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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:

would /wʊd/ , /wəd/

NOTE:
When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in French and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = je le ferais si j'avais le temps;
I would have done it if I had had time = je l'aurais fait si j'avais eu le temps;
he said he would fetch the car = il a dit qu'il irait chercher la voiture.For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below.

modal aux (aussi 'd;
nég wouldn't)

(in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech) she said she wouldn't come elle a dit qu'elle ne viendrait pas;
we thought we ~ be late nous avons pensé que nous serions en retard;
I was sure you'd like it j'étais sûr que ça te plairait;
they promised that they'd come back ils ont promis de revenir;
he thought she ~ have forgotten il pensait qu'elle aurait oublié;
I wish he ~ shut the door! il pourrait fermer la porte!;
I wish you'd be quiet! tu ne pourrais pas te taire!;

(in conditional statements) it ~ be wonderful if they came ce serait merveilleux s'ils venaient;
if we'd left later we ~ have missed the train si nous étions partis plus tard nous aurions raté le train;
we wouldn't be happy anywhere else nous ne serions heureux nulle part ailleurs;
who ~ ever have believed it? qui l'aurait cru?;
you wouldn't have thought it possible! on n'aurait jamais cru que c'était possible!;
wouldn't it be nice if‥ ce serait bien si‥;
it cost far less than I ~ have expected ça a coûté beaucoup moins cher que je n'aurais pensé;

(expressing willingness to act) do you know anyone who ~ do it? est-ce que tu connais quelqu'un qui le ferait?;
they couldn't find anyone who ~ take the job ils n'arrivaient pas à trouver quelqu'un qui accepte le poste;
she just wouldn't listen elle ne voulait rien entendre;
after that I wouldn't eat any canned food après cela je ne voulais plus manger de conserves;
he wouldn't do a thing to help il n'a rien voulu faire pour aider;
the police wouldn't give any further details la police a refusé de donner plus de détails;
they asked me to leave but I wouldn't ils m'ont demandé de partir mais j'ai refusé;

(expressing inability to function) the door wouldn't close la porte ne voulait pas se fermer;

(expressing desire, preference) we ~ like to stay another night nous aimerions rester une nuit de plus;
we'd really love to see you nous aimerions vraiment te voir;
I ~ much rather travel alone je préfèrerais nettement voyager seul;
she ~ have preferred a puppy elle aurait préféré un chiot;
I wouldn't mind another slice of cake je prendrais bien un autre morceau de gâteau;
it's what he ~ have wanted c'est ce qu'il aurait voulu;

(in polite requests or proposals) ~ you like something to eat? voudriez-vous quelque chose à manger?;
~ you like some more tea? voulez-vous encore du thé?;
~ you help me set the table? est-ce que tu pourrais m'aider à mettre la table?;
switch off the radio, ~ you? éteins la radio, tu veux bien?;
~ you like to go to a concert? est-ce que tu aimerais aller à un concert?;
~ you give her the message? est-ce que vous voulez bien lui transmettre le message?;
~ you mind not smoking please? est-ce que ça vous ennuierait de ne pas fumer s'il vous plaît?;

(used to attenuate statements) it ~ seem that he was right il semblerait qu'il avait raison;
so it ~ seem c'est ce qu'il semble;
you ~ think they'd be satisfied! on aurait pu penser qu'ils seraient satisfaits!;
I wouldn't say that je ne dirais pas ça;
I ~ have thought it was obvious j'aurais pensé que c'était évident;
I wouldn't know je ne pourrais pas vous le dire;

(when giving advice) I wouldn't do that if I were you je ne ferais pas ça à ta place;
I ~ check the timetable first tu ferais bien de vérifier l'horaire d'abord;
I'd give her a ring now tu devrais lui téléphoner maintenant;
wouldn't it be better to write? est-ce que ce ne serait pas mieux d'écrire?;

(expressing exasperation) ‘he denies it’—‘well he ~, wouldn't he?’ ‘il le nie’—‘évidemment!’;
of course you ~ contradict him! bien sûr il a fallu que tu le contredises!;
‘she put her foot in it (familier)’—‘she ~!’ ‘elle a mis les pieds dans le plat (familier)’—‘tu m'étonnes!’;

(expressing an assumption) what time ~ that be? c'était vers quelle heure?;
I suppose it ~ have been about 3 pm je pense qu'il était à peu près 15 h 00; let's see, that ~ be his youngest son voyons, ça doit être son plus jeune fils;
it ~ have been about five years ago ça devait être il y a environ cinq ans;
you'd never have guessed she was German on n'aurait jamais cru qu'elle était allemande;

(indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to) she ~ sit for hours at the window elle passait des heures assise à la fenêtre.

'would' found in these Oxford entries:

English:

advantageous - afraid - all right - another - any - anybody - appear - before - best - better - bit - budge - but - care - cash-back - certain - coaxing - come - comfortable - conclusion - credit - dearly - death - decent - decide - different - do - earth - else - energy - ever - fast - fatal - few - fine - for - frustrated - get - gift wrap - good - grateful - guess - harm - have - help - helping - I'd - if - imagine - it'd

French:

acheteur - agir - aller - ample - a posteriori - apparence - autrement - avec - avoir - bien - bonté - capable - carrément - ce - chance - chercher - commode - crime - croire - davantage - de - dedans - déjà - demander - désirer - diable - distinguer - durée - en - ennuyé - énorme - envie - être - exprès - falloir - fruit - gagner - gentillesse - grand - idée - il - illusoire - intérêt - judicieux - jurer - largement - larme - louper - mal - malchance

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
would	v	(in conditional)	traduction non disponible
I would buy a car if I had enough money.
would	v pret	(preterit and past participle of will) conditionnel	-
Note: Utilisé pour former le conditionnel.
I would go to the library if I had a car to get there.
J'irais à la bibliothèque si j'avais une voiture pour m'y rendre.

Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
would	v	(politeness)	traduction non disponible
Would you please pass the salt?
would	v	(repeated action in past)	traduction non disponible
We would take walks by the river.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
as luck would have it	adv	idiom (fortunately)	par chance loc adv
As luck would have it, the strike started the day I was due to fly home.
Par chance, la grève des contrôleurs aériens n'a commencé qu'après que je sois rentré chez moi.
			par bonheur loc adv
I would like		(polite form: I want)	j'aimerais
I would like you to be more involved in the community website.
I would like the coq au vin, please.
J'aimerais bien reprendre de ce délicieux rôti.
			je voudrais
Je voudrais un coq au vin, s'il vous plait
who would have thought it			qui aurait pensé ça ?
who would have thought it?	interj	(expressing surprise)	qui l'eût cru interj
Who would have thought that you could help me?
Robert se marie ? Qui l'eût cru ?
would like	v	(polite form of want)	aimer [conditionnel présent] v
J'aimerais pouvoir voler !
			vouloir (conditionnel présent) v
Je voudrais savoir pourquoi il a fait ça.
would rather	v	(would prefer)	préférer [au conditionnel] vtr
I would rather you simply told the truth, instead of seeking to excuse yourself.
Ne préfèreriez-vous pas qu'on vous dise la vérité en face plutôt que de l'apprendre par un tiers ?
			aimer mieux, autant [au conditionnel]
J'aimerais autant que tu me dises simplement la vérité, plutôt que chercher de piètres excuses.
would rather	v	(would prefer to)	préférer [au conditionnel] + [infinitif] que vtr
I would rather go out .
Ce soir, je préfèrerais aller au restaurant que préparer le repas.
			aimer mieux [au conditionnel] + [infinitif] que vtr
Ce soir, j'aimerais mieux aller au restaurant que faire le souper.
would rather not	v	(prefer not to)	préférer ne pas + [infinitif] loc v
Jump off the bridge? I'd really rather not.
I would rather not go shopping today, but would Wednesday work instead?
Je préfèrerais ne pas aller faire les courses aujourd'hui, mais mercredi, ça irait ?
			aimer autant ne pas + [infinitif] loc v
J'aimerais autant ne pas aller travailler demain matin, mais puisqu'il le faut...
			ne pas préférer loc v
Sauter d'un pont ? Non, merci, je ne préfère pas.
would you like			voulez-vous clause
would-be		(future (husband)) (avant le nom)	futur adj
would-be		(future (husband))	futur adj
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "would".

.. with the constant threat that he would put her on the street
...that we would expect...
...with all the things he would need
..although he would have liked to have done so
'..which would result if one of us..'
''would make''
'What a shame I would pay very good money
"...is afraid that he would become a blood-thirsty vampire without any self"
"At no time was it mentioned that I would receive an invoice"
"He would not have become"
"I don't know what I would do without you"
"I would be happier."
"I would have been interested"
"I would have been lost without you!"
"I would" ou "I will" be pleased to...
"If I wasn't as popular as I am I would have painted more pictures"
"it would not be surprsing"
"that would go unmet..."
"What a sad, sad loss that would be"
"would emerge"
"would have been bad enough"
"would" as a past of "will"
3 dates/days on which we would
A *would-be* robber
A bandage which would have borne renewal
a billion ways I would have preferred
A contribution that your faith would have led you to make
A few people worried about who would clean it
a further meeting would be redundant
a limited number of permits which would give
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