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je comptais

was counting on, was relying on, was counting

k ɔ̃ . t ɛ → compter
compt to count + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #49,054
was counting on, was relying on
FR: Je comptais sur toi.
EN: I was counting on you.
was counting
FR: Je comptais les étoiles.
EN: I was counting the stars.
Conjugation of compter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First comptais —
Second comptais —
Third comptait —

J'y comptais.

I was counting on it.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

J'y comptais bien.

I was counting on it.

Étant gosse, je les comptais.

When I was a kid, I used to count them.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Comment comptais-tu t'en tirer ?

How did you expect to get away with it?

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

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content k ɔ̃ . t ɑ̃ compter k ɔ̃ . t e contents k ɔ̃ . t ɑ̃ comptez k ɔ̃ . t e compté k ɔ̃ . t e comptant k ɔ̃ . t ɑ̃ comté k ɔ̃ . t e comptons k ɔ̃ . t ɔ̃ comptés k ɔ̃ . t e conter k ɔ̃ . t e conta k ɔ̃ . t a