No, in that case, we never would have arrested him!

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Si voter changeait quelque chose, on l'aurait interdit.

If voting changed anything, they would have banned it.