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  | j’aurais donné ma vie pour lui + | I would have given my life for him |
| un jour, je retrouverais mes vrais parents + | one day, I would find my real parents |
| j’ai un service à vous demander + | I would like to ask you to do something for me |
| il y a bien des points sur lesquels je voudrais faire des commentaires + | there are many points on which I would like to comment |
| a ma place, tu ne le ferais pas + | in my position, you would not do it |
| je n’aimerais pas être à votre place + | I wouldn’t want to be in your stead |
| vous permettez que j’utilise votre téléphone? + | would you allow me to use your telephone? |
| j’aimerais y répondre par une autre question + | I would like to respond to it with another question |
| on préférerait une réponse simple + | we would prefer a simple answer |
| le gouvernement ne financerait aucun projet touchant cette pratique + | the government would not fund any project involving this practice |
| cela n’aurait évidemment rien empêché + | apparently that wouldn’t have prevented anything |
| en ce qui me concerne, je voudrais te féliciter + | for my part, I would like to congratulate you |
| je voudrais d’abord savoir quel métier tu exerces + | I would first of all like to know what you do for a living |
| leur fortune atteindrait des milliards + | their fortune would reach billions |
| je ne me serais pas privée de sommeil à cause de vous + | I wouldn’t lose any sleep over you |
| j’aimerais vous féliciter du fond du cœur + | I would like to congratulate you from the depths of my heart |
| préférez-vous que j’appelle la police? + | would you prefer that I call the police? |
| je pensais te faire livrer un plat chaud + | I thought I would have a hot plate delivered to you |
| ce serait une maison de production plutôt qu’une société + | it would be a factory rather than a company |
| une voisine passerait, le panier rempli de poires + | a neighbor would walk by, her basket full of pears |
| il vaudrait mieux le demander au quelqu’un + | it would be better to ask someone about it |
| il paraît assez douteux que le budget soit rejeté + | it seems rather unlikely that the budget would be rejected |
| je reviendrais bien ici, en visite + | I would gladly come back here on a visit |
| j’aimerais citer quatre paragraphes + | I would like to cite four paragraphs |
| je serais professeur dans un lycée + | I would be a teacher in a high school |
| nous serions encore à voter ce soir + | we would still be here tonight voting |
| il aurait mieux fait d’étudier sérieusement + | it would have been better for him to have studied seriously |
| je serais très heureux si vous vous joigniez à moi pour dîner + | I would be delighted if you would join me for supper |
| comment qualifieriez-vous votre participa- tion? + | how would you characterize your participation? |
| il faudrait alors augmenter la durée du travail + | then we would need to lengthen the work timeframe |
| ça demanderait un essai et je ne suis pas une spécialiste + | that would require an essay and I’m not a specialist |
| je voudrais suggérer de changer les horaires de travail + | I would like to suggest a change in the working hours |
| j’aimerais redevenir moi-même + | I would like to become myself again |
| je voudrais aborder la question sous un autre angle + | I would like to address the issue from another angle |
| ce serait un modeste pas dans la bonne voie + | it would be a modest step in the right direction |
| je voudrais savoir quelle est sa définition d’égalité + | I would like to know his definition of equality |
| la démarche serait trop longue et trop coûteuse + | the process would be too long and too costly |
| je voudrais corriger un petit détail technique + | I would like to correct a small technical detail |
| j’ai cru mourir de confusion + | I thought I would die from confusion |
| ce serait sous-estimer la profondeur de la crise + | that would be to underestimate the gravity of the crisis |
| je crois que la vie intellectuelle changerait profondément + | I think that intellectual life would change dramatically |
| je voudrais faciliter votre décision + | I would like to facilitate your decision |
| ce serait son strict devoir + | this would be his strict duty |
| lirait-il avec passion les journaux? + | would he read newspapers with passion? |
| vous boirez quelque chose? + | would you like something to drink? |
| un héros lui aurait sauvé la vie + | a hero would have saved her life |
| j’aimerais que vous preniez en considération ma suggestion + | I would like you take my suggestion under consideration |
| j’aurais aimé qu’il soit des nôtres + | I would have preferred him to be on our side |
| une bulle de savon semblerait moins fragile + | a soap bubble would seem to be less fragile |
| j’aimerais lire son dernier paragraphe + | I would like to read its last paragraph |
| vous mettriez son conservatisme en parallèle avec sa ferveur catholique? + | you would link his conservatism and his Catholic fervor? |
| j’aimerais connaître son opinion là-dessus + | I would like to know her opinion on the topic |
| préfères-tu une escorte royale? + | would you prefer a royal escort? |
| je donnerais tout pour être un simple paysan + | I would give anything to be a simple peasant boy |
| j’aimerais bien acheter un appartement + | I would really like to buy an apartment |
| une législation européenne serait libérale par définition + | a European law would be liberal by definition |
| je serais volontiers mort dans cette maison + | I would gladly die in this house |
| nous voudrions féliciter la présidence belge pour l’initiative + | we would like to congratu- late the Belgian presidency for the initiative |
| je fumerai bien une cigarette + | I would sure like to smoke a cigarette |
| il lui a prédit qu’elle aurait un enfant + | he predicted that she would have a child |
| je voudrais déposer cette pétition + | I would like to submit this petition |
| il faudrait généraliser ce type d’initiatives + | we would need to generalize this type of initiative |
| le contraire aurait été moins surprenant + | the opposite would have been less surprising |
| si vous pouviez, ce serait super + | if you could, that would be great |
| j’aimerai mentionner quelques citations + | I would like to mention some citations |
| je donnerais ma chemise à quiconque en aurait besoin + | I would give my shirt to anyone who needed it |
| elle redoutait que sa fille ne devînt une intellectuelle + | she was afraid her daughter would become an intellectual |
| j’aimerais que vous le contredisiez + | I would like you to contradict him |
| j’ai cru que cela me troublerait + | I thought that would bother me |
| on n’aurait pas fait mieux nous-mêmes + | we wouldn’t have done better ourselves |
| madame, je crois préférable que nous discutions en privé + | ma’am, I belive it would be preferable for us to discuss this in private |
| vous feriez mieux de vous abstenir + | you would do better to abstain |
| j’aimerais vous souhaiter à tous la bienv- enue + | I would like to welcome you all |
| jamais je ne vous aurais insulté de propos délibérés + | I never would have insulted you deliberately |
| je voudrais voir le visage derrière ce masque + | I would like to see the face behind that mask |
| il s’agirait du premier déploiement de missiles sol-air + | it would be the first deployment of surface-to-air missiles |
| je ferais mieux d’étudier ma chimie + | I would do better to study my chemistry |
| une peine d’emprisonnement avec sursis ne suffirait pas + | jail time with remission of sentence would not be enough |
| j’aurais appris à faire du beurre, du fromage + | I would have learned to make butter and cheese |
| le plomb ordinaire serait trop lourd pour le véhicule + | ordinary lead would be too heavy for the vehicle |
| tu feras confiance à un banquier des Bahamas? + | you would trust a banker from the Bahamas? |
| cela permettrait d’économiser beaucoup d’argent + | that would help save lots of money |
| je dirais en parenthèses que l’histoire présente est opaque + | I would add parenthetically that this story is opaque |
| beaucoup seraient désireux de vous rencontrer + | many people would be happy to meet you |
| il convient alors de respecter les spécifications supplémentaires + | then it would be appropriate to honour the supplementary specifications |
| je serais bien emmerdé si tu attrapais une pneumonie + | I would be pissed off if you catch a cold |
| le malentendu serait plutôt comique + | the misunderstanding would be rather comical |
| la configuration institutionnelle rendrait une partition très difficile + | the institutional configuration would render a partition very difficult |
| le chômage augmenterait inévitablement + | unemployment would inevitably increase |
| je périrais sans toi + | I would perish without you |
| j’aimerais avoir un graphique ici + | I would like to have a graph here |
| l’accès en resterait théoriquement interdit aux femmes seules + | access would theoretically remain forbidden to unaccompanied women |
| mon père m’aurait sévèrement corrigé + | my father would have severely disciplined me |
| ce sont des pertes écrasantes pour n’importe quel pays + | those would be crushing losses for any country |
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had better/ it would be best 
am besten, hätten besser, optimal 