elle allait

she was going to

→ elle
phrase Rare #28,544
she was going to Usually followed by an infinitive to describe something she was about to do or intended to do.
FR: Elle allait partir quand le téléphone a sonné.
EN: She was going to leave when the phone rang.

J'ai entendu dire qu'elle allait se marier le mois prochain.

I heard that she was going to get married next month.

Elle allait parler.

She was going to speak.

— Ménage (1986)

En fait, elle allait avoir un bébé.

In fact, she was going to have a baby.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Elle allait chercher du travail.

She was going to look for work.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Elle allait dire quelque chose.

She was about to say something.

— Tesis (1996)

Elle allait partir.

She was going to leave.

— Mystic River (2003)

Elle allait partir de la maison.

She was going to leave the house.

Elle allait mourir de toute façon, quelle urgence à lui donner du Fentanyl ?

She was going to die anyway, what was the rush to give her Fentanyl?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Ou elle allait l’être.

Or she was going to be.

Elle n'en aurait pas eu besoin ; elle allait bientôt mourir.

She wouldn’t have needed it; she was going to die soon.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Elle allait m'attendre, Alfred.

She was going to wait for me, Alfred.

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

Elle allait m'appeler.

She was going to call me.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Elle allait dîner avec des amies.

She was going to dinner with friends.

— Mystic River (2003)