si tu étais

if you were

→ si
phrase Rare #25,859
if you were Used to introduce a hypothetical or unreal condition.
FR: Si tu étais ici, tu pourrais m'aider.
EN: If you were here, you could help me.

Que ferais-tu si tu étais un écureuil?

What would you do if you were a squirrel?

Que dirais-tu si tu étais dans cette situation?

What would you say if you were in that situation?

Je devais voir si tu étais en sécurité.

I had to see if you were safe.

Si tu étais vraiment inquiète pour elle pourquoi tu t'es mariée trois fois?

If you were really worried about her, why did you get married three times?

— PIKU (2015)

Et si tu étais fiancée à un médecin?

What if you were engaged to a doctor?

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Si tu étais plus ambitieux, tu pourrais aller loin.

If you were more ambitious, you could go far.

Tu boirais aussi, si tu étais marié à ta mère.

You would drink too, if you were married to your mother.

Si tu étais vraiment sensible, ma sœur aurait été heureuse.

If you were really sensitive, my sister would have been happy.

— PIKU (2015)

Si tu étais un être humain.

If you were a human being.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Si tu étais avec moi, je serais presque heureuse.

If you were with me, I would almost be happy.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Tu aurais dû répondre si tu étais à l'intérieur.

You should have answered if you were inside.

— The Chaser (2008)

Si tu étais à moi.

If you were mine.

On se demandait si tu étais sain d'esprit, et c'est juste une histoire?

We were wondering whether you were in your right mind—and it’s just a story?

— The Man from Earth (2007)