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t'aurais pu

you could have

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phrase Uncommon #13,037
you could have A contraction of “tu aurais pu.” Often used to criticize someone for not doing something.
FR: T'aurais pu m'appeler.
EN: You could have called me.

T'aurais pu attendre de le faire chez toi.

You could have waited to do it at home.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Ben, t'aurais pu me prévenir.

Well, you could have warned me.

T'aurais pu me demander, putain !

You could've asked me, for fuck's sake!

— Volver (2006)

T'aurais pu demander une chambre avec un grand lit.

You could have asked for a room with a king-size bed.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

T'aurais pu demander.

You could have asked.

— Scream 7 (2026)

T'aurais pu te faire tuer !

You could've gotten yourself killed!

— La Haine (1995)

Non, t'aurais pu en faire beaucoup moins.

No, you could have done a lot less.

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

T'aurais pu partir sans moi avant, et tu l'a pas fait.

You could have left without me earlier, but you didn't.

— Idiocracy (2006)

T'aurais pu m'appeler avant de partir pour Macao.

You could've called me before leaving for Macau.

— King of Comedy (1999)

T'aurais pu me dire ça plus tôt !

You could have told me that earlier!

— Nobody Knows (2004)

T'aurais pu le sauver.

You could have saved him.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

T'aurais pu t'arranger !

You could have managed!

— Monsieur Hire (1989)

T'aurais pu m'en parler.

You could have told me about it.

T'aurais pu ne pas voir quelque chose.

You might have missed something.

— Caché (2005)

T'aurais pu attendre ?

Couldn’t you have waited?

— Scream 7 (2026)

T'aurais pu me prévenir !

You could've let me know!

— The Rip (2026)

À un moment, t'aurais pu la perdre ?

At any point, could you have lost her?

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

T'aurais pu me le dire.

You could have told me.

T'aurais pu sauver ta sœur avec cet argent !

You could have saved your sister with that money!

— Sympathy for Mister Vengeance (2002)

T'aurais pu frapper ?

You could have knocked?

— Scream 7 (2026)

Si t'étais arrivé plus tôt, t'aurais pu voir le spectacle.

If you’d arrived earlier, you could have seen the show.

— Akira (1988)

T'aurais pu appeler.

You could have called.

T'aurais pu prévenir !

You could have warned me!

— Faute d'amour (2017)

T'aurais pu avoir une mère normale.

You could've had a normal mother.

— Demain tout commence (2016)