on aurait

would have

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phrase Uncommon #17,975

would have Used to talk about a past action or situation that was hypothetical, expected, or regretted. The subject is often general "we" or "one" in context.

FR: On aurait dû partir plus tôt.

EN: We should have left earlier.

On aurait quand même été content.

We would have been happy anyway.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

On aurait poussé l'escalier par en bas ?

Could someone have pushed the staircase from below?

— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)

On aurait pas dû te laisser travailler sur le terrain.

We shouldn't have let you work in the field.

— Night Watch (2004)

Arrête on aurait fini par te remettre dans le bon sens.

Stop, we would have eventually set you straight.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Tenez, pour Song Seo-rae, on aurait déjà dû avoir un mandat de perquisition.

Look, for Song Seo-rae, we should have already had a search warrant.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

On aurait du essayer avec la canne à rotation.

We should have tried it with the rotating rod.

— Le Retour (2003)

On aurait gagné si t'avais pas tout gâché.

We would have won if you hadn't ruined everything.

— La Vague (2008)

On aurait toujours dit qu'il avait l'air de l'observer.

It always seemed as though he was watching him.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

S'il t'avait connue, on aurait eu un grand livre.

If he had known you, we would have had a great book.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

On aurait peut-être pu être amis.

We might have been friends.

— Day Watch (2006)

On aurait déjà dû fermer !

We should have closed already!

— Carandiru (2003)

On aurait juré que la maison était abandonnée.

You would have sworn the house was abandoned.

On aurait eu besoin de Jimmy.

We could have used Jimmy.

— Mystic River (2003)

Quand on était jeune avec ta mère, on aurait bien voyagé.

When your mother and I were young, we would have loved to travel.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

Merci, on aurait pas deviné.

Thank you, we wouldn't have guessed.

— Victoria (2015)

On aurait cru que c'était lui qui était nommé.

You would have thought he was the one who had been appointed.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

On aurait mangé quoi ?

What would we have eaten?

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

Certes, même si on aurait préféré ne pas se revoir.

Certainly, even though we would have preferred not to see each other again.

— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)

On aurait vu des traces de peinture.

Traces of paint were reportedly seen.

— Taxi (1998)

On aurait gagné cette course si je ne t'avais pas laissée tomber.

We would have won this race if I hadn’t let you down.

— Picnic (1955)

phrase Rare #26,785

would have The conditional form of avoir with on, usually meaning “we would have” or sometimes “one would have,” depending on context.

FR: Avec plus de temps, on aurait fini le projet.

EN: With more time, we would have finished the project.

Un jour normal, on aurait tout le temps.

On a normal day, we would have plenty of time.

Au cas où on aurait du poulet rôti.

In case we had some roast chicken.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

On aurait..

We would have...

— Taxi (1998)

On aurait au moins une passion commune.

At least we would have one passion in common.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Je pensais qu'on aurait plus de temps.

I thought we would have more time.

— Dune : Première partie (2021)

On aurait un des nôtres qui serait membre.

We would have one of our own who would be a member.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Si on faisait sauter le sommet, on aurait accès à la surface.

If we blew up the top, we would have access to the surface.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

On aurait plus d'espace.

We would have more space.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Est-ce qu'on aurait pas intérêt à ne pas faire ça ?

Wouldn’t it be in our best interest not to do that?

— Anaconda (2025)

Je croyais qu'on aurait plus de temps.

I thought we would have more time.

En tournant en anglais, on aurait le double de fric et de public.

If we shot in English, we’d have twice the money and the audience.

— Même la pluie (2011)

Pourquoi on aurait un problème ?

Why would we have a problem?

— Cold Storage (2026)