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j’allais / j’avais l’intention de

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j’allais / j’avais l’intention de Exprime une intention ou un projet dans le passé, souvent pour une action qui n’a pas eu lieu.
EN: I was going to call you, but I got busy.
FR: J’allais t’appeler, mais j’ai été occupé.

I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.

Je pensais que j’allais étouffer dans le train bondé.

I thought that I was going to faint.

Je pensais que j’allais m’évanouir.

I didn't know I was going to have to introduce the main speaker.

Je ne savais pas que j’allais devoir présenter l’orateur principal.

I was going to call you.

J'allais t'appeler.

— Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

I was going to have a big career.

J'allais avoir une grande carrière.

— Picnic (1955)

What did you think I was going to do?

Qu’est-ce que tu pensais que j’allais faire ?

I was going to tell him just that.

J'allais lui dire exactement cela.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

I was going to write to you, but I started doing other things and forgot.

J’allais t’écrire, mais je me suis mis à faire autre chose et j’ai oublié.

I thought I was going to faint.

Je pensais que j'allais m'évanouir.

That's what I was going to say.

C'est ce que j'allais dire.

I was going to call him, but thought better of it.

J’allais l’appeler, mais je me suis ravisé(e).

I told Alicia I was going to take a walk.

J'ai dit à Alicia que j'allais faire une promenade.

— Field of Dreams (1989)

I was going to give it to my son when he was born.

J'allais le donner à mon fils à sa naissance.

— Broker (2022)

How did you know I was going to say yes?

Comment savais-tu que j’allais dire oui ?

I was going to reveal my secret.

J’allais révéler mon secret.

I was going to visit you yesterday.

J’avais prévu de te rendre visite hier.

I was going to ask.

J'allais demander.

— Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

I was going to do that anyway.

J'allais le faire de toute façon.

— Fallen Angels (1995)

I was going to pay Min's rate, then I added a bit for inflation.

J’allais payer le tarif de Min, puis j’ai ajouté un petit supplément pour tenir compte de l’inflation.

— Parasite (2019)

Taught me that if I was going to do something, to do it with care, with love.

Cela m'a appris que si je devais faire quelque chose, je devais le faire avec soin, avec amour.

— American Gangster (2007)

I didn't know I was going to win.

Je ne savais pas que j’allais gagner.

I was going to cut a record.

J'allais enregistrer un disque.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

I was going to kill both of us.

J’allais nous tuer tous les deux.

— Mother (2009)

I told you I was going to make you meet Nadia.

Je t'avais dit que j'allais te faire rencontrer Nadia.

— Diva (1981)

What did you think I was going to suggest?

Qu’est-ce que tu pensais que j’allais proposer ?

I was going to tell you.

J'allais te le dire.

— Pain and Glory (2019)

They have a legitimate lawyer and I was going to go meet with them next weekend.

Ils ont un avocat légitime et je comptais aller les rencontrer le week-end prochain.

— Juno (2007)

I was going to.

J'allais le faire.

— Perfect Strangers (2016)

I thought I was going to shoot my tits off.

J'ai cru que j'allais me tirer une balle dans les seins.

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

I was going to call it off the next day.

J'allais annuler le lendemain.

— "Wuthering Heights" (2026)

Yesterday, I was going to jump off of a really tall bridge and kill myself.

Hier, j'allais sauter d'un très haut pont et me suicider.

— A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

I was going to go and visit someone.

J'allais rendre visite à quelqu'un.

— Khrustalyov, My Car! (1999)

I was going to take Woosung away.

J'allais emmener Woosung.

— Broker (2022)

I was going to call Bernie.

J’allais appeler Bernie.

— Drive (2011)

I was going to drop by anyway.

J'allais passer de toute façon.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

I was going to pick you up.

J'allais venir te chercher.

— Fearless (2006)

I was going to today.

J'allais y aller aujourd'hui.

— Central Station (1998)

There was no way I was going to do that.

Il était hors de question que je fasse ça.

I begged forgiveness for what I was going to do.

J'ai imploré le pardon pour ce que j'allais faire.

— Amores Perros (2000)

I was going to deposit this one today.

J'allais déposer celui-ci aujourd'hui.

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

I didn't think I was going to win.

Je ne pensais pas que j'allais gagner.

I was going to look for you with an umbrella.

J'allais te chercher avec un parapluie.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

I told you I was going to move.

Je t'avais dit que j'allais déménager.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

I told Tom I was going to handle it.

J’ai dit à Tom que je m’en occuperais.

I thought I was going to suffocate on that train, which was absolutely packed.

Je pensais que j’allais étouffer dans ce train, qui était complètement bondé.

I thought that I was going to earn a lot of money doing that.

Je pensais que j’allais gagner beaucoup d’argent en faisant ça.

I was going to call the cops.

J'allais appeler la police.

— Drive (2011)

I was going to go to Gettysburg with Bleeker anyway.

J'allais aller à Gettysburg avec Bleeker de toute façon.

— Juno (2007)

I was going to take her out for supper.

J'allais l'emmener dîner.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

No, I was going to knock.

Non, j'allais frapper.

— The Great Beauty (2013)

I was going to write to you, but I forgot.

J’allais t’écrire, mais j’ai oublié.

I thought I was going to faint!

J'ai cru que j'allais m'évanouir !

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

I was going to call her.

J’allais l’appeler.

I was going to eat that.

J’allais manger ça.

I was going to put you in a madhouse and run off.

J'allais te faire interner et m'enfuir.

— The Handmaiden (2016)

I was going to use that.

J’allais utiliser ça.

She knew what I was going to say, before I said it.

Elle savait ce que j'allais dire avant que je ne le dise.

— Thirst (2009)

I thought I was going to become a doctor.

Je pensais devenir médecin.

I was going to ask you the same thing.

J'allais te demander la même chose.

I was going to do it anyway.

J’allais le faire de toute façon.

I was going to marry him.

J'allais l'épouser.

— Article 15 (2019)