This is the 11571st most frequent French word.
réfugieraient
"Would take refuge"
Here, 'réfugieraient' is used in a conditional tense, indicating a possible action contingent upon another hypothetical event.
Si la tempête était trop violente, ils se réfugieraient dans une grotte.
If the storm were too violent, they would take refuge in a cave.
The word 'réfugieraient' in this sentence illustrates a habitual action in an imagined scenario from the past.
Dans une autre époque, les humains primitive se réfugieraient souvent dans des cavernes pour s'abriter.
In another era, primitive humans would often take refuge in caves for shelter.
Here, 'réfugieraient' represents an action that the subject might take in response to a specified condition.