Usage examples of "serait" in French with translation to English

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Un flingue serait bien utile. A gun might come in handy.
Ce serait bien si je savais nager. How I wish I could swim.
Une personne de plus ne serait pas de refus. We could really use another person around here.
Il serait temps que tu te coupes les cheveux. It's about time you got a haircut.
Je pense que ce serait bien si tu lisais ce livre. I think it good for you to read this book.
J'ai pensé que ce serait difficile pour elle d'avoir un billet. I thought it difficult for her to get the ticket.
Ce serait perdre entièrement notre temps que d'attendre une seconde de plus. It's an absolute waste of time to wait any longer.
Ce serait mieux de rester à la maison avec le temps qu'il fait. You'd better stay at home rather than go out on such a day.
Selon la légende, cette forêt serait hantée, aussi les gens n'y mettaient pas les pieds. According to legend, ghosts would appear in that forest, so people would not set foot there.
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