would <nég wouldn't>[brit. angl. wʊd, wəd, am. angl. wʊd, wəd, (ə)d]GLAG.moda. 'dWhen 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.
