ils allaient

they were going to

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phrase Rare #27,694
they were going to Followed by an infinitive, it describes something they were about to do or intended to do.
FR: Ils allaient partir sans nous.
EN: They were going to leave without us.

Ce qu'ils allaient faire ?

What were they going to do?

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

Nous avons fait ça parce que ils allaient parler.

We did that because they were going to talk.

— Bacurau (2019)

Ils allaient le trouver !

They were going to find him!

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Je t'avais dit qu'ils allaient pas nous payer !

I told you they weren't going to pay us!

— Irreversible (2002)

Osman était sûr qu'ils allaient mourir.

Osman was sure they were going to die.

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

Ils allaient fuguer à Las Vegas.

They were planning to elope to Las Vegas.

— Mystic River (2003)

Mais ils allaient s'en prendre à vous, il fallait les payer.

But they were going to come after you, so you had to pay them off.

— Drive (2011)

Ils allaient te sauter dessus.

They were going to jump you.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Je t'avais dit qu'ils allaient venir parlementer.

I told you they were going to come and talk things over.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Ils allaient pouvoir continuer ce voyage si malheureusement interrompu.

They would be able to continue this journey that had been so unfortunately interrupted.

Ils allaient lui tirer dessus.

They were going to shoot him.

Tom et Mary m'ont dit qu'ils allaient apprendre le français l'année prochaine.

Tom and Mary told me they were going to learn French next year.

Chaque vendredi soir ils allaient se bourrer la gueule.

Every Friday night they would go and get drunk.

Ils allaient partir.

They were about to leave.

— Huit et demi (1963)

Je savais qu'ils allaient camper, alors je suis venue aujourd'hui.

I knew they were going camping, so I came today.

— Parasite (2019)