believed, thought
Dans le temps, les gens croyaient que le monde était plat.
People used to believe the world was flat.
Ces enculés croyaient que c'était moi.
Those assholes thought it was me.
— Ne le dis à personne (2006)
Elles se croyaient invincibles.
They thought they were invincible.
Quelques-uns croyaient en son histoire, d'autres non.
Some believed his story, others didn't.
They thought they were invincible.