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se serait

would have

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phrase Uncommon #13,278
would have Often used in reported speech or to express speculation about a past event. It can appear with reflexive verbs, as in 'se serait suicidé' = 'would have killed himself'.
FR: Il se serait trompé sur la date.
EN: He would have been wrong about the date.

Sans lui on se serait jamais connus.

Without him, we would never have met.

— Requiem pour un massacre (1985)

Tom pensait que Mary se serait souvenue de lui.

Tom thought Mary would have remembered him.

Le seul truc possible, c'était veilleur de nuit, mais on se serait plus vus.

The only option was working as a night watchman, but we wouldn’t have seen each other as much.

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

On se serait crus de retour au lycée.

It felt like we were back in high school.

— Anaconda (2025)

Imaginez ce qui se serait passé.

Imagine what would have happened.

— Chicago (2002)

Sans toi, elle se serait plantée.

Without you, she would have failed.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Thomas se serait fâché énormément.

Thomas would have gotten very angry.

Yanni ne se serait pas suicidé.

Yanni would not have committed suicide.

Ne se serait pas suicidé !

He wouldn't have committed suicide!

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Tout se serait passé là ?

Did everything happen there?

— Psychose (1960)

Il ne se serait pas éjecté de son avion en flammes.

He would not have ejected from his burning plane.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Mais elle se serait sentie seule.

But she would have felt lonely.

— Love Actually (2003)

S'il avait voulu rentrer à la maison, il se serait heurté à nous.

If he had wanted to go home, he would have run into us.

— M le maudit (1931)

Là, j'aurais besoin de Klaus, il se serait occupé de moi.

Right now, I could really use Klaus; he would have taken care of me.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Boromir se serait souvenu des besoins de son père.

Boromir would have remembered his father's needs.

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

On se serait payé sa tête.

We would have made fun of him.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Il se serait lui-même choisi son propre destin.

He would have chosen his own destiny.

— La Chute (2004)

Puis, quelqu'un d'autre se serait occupé de Zachetti.

Then someone else would have taken care of Zachetti.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Il ne se serait rien passé.

Nothing would have happened.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Tu veux savoir ce qu'il se serait passé ?

Do you want to know what would have happened?

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Que se serait-il passé si Tom était venu ?

What would have happened if Tom had come?

Nous ne pensions pas que Tom se serait levé ce matin.

We didn't think Tom would get up this morning.

On se serait bien amusés si tu avais été là.

We would have had a lot of fun if you had been there.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Qu'est ce qui se serait passé si je n'avais pas retrouvé l'argent ?

What would have happened if I hadn't found the money?

— Le Retour (2003)

Sans le flingue, on se serait fait massacrer.

Without the gun, we would have been massacred.

— La Haine (1995)

Goebbels se serait retourné dans sa tombe.

Goebbels would have turned in his grave.

— Il est de retour (2015)

S'il t'aimait vraiment, il ne se serait pas enfui.

If he really loved you, he wouldn't have run away.

— Carandiru (2003)