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n'eût été
n'eût été
had it not been for
→ ne
phrase
Uncommon
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had it not been for
A literary, formal expression used to introduce something that would otherwise have changed the outcome.
FR:
N'eût été son aide, nous aurions échoué.
EN:
Had it not been for her help, we would have failed.