Angol | Francia |
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would (used to express a polite request) verb [UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd] | s'il vous plaît? [formal]◼◼◼verbe s'il te plaît? [informal]; Pourriez-vous / Veuillez éteindre la télévision◼◼◼verbe vouloir◼◻◻verbe veuillez (imperative); Would you please turn off the TV? - Pourrais-tu éteindre la téléverbe |
would (indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) verb [UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd] | nous demandant si l'autobus serait en retard cette fois.verbe Use the conditional tense; We sat on the benchverbe wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Nous étions assis sur le bancverbe |
would (indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) verb [UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd] | nous étions habituellement assis à côté du trou sur le lac gelé et nous pêchions pendant des heures.verbe Use the imperfect tense; In the wintersverbe we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - En hiververbe |
would (indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended) verb [UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd] | Use the conditional tense; The waiter said he would be right back. - Le garçon a dit qu'il reviendrait tout de suite.verbe |
would (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) verb [UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd] | Use the conditional tense; We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Nous aurions plus chaud si vous n'aviez pas ouvert la fenêtre !verbe |
would-be (unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition) adjective [UK: wʊd bi] [US: ˈwʊd bi] | soi-disant◼◼◼adjectif |
would-be (attempting or desiring something) adjective [UK: wʊd bi] [US: ˈwʊd bi] | en puissance◼◼◻adjectif pseudo-adjectif |
would like (transitive) verb | voudrais◼◼◼verbe aimerais◼◼◼verbe aimerais bien◼◼◻verbe voudrais bien◼◼◻verbe |
would like (intransitive) verb | aimerais◼◼◼verbe aimerais bien◼◼◻verbe |
would like verb | |
woulda, coulda, shoulda (expression of dismissiveness) phrase | yavéka (il n'y avait qu'à)phrase yfalé (il fallait)phrase |
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) phrase | |
do unto others as you would have them do unto you (One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself) phrase | |
what would you like (used to ask the interlocutor what they would like to order, to buy or have a look at) phrase | qu’est-ce que vous désirez ?◼◼◼phrase |
who would have thunk it (who would have guessed it?) phrase | qui l'eût cru ?◼◼◼phrase |