t'aurais pu

you could have

→ te

phrase Uncommon #11,117

you could have Contraction of tu aurais pu. Used to say someone had the ability or opportunity to do something in the past.

FR: T'aurais pu m'appeler hier soir.

EN: You could have called me last night.

T'aurais pu me demander, putain !

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

— Volver (2006)

T'aurais pu frapper ?

You could have knocked?

— Scream 7 (2026)

T'aurais pu sauver ta sœur avec cet argent !

You could have saved your sister with that money!

— Sympathy for Mister Vengeance (2002)

Non, t'aurais pu en faire beaucoup moins.

No, you could have done a lot less.

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

T'aurais pu avoir une mère normale.

You could've had a normal mother.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

T'aurais pu ne pas voir quelque chose.

You might have missed something.

— Caché (2005)

T'aurais pu appeler.

You could have called.

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)

Ben, t'aurais pu me prévenir.

Well, you could have warned me.

T'aurais pu t'arranger !

You could have managed!

— Monsieur Hire (1989)

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 nous faire tuer.

You could have gotten us killed.

— La Haine (1995)

T'aurais pu attendre de le faire chez toi.

You could have waited to do it at home.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

T'aurais pu me le dire.

You could have told me.

T'aurais pu m'en parler.

You could have told me about it.

T'aurais pu demander.

You could have asked.

— Scream 7 (2026)

T'aurais pu prévenir !

You could have warned me!

— Faute d'amour (2017)

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 attendre ?

Couldn’t you have waited?

— Scream 7 (2026)

T'aurais pu me prévenir !

You could've let me know!

— The Rip (2026)