he was going to, he was going; he used to go
Il allait en faire manger toute une à Joe.
He was going to give Joe a real hard time.
— Idiocracy (2006)
Si je refusais, il allait payer l'arbitre et truquer le match.
If I refused, he was going to pay off the referee and rig the match.
— Yolo (2024)
Il allait vous abattre et se tirer avec les diams.
He was going to shoot you and run off with the diamonds.
— Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Et tué Podacter et il allait tuer Dan Marino et moi !
And he killed Podacter, and he was going to kill Dan Marino and me!
— Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (1994)
Il allait s'en prendre à nos enfants !
He was going to attack our children!
— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)
Connaissant le père Neuville, je savais comment il allait gérer la situation.
Knowing Father Neuville, I knew how he would handle the situation.
— Ne le dis à personne (2006)
Did he tell you where he was going?
Did he tell you where he was going?
Il allait bien, et je ne suis pas au courant d'ennuis financiers.
He was doing fine, and I’m not aware of any financial troubles.
— Assurance sur la mort (1944)
Il allait au travail, il rentrait à la maison.
He would go to work, then come home.
— Chicago (2002)
Il allait dans la direction opposée à la nôtre.
He was going in the opposite direction to us.
Cookie suivait Tom partout où il allait.
Cookie followed Tom everywhere he went.
Je pensais qu'il allait de soi qu'elle viendrait.
I thought it went without saying that she would come.
Il me racontait qu'après le théâtre, il allait avec ses amis dans une taverne.
He was telling me that after the theater, he would go to a tavern with his friends.
— Le Conformiste (1971)