ils voudraient

would like, would want

→ vouloir
voudr want + aient ils/elles conditional or imperfect ending
verb · third plural · conditional Rare #33,796
would like, would want Conditional, 3rd person plural (ils/elles). Often used for polite requests or to express a wish.
FR: Ils voudraient réserver une table pour ce soir.
EN: They would like to book a table for this evening.
Conjugation of vouloir
Conditional
SingularPlural
First voudrais voudrions
Second voudrais
Third voudrait voudraient

Je pensais qu'ils ne voudraient pas venir.

I thought they wouldn’t want to come.

Je pensais qu'elles ne voudraient pas venir.

I thought they wouldn’t want to come.

Votre honneur, mes clients voudraient donner à la cour la raison de leur action.

Your Honor, my clients would like to explain to the court the reason for their action.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Pourquoi voudraient-elles faire cela?

Why would they want to do that?

Oui, elles voudraient ta mort.

Yes, they want you dead.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Quel genre de personnes voudraient dépenser autant d'argent dans un vélo?

What kind of people would want to spend that much money on a bicycle?

Les autorités voudraient savoir si quelque chose a une valeur quelconque.

The authorities would like to know if anything has any value.

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)

Les enfants voudraient tuer toutes les fourmis!

The children want to kill all the ants!