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would modal aux

1. (expressing the conditional) it ~ be nice if everyone were there, wouldn't it? ce serait bien si tout le monde était là, n'est-ce pas?;
   if he had more money, he'd buy a car s'il avait plus d'argent il achèterait une voiture;
   we ~ have missed the train if we had left later si nous étions partis plus tard, nous aurions raté le train;
   we wouldn't have succeeded without him nous n'aurions pas réussi sans lui;

2. (in indirect statements or questions) we thought he'd forget nous pensions qu'il oublierait;
   did she say she ~ be coming? est-ce qu'elle a dit qu'elle viendrait?;
   I wish he ~ be quiet! il ne pourrait pas se taire!;

3. (expressing willingness to act) she wouldn't listen to me elle ne voulait pas m'écouter;
   he wouldn't do a thing to help us il n'a rien voulu faire pour nous aider;
   they asked me to leave but I wouldn't ils m'ont demandé de partir mais j'ai refusé;
   of course you ~ contradict him! bien sûr il a fallu que tu le contredises!;

4. (in requests) ~ you give her the message? est-ce que vous voulez bien lui transmettre le message?;
   switch off the radio, ~ you? éteins la radio, tu veux bien?;
   ~ you excuse me for a moment? excusez-moi un instant;

5. (expressing one's wishes) ~ you like something to eat? désirez-vous or voulez-vous manger quelque chose?;
   I ~ like a beer je voudrais une bière;
   we ~ like to stay another night nous aimerions rester une nuit de plus;
   she'd have liked to stay here elle aurait aimé rester ici;
   I wouldn't mind another slice of cake je prendrais bien un autre morceau de gâteau;

6. (offering advice) if I were you, I wouldn't say anything à ta place, je ne dirais rien;
   it ~ be better to write il vaudrait mieux écrire;
   it ~ be a good idea to wait ce serait une bonne idée d'attendre;
   you ~ do well to check the timetable tu ferais bien de vérifier l'horaire;

7. (in assumptions) I ~ have been 12 je devais avoir 12 ans;
   it ~ have been about midday il devait être à peu près midi;

8. (used to) she ~ talk for hours elle parlait pendant des heures.

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'would' found in these entries:

English:

afraid - allow - another - any - anybody - before - but - care - earth - else - few - good - guess - if - kind - kindly - like - mind - pay - rather - say - so - some - thing - want - well - whereas - worry - would-be - year - you

French:

aller - avec - avoir - bien - carrément - de - demander - désirer - en - ennuyé - envie - exprès - falloir - hasard - honneur - largement - logique - louper - malchance - malheur - manquer - péché - plaisir - prétendu - prêter - propos - rien - savoir - servir - souhaiter - tellement - tort - tour - tout - vouloir

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
would	v	(in conditional) conditionnel	-
I would buy a car if I had enough money.
J'achèterais une voiture si j'avais assez d'argent.
would	v pret	(preterit and past participle of will) 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)	pouvoir vi ⇒
Would you please pass the salt?
Pourrais-tu me passer le sel, s'il te plaît ?
would	v	(repeated action in past) imparfait : habitude	-
Note: "Would" utilisé pour parler d'une habitude dans le passé se traduit par un imparfait français.
We would take walks by the river.
Nous nous promenions au bord de la rivière.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
as luck would have it			le hasard faisant bien les choses
who would have thought it			qui aurait pensé ça ?
would like (want, wish)		v	vouloir ⇒
would rather not			ne préfèrerait pas
would you like		clause	voulez-vous
would-be (future (husband))		adj	futur ((avant le nom))
would-be (future (husband))		adj	futur
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