would-be in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.prétendu (prétendue) [pʀetɑ̃dy] ADJ

II.prétendu (prétendue) [pʀetɑ̃dy] N m (f) dated

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il serait prématuré de faire
it would be premature to do
il est/serait souhaitable de faire
it is/would be desirable to do
il serait illusoire de croire que…
it would be an illusion to believe that…
il serait présomptueux de dire
it would be presumptuous to say

would-be in the PONS Dictionary

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il est/serait prématuré de +infin
it is/would be premature to +infin
accepter serait l'équivalent de céder
agreeing would be tantamount to giving in
ce serait la moindre des choses/des politesses
it would be the least you could do/be common courtesy
l'idéal serait qu'elle revienne
the ideal thing would be for her to come back
les combattants en 1914 croyaient que ce serait la der
the men who fought in 1914 thought it would be the war to end all wars
il vaut mieux qu'elle fasse qc (subj)
it would be better if she did sth
le mieux serait de ne rien dire
the best thing would be to say nothing
vous serez mieux dans le fauteuil
you would be more comfortable in the armchair
plutôt que de parler, il vaudrait mieux que vous écoutiez
rather than speaking, it would be better if you listened

would-be Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the best would be for me to go
il vaudrait mieux que je parte subj
it would be fatal to stop now
ça serait catastrophique de s'arrêter maintenant
it would be a pleasure
ce serait avec plaisir
do as you would be done by Brit prov
ne faites pas à autrui ce que vous ne voudriez pas qu'on vous fît
it would be suicide to +infin
ce serait suicidaire de +infin
it would be better if she did sth
il vaut mieux qu'elle fasse qc (subj)
the best thing would be to say nothing
le mieux serait de ne rien dire
you would be more comfortable in the armchair
vous serez mieux dans le fauteuil
agreeing would be tantamount to giving in
accepter serait l'équivalent de céder
chance would be a fine thing!
je t'en fiche!
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They often inhabit great tombs or temple complexes, destroying would-be grave robbers.
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Later in life, in a would-be comeback, she recorded two demo records, but they were never released.
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The show depicts would-be car thieves caught in the act of auto theft.
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Some (would-be) connoisseurs even cast doubts upon the authenticity of his highly profitable artworks, claiming that his wife and others made them under his name.
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Good facilities and the general conducive features of the school contribute to the favorable response to the invitations for enrolment by the would-be-client families.
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I insulted everybody: gallery owners, museum curators, would-be buyers of my own work.
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Nor was caution only displayed toward would-be overweening legislators.
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This aposematic coloration advertises its toxicity to would-be predators.
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In the past, it was not uncommon for a would-be engineer to earn an engineer's degree as their first and only college degree.
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This gives a would-be predator ample time to recognise and avoid attacking it.
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