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on aurait

we would have

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we would have On often means “we” in everyday French, but can also mean “one” or “people,” depending on context.
FR: On aurait plus de temps demain.
EN: We would have more time tomorrow.

Merci, on aurait pas deviné.

Thank you, we wouldn't have guessed.

— Victoria (2015)

On aurait quand même été content.

We would have been happy anyway.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

On aurait peut-être pu être amis.

We might have been friends.

— Day Watch (2006)

On aurait juré que la maison était abandonnée.

You would have sworn the house was abandoned.

On aurait déjà dû fermer !

We should have closed already!

— Carandiru (2003)

Avec des Italiens, jamais on aurait vu ça.

You'd never see that with Italians.

— American Gangster (2007)

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)

S'ils avaient repeint la voiture, on aurait retrouvé des traces.

If they had repainted the car, we would have found traces of it.

— Taxi (1998)

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)

On aurait cru Humphrey Bogart.

You’d have thought it was Humphrey Bogart.

— Picnic (1955)

Ni parce qu'on aurait besoin de tes talents.

Nor because we need your talents.

— Mystic River (2003)

On aurait eu besoin de Jimmy.

We could have used Jimmy.

— Mystic River (2003)

Si on avait eu assez d'argent, on aurait habité une grande maison avec un divan.

If we’d had enough money, we would have lived in a big house with a sofa.

— Us and Them (2018)

On aurait gagné si t'avais pas tout gâché.

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

— La Vague (2008)

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 fini par se quitter.

We would have ended up breaking up.

— Us and Them (2018)

Tu crois qu'on aurait pas dû ?

Do you think we shouldn't have?

— La Haine (1995)

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 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 peut-être dû laisser Mondain l'étrangler.

Maybe we should have let Mondain strangle him.

— Les Choristes (2004)

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

Stop, we would have eventually set you straight.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Lena Martasyb courait partout comme une poule à qui on aurait coupé la tête.

Lena Martasyb was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

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 mangé quoi ?

What would we have eaten?

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

On aurait retrouvé des traces.

They may have found some traces.

— Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991)

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)

À mon avis, on aurait jamais dû ouvrir la porte.

In my opinion, we never should have opened the door.

— The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)

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)

On aurait divorcé depuis longtemps.

We would have been divorced a long time ago.

— Us and Them (2018)

On aurait pas dû te laisser travailler sur le terrain.

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

— Night Watch (2004)