Devriez (en. Should)

/dəvʁi.e/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To express an obligation or advice in a conditional context.

You should listen to your teachers.

Vous devriez écouter vos professeurs.

To indicate what would be advisable or expected in a certain situation.

If I were you, I should leave earlier.

Si j'étais vous, je devrais partir plus tôt.

To suggest an action that would be appropriate or necessary.

They should prepare for the exam.

Ils devraient se préparer pour l'examen.

From the verb devoir, derived from the Latin 'debere'.

You should do it

Advice to encourage someone to act.

Vous devriez le faire

You should think about it

Suggesting reflection on a subject.

Tu devrais y penser

We should meet

Proposal for a future meeting.

Nous devrions nous rencontrer

devoir

Verb meaning to have the obligation to do something.

devoir

obligation

State of being obliged to do something.

obligation

advice

Recommendation or suggestion given to someone.

conseil

Advice given informally.

You should relax a bit.

Tu devrais te détendre un peu.

Expression of an implicit necessity.

We should handle this quickly.

On devrait gérer ça vite fait.