je me disais

I was thinking

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phrase Uncommon #10,538

I was thinking Often used to express what you thought or told yourself earlier. It can also mean "I thought" in context.

FR: Je me disais que tu arriverais plus tôt.

EN: I thought you would arrive earlier.

Je me disais, aussi !

I was thinking the same thing!

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Je me disais bien que quelque chose clochait avec ce jeune homme.

I knew something was wrong with that young man.

— Cold Storage (2026)

Je me disais que je t’aimais beaucoup.

I was thinking that I loved you very much.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Vous savez ce que je me disais ?

You know what I was thinking?

Je me disais aussi.

I was saying that to myself too.

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Je me disais que je pourrais enseigner.

I thought I could teach.

Oui, c'est ce que je me disais.

Yes, that's what I was thinking.

Je me disais qu'il a dû mourir chargé de haine.

I was thinking that he must have died full of hatred.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Je me disais.

I was saying to myself.

Tu sais ce que je me disais ?

You know what I was thinking?

Je me disais bien que vous aviez l'air familier.

I thought you looked familiar.

— The Machinist (2004)

Je me disais que tu comprendrais pas et j'avais raison.

I figured you wouldn’t understand, and I was right.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Vu votre distinction, je me disais que vous étiez étudiant ou enseignant.

Given your distinction, I thought you were a student or a teacher.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Papa, je me disais un truc.

Dad, I was thinking something.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Je me disais bien que c'était toi.

I thought it was you.

C'est ce que je me disais aussi.

That's what I was thinking too.

Je me disais que je pouvais aussi bien réussir les tests que les autres.

I thought I could do just as well on the tests as anyone else.

— Avatar (2009)

Je me disais qu'on pourrait peut-être faire le bébé assurance.

I was thinking maybe we could get the baby insured.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Je me disais bien.

I thought so.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Je me disais quelque part dans le Pacifique Sud.

I thought I was somewhere in the South Pacific.

C'est exactement ce que je me disais.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Je me disais bien que c'était vous.

I thought it was you.

C'est ce que je me disais.

That's what I was telling myself.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Je me disais que je pouvais tout surmonter.

I told myself I could overcome anything.

Je me disais aussi qu'il ne venait plus me taper.

I was also thinking that he wasn't coming to hit me anymore.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Je me disais que c'était aussi une cellule.

I thought it was a cell too.

C'est bien ce que je me disais.

That's what I was thinking.

Je me disais la même chose.

I was thinking the same thing.

— Anaconda (2025)