I was just

I was just talking out loud.

Je parlais juste à voix haute.

— State and Main (2000)

I was just clumsy.

J'ai juste été maladroit(e).

— The Boy and the Heron (2023)

I was just thinking about you.

Je pensais justement à toi.

— The Wrecking Crew (2026)

I was just looking out the window.

Je regardais simplement par la fenêtre.

— Amarcord (1973)

I was just feeling protective.

Je me sentais juste protecteur.

— Queen (2014)

I was just mugged.

Je viens de me faire agresser.

I was just going.

J’étais justement en train de partir.

— Talk to Her (2002)

I was just remembering someone you remind me of.

Je pensais justement à quelqu’un à qui tu me fais penser.

— Genocidal Organ (2017)

I was just having some happy thoughts.

J'avais juste des pensées joyeuses.

— The Mermaid (2016)

I was just writing to my friend, about Michelle.

J’écrivais simplement à mon ami au sujet de Michelle.

— Black (2005)

I was just so--So angry.

J’étais juste tellement… tellement en colère.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

I was just joking!

Je plaisantais !

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

I was just being polite.

J'étais juste poli.

I was just teasing.

Je plaisantais.

I was just looking at you.

Je te regardais juste.

— Diabolique (1955)

I was just doing what had to be done.

Je ne faisais que ce qui devait être fait.

I was just thinking.

Je réfléchissais juste.

— The Tao of Steve (2000)

I was just messing around with the camera!

Je m'amusais juste avec l'appareil photo !

— A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

I was just going to hit my husband when that curve appeared.

J'allais justement frapper mon mari quand ce virage est apparu.

— Wild Strawberries (1957)

I was just a kid back then.

À l’époque, j’étais juste un enfant.

I was just playing hard to get.

Je faisais juste semblant de me faire désirer.

— Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

I was just having a spot of lunch.

Je prenais juste un petit déjeuner.

— TÁR (2022)

No, I was just trying it on.

Non, j'essayais juste.

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

I was just shopping with my girlfriends.

J'étais juste en train de faire du shopping avec mes copines.

— Juno (2007)

I was just in the shower.

Je sortais tout juste de la douche.

I was just at the BSA.

J'étais justement au BSA.

— Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

I was just talking.

Je parlais simplement.

— Victoria (2015)

I was just leaving.

Je partais tout juste.

— Tell No One (2006)

I was just thinking that maybe we could all go out sometime.

Je me disais justement qu'on pourrait peut-être tous sortir un de ces jours.

— Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

I was just making light.

Je voulais juste désamorcer la situation.

— Goalie (2019)

I was just fooling.

Je plaisantais, c’est tout.

— Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

But I was just looking in the wrong places.

Mais je cherchais simplement aux mauvais endroits.

— Bugonia (2025)

I was just on the roof.

J’étais justement sur le toit.

— Victoria (2015)

I was just gonna walk Michael to school.

J'allais simplement accompagner Michael à l'école à pied.

— Mystic River (2003)

I was just saying you didn't really seem like you were in the scene is all.

Je disais juste que tu n’avais pas vraiment l’air d’être dans le coup, c’est tout.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

I'm sorry, I was just looking at this map.

Désolé, je regardais simplement cette carte.

— Swades (2004)

I was just here to pick up Willa.

J’étais juste venu(e) chercher Willa.

— One Battle After Another (2025)

I was just talking to her.

Je lui parlais justement.

I was just learning a bit about Romanian traditions.

J'étais justement en train d'en apprendre un peu sur les traditions roumaines.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

I was just coming for a good time.

Je venais juste pour passer un bon moment.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

I was just thinking aloud.

Je pensais simplement à voix haute.

I was just making a call.

Je passais simplement un coup de fil.

— Die Hard (1988)

I was just fixing some iced tea.

Je préparais simplement du thé glacé.

— Double Indemnity (1944)

I was just not ready to give up.

Je n’étais tout simplement pas prêt à abandonner.

— Senna (2010)

I was just gone for half an hour.

Je ne suis parti(e) que pendant une demi-heure.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

I was just unlucky.

J’ai simplement pas eu de chance.

I was just remembering you at school.

Je repensais justement à toi à l'école.

— Picnic (1955)

I was just heading out.

Je m’apprêtais à sortir.

I was just stalling for time.

Je gagnais du temps, tout simplement.

— GoodFellas (1990)

I was just joking.

Je plaisantais.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

I was just testing.

Je ne faisais que tester.

— Piku (2015)

I was just looking for someone who could see what I see.

Je cherchais simplement quelqu'un qui puisse voir ce que je vois.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

I was just eating when you rang.

J’étais en train de manger quand tu as appelé.

I was just messing around.

Je plaisantais, c’est tout.

I was just going to scare Tom.

J’allais juste faire peur à Tom.

I was just a kid then.

À l’époque, je n’étais qu’un enfant.

I was just practicing my aim, Mama.

Je m'entraînais juste à viser, maman.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

I was just having fun.

Je m'amusais juste.

I was just showing Cris.

Je le montrais juste à Cris.

— I'm Still Here (2024)

I was just in there, and I didn't see any goddamned pig.

Je viens d'y être, et je n'ai vu aucun putain de cochon.

— Léon: The Professional (1994)

I was just teasing Fugui.

Je taquinais juste Fugui.

— To Live (1994)

I was just listening at the door.

J'écoutais simplement à la porte.

— The Big Sick (2017)

I was just day-dreaming.

Je rêvassais simplement.

I was just thinking the same thing!

Je pensais exactement la même chose !

I was just making she was still alive.

Je me demandais simplement si elle était encore en vie.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

I was just getting this.

J'étais justement en train de prendre ça.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

I was just passing and I thought we might check that video thing out.

Je passais par là et je me suis dit qu'on pourrait jeter un œil à cette vidéo.

— Love Actually (2003)

I was just having a Ginseng Cooler.

Je prenais justement un Ginseng Cooler.

— Juno (2007)

My friend, I was just parking!

Mon ami, je me garais juste !

— Anora (2024)

Guys, I was just passing by!

Les gars, je passais juste par là !

— Khrustalyov, My Car! (1999)

No, I was just asking.

Non, je demandais juste.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

I was just saying, we're gonna have to keep taking the stairs.

Je disais juste qu’on allait devoir continuer à prendre les escaliers.

— Send Help (2026)

I was just here yesterday.

J’étais justement ici hier.

I was just talking to him.

Je lui parlais justement.

— All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

I was just learning on it.

J’étais simplement en train d’apprendre à l’utiliser.

— State and Main (2000)

I was just coming to wake you up.

Je venais justement te réveiller.

— Spirited Away (2001)

I was just thinking of a new job.

Je pensais justement à un nouvel emploi.

I was just making a suggestion.

Je faisais simplement une suggestion.

I was just fixing the drain in the upstairs guest bathroom.

Je réparais simplement la canalisation de la salle de bains d’amis à l’étage.

— The Housemaid (2025)

I was just trying to be funny.

J’essayais juste de plaisanter.

— Solo Mio (2026)

I was just offering a place to stay.

Je proposais simplement un endroit où loger.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

I was just gonna ask if there was something on your mind.

J'allais justement te demander si tu avais quelque chose en tête.

— Happy Together (1997)

The circuit for me was a tunnel, which I was just going, going, going.

Pour moi, le circuit était un tunnel dans lequel je n'arrêtais pas d'avancer, d'avancer, d'avancer.

— Senna (2010)

I was just with my angel of goodness.

Je viens d'être avec mon ange de bonté.

— Madame Satã (2002)

I was just saying it.

Je ne faisais que le dire.

— The Mermaid (2016)

I was just helping out.

Je ne faisais qu'aider.

— City of Men (2007)

I asked him to go to the blackboard and I was just telling them to be silent.

Je lui ai demandé d'aller au tableau et je leur disais simplement de se taire.

— The Chorus (2004)

Sorry, I was just checking in on you.

Désolé, je prenais juste de tes nouvelles.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

I was just stretching.

Je faisais juste des étirements.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

I was just checking in.

Je venais juste prendre des nouvelles.

— Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

I was just thinking about how Hae-mi must have felt.

Je pensais justement à ce que Hae-mi avait dû ressentir.

— Burning (2018)

I was just looking out for you.

Je veillais simplement sur toi.

I was just feeling extra manly today.

Je me sentais juste particulièrement viril aujourd’hui.

— The Housemaid (2025)

Oh no Petra, I was just getting into it!

Oh non, Petra, je commençais tout juste à accrocher !

— Taxi (1998)

I was just tired.

J’étais simplement fatigué(e).

I was just messing with you.

Je plaisantais.

— The Wailing (2016)

I was just going to write a letter.

J’allais justement écrire une lettre.

I was just pretending I was sleeping.

Je faisais semblant de dormir.

I was just having some friends over, Dad.

J'avais juste des amis à la maison, papa.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

I was just smoking a butt while I was waiting.

Je fumais un mégot en attendant.

— Léon: The Professional (1994)

I was just joking around.

Je plaisantais juste.

I was just being friendly.

Je voulais simplement être amical.

— A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

I was just teasing you.

Je te taquinais juste.

I was just looking at myself again.

Je me regardais encore à l’instant.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

I was just doing what I always do.

Je faisais simplement ce que je fais toujours.

— Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)

I was just thinking the same thing.

Je pensais exactement la même chose.

— Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Come out, I was just surprised.

Sors, j'ai juste été surpris.

— System Crasher (2019)

I was just making sure.

Je voulais juste m'en assurer.

— Train to Busan (2016)

I was just getting to the good bit.

J’arrivais juste au passage intéressant.

— Kajaki (2014)

I was just paying off my spread in Montana.

Je venais de rembourser mon prêt immobilier dans le Montana.

— State and Main (2000)

I was just having a dream.

Je rêvais, c’est tout.

No, I was just gonna say that they make great biscuits.

Non, j'allais juste dire qu'ils font d'excellents biscuits.

— Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

I was just scared.

J’ai simplement eu peur.

— Solo Mio (2026)

I was just hoping for your honest opinion.

J'espérais simplement avoir votre avis sincère.

— TÁR (2022)

I was just asking, you never know.

Je demandais juste, on ne sait jamais.

— Caché (2005)