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on aurait pu

could have

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phrase Uncommon #14,398
could have Used to say something was possible in the past, but did not happen.
FR: On aurait pu appeler plus tôt.
EN: We could have called earlier.

Si je n'avais pas fait attention, on aurait pu chercher pendant des heures.

If I hadn't been paying attention, we could have spent hours looking.

— M le maudit (1931)

On aurait pu t'appeler quand on baisait ?

Could we have called you while we were having sex?

— The Big Sick (2017)

On aurait pu s'en servir pour appeler.

We could have used it to make a call.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

On aurait pu les sauver !

We could have saved them!

— Dernier train pour Busan (2016)

On aurait pu entendre une mouche voler.

You could have heard a pin drop.

On aurait pu t'entendre ?

Could we have heard you?

— Elephant (2003)

On aurait pu se retrouver dehors, pourquoi t'es venu ici ?

We could have met up outside—why did you come here?

— Parasite (2019)

On aurait pu louper le bus.

We could have missed the bus.

Comment on aurait pu le savoir ?

How could we have known?

— L'Agent secret (2025)

On aurait pu faire fortune.

We could have made a fortune.

On aurait pu vous voir !

We could have seen you!

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Si t'avais été polie, on aurait pu faire connaissance.

If you had been polite, we could have gotten to know each other.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

On aurait pu sortir tous les trois.

The three of us could have gone out.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Pour la question de l'eau, on aurait pu s'arranger.

As for the water issue, we could have worked something out.

— Bacurau (2019)

On aurait pu prendre le sentier, à quoi bon escalader ?

We could have taken the path, what was the point of climbing?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

On aurait pu faire venir maman à Tokyo.

We could have brought Mom to Tokyo.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)