I thought
J'ai cru que tu étais l'oncle de Tom.
I thought you were Tom's uncle.
J'ai cru que vous ne le diriez jamais.
I thought you would never say it.
J'ai cru que j'allais y passer.
I thought I was going to die.
J'ai cru que je pouvais t'en parler.
I thought I could tell you about it.
I thought you drowned.
Plaisante pas, j'ai cru que j'allais mourir.
Don't joke around, I thought I was going to die.
— Une Affaire de famille (2018)
Mais j'ai cru que tu changerais d'avis.
But I thought you'd change your mind.
J'ai cru que vous m'aviez oublié.
I thought you had forgotten me.
Par moments, j'ai cru que les sables allaient envahir et m'avaler.
At times, I thought the sands were going to engulf and swallow me.