I was thinking about

je pensais à / j’envisageais de

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je pensais à / j’envisageais de S’emploie devant un nom ou un gérondif en -ing pour évoquer ce à quoi l’on pensait ou ce que l’on envisageait de faire.

EN: I was thinking about buying a new camera.

FR: Je pensais à acheter un nouvel appareil photo.

I was thinking about..

Je pensais à…

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

I was thinking about that.

J'y pensais.

— The Way He Looks (2014)

I was thinking about you.

Je pensais à toi.

I was thinking about buying a new camera.

Je pensais acheter un nouvel appareil photo.

I was thinking about the plan.

Je réfléchissais au plan.

When I was alone, I was thinking about us.

Quand j’étais seul, je pensais à nous.

I let Keith set that; I was thinking about what I would say.

J’ai laissé Keith régler ça ; je réfléchissais à ce que j’allais dire.

I was thinking about the good old days.

Je repensais au bon vieux temps.

I was thinking about the exchange programme you mentioned.

Je pensais au programme d'échange dont vous avez parlé.

— The Way He Looks (2014)

Oh, it was the kid-- the kid 's name I was thinking about, yeah.

Oh, c’était le gamin… c’est de son nom que je pensais, ouais.

— Chicago (2002)

I was thinking about what she had said to me.

Je réfléchissais à ce qu’elle m’avait dit.

I was thinking about something else.

Je pensais à autre chose.

Yeah, I was thinking about that, too.

Oui, j'y pensais aussi.

— A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

All the time I was thinking about how we all used to play here.

Pendant tout ce temps, je pensais à la façon dont nous jouions tous ici.

— The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

I was thinking about having a drink tonight.

Je pensais aller prendre un verre ce soir.

— The Way He Looks (2014)

I was thinking about our adolescence.

Je repensais à notre adolescence.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

“I was thinking about that,” I said.

« J’y pensais », ai-je dit.

I was thinking about going to that new place on Park Street.

Je pensais aller dans ce nouveau restaurant de Park Street.

No, I was thinking about Mahler and Alma's.

Non, je pensais à Mahler et à Alma.

— TÁR (2022)

Know what I was thinking about, huh?

Vous savez à quoi je pensais, hein ?

— Mystic River (2003)

I was thinking about you earlier today.

Je pensais à toi plus tôt aujourd’hui.

I was thinking about going on an exchange programme.

Je pensais partir dans le cadre d’un programme d’échange.

— The Way He Looks (2014)

I was thinking about getting married.

Je pensais me marier.

I was thinking about you a lot, especially during the nights.

Je pensais beaucoup à toi, surtout la nuit.

— Talk to Her (2002)

It's exactly what I was thinking about.

C’est exactement ce à quoi je pensais.

I was thinking about the same thing.

Je pensais à la même chose.

— A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

I was thinking about other things.

Je pensais à autre chose.