was going to happen

allait arriver

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phrase Uncommon #17,598
allait arriver Exprime un événement futur par rapport à un moment passé.
EN: I knew that was going to happen.
FR: Je savais que ça allait arriver.

I had a hunch something pleasant was going to happen.

J'avais le pressentiment que quelque chose d'agréable allait se produire.

I knew that that was going to happen.

Je savais que ça allait arriver.

And now it was going to happen I could not ruin it.

Et maintenant que ça allait arriver, je ne pouvais pas gâcher ça.

— The Invisible Guest (2017)

He knew what was going to happen.

Il savait ce qui allait se passer.

— The Counterfeiters (2007)

I knew what was going to happen.

Je savais ce qui allait se passer.

I knew this was going to happen.

Je savais que cela allait arriver.

I knew that was going to happen.

Je savais que cela allait arriver.

You knew this was going to happen, right?

Vous saviez que ça allait arriver, n'est-ce pas ?