I thought you were

je pensais que tu étais / que vous étiez

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je pensais que tu étais / que vous étiez Exprime une croyance passée qui peut se révéler fausse. « You » se traduit par « tu » ou « vous » selon le contexte.

EN: I thought you were already gone.

FR: Je pensais que tu étais déjà parti.

I thought you were going for my lobes.

Je croyais que tu visais mes lobes.

— Poor Things (2023)

I thought you were dead, bitch!

Je croyais que t’étais morte, salope !

— All About My Mother (1999)

I thought you were going to die.

Je pensais que tu allais mourir.

I thought you were gonna answer.

Je pensais que tu allais répondre.

— Mommy (2014)

You know, for a second, I thought you were being noble.

Tu sais, pendant une seconde, j'ai cru que tu agissais avec noblesse.

— Nuremberg (2025)

I thought you were blind!

Je croyais que tu étais aveugle !

— Andhadhun (2018)

Well, I'm sorry about your head, though, but I thought you were one of them.

Eh bien, je suis désolé pour ta tête, mais je pensais que tu étais l’un d’entre eux.

— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

I thought you were all killed.

Je pensais que vous aviez tous été tués.

— Song of the Sea (2014)

I thought you were going to fix the sink.

Je pensais que tu allais réparer l’évier.

I thought you were going to wait for me.

Je pensais que tu allais m’attendre.

I thought you were single.

Je pensais que tu étais célibataire.

— Shoplifters (2018)

I thought you were a busy man.

Je pensais que vous étiez un homme occupé.

— Audition (2000)

Oh, I thought you were trying to learn the game.

Oh, je pensais que vous essayiez d'apprendre le jeu.

— Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

I thought you were trying to be funny.

Je pensais que tu essayais de faire rire.

I thought you were a bit stuck-up.

Je te trouvais un peu prétentieux.

— Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

I thought you were a goner at the motel.

Je pensais que tu étais mort au motel.

— City of God (2002)

I thought you were done with this.

Je pensais que tu en avais fini avec ça.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

I thought you were given to a new family.

Je croyais que tu avais été confié à une nouvelle famille.

— Toy Story 4 (2019)

I thought you were different, but you're animals!

Je pensais que vous étiez différents, mais vous êtes des animaux !

— Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

I thought you were in trouble when I didn't see you.

J’ai pensé que tu avais des ennuis quand je ne t’ai pas vu.

— The Age of Shadows (2016)

And I thought you were safe on Hohenstein.

Et je pensais que tu étais en sécurité à Hohenstein.

— The Legacy of the Siren (2012)

I thought you were going to be gone all afternoon.

Je pensais que tu allais être absent(e) tout l’après-midi.

I thought you were dying!

Je croyais que tu étais en train de mourir !

— Pain and Glory (2019)

I thought you were a clone.

Je pensais que tu étais un clone.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

I thought you were liberated by the Soviets.

Je croyais que vous aviez été libérés par les Soviétiques.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

I thought you were one of us.

Je pensais que tu étais des nôtres.

I thought you were a man and asked you for a match.

Je pensais que vous étiez un homme et je vous ai demandé une allumette.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

I thought you were different.

Je pensais que tu étais différent.

— Ratatouille (2007)

I thought you were joking.

Je pensais que tu plaisantais.

You're just not the person I thought you were.

Tu n’es tout simplement pas la personne que je croyais.

I thought you were my secondary consort.

Je croyais que tu étais mon consort secondaire.

— The Last Emperor (1987)

I thought you were dating her.

Je croyais que tu sortais avec elle.

I thought you were bluffing.

Je croyais que tu bluffais.

I thought you were a man of words, master tutor.

Je vous croyais homme de parole, maître.

— Hamnet (2025)

I thought you were turning into a fish.

J'ai cru que tu te transformais en poisson.

— Ponyo (2008)

I thought you were alone.

Je pensais que tu étais seul.

— All About My Mother (1999)

And I thought you were my brave fellow.

Et je te croyais courageux.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

I thought you were Kevin.

Je pensais que tu étais Kevin.

— A Coffee in Berlin (2012)

I thought you were Swiss because of the dress.

Je pensais que vous étiez suisse à cause de la robe.

— Mondays in the Sun (2002)

I'm sorry, I thought you were somebody else.

Je suis désolé(e), je vous prenais pour quelqu’un d’autre.

— The Machinist (2004)

I thought you were already awake.

Je pensais que tu étais déjà réveillé(e).

— Solaris (1972)

Oh, I thought you were crying.

Oh, je croyais que tu pleurais.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

I thought you were my friend!

Je croyais que tu étais mon ami !

— Ratatouille (2007)

I thought you were police!

Je pensais que vous étiez la police !

— Rome, Open City (1945)

Mom and I thought you were gonna do another ten years.

Maman et moi pensions que tu allais faire encore dix ans.

— One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

I thought you were working for the Witch.

Je croyais que tu travaillais pour la Sorcière.

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Boy, I thought you were the kind of girl who knew when to say when.

Eh bien, je te croyais du genre à savoir quand t’arrêter.

— Juno (2007)

Hey, I thought you were working for me.

Hé, je croyais que tu travaillais pour moi.

— Blow Out (1981)

I thought you were sleeping.

Je pensais que tu dormais.

— The Wailing (2016)

I thought you were a burglar.

Je pensais que vous étiez un cambrioleur.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)