je n'allais

I wasn't going to

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phrase Rare #39,235

I wasn't going to Usually followed by pas and an infinitive: je n'allais pas + verb. It expresses an intention or expected action in the past that the speaker was not going to do.

FR: Je n'allais pas partir sans te dire au revoir.

EN: I wasn't going to leave without saying goodbye.

Je t'ai dit que je n'allais pas appeler Tom.

I told you I wasn't going to call Tom.

Mais je n'allais rien faire jusqu'à ce que tu t'en mêles.

But I wasn't going to do anything until you got involved.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Qui a dit que je n'allais pas t'aider ?

Who said I wasn't going to help you?

Je n'allais pas abandonner.

I wasn't going to give up.

Et je n'allais pas faire le trajet à jeun.

And I wasn’t about to make the journey on an empty stomach.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Je n'allais pas laisser quelqu'un d'autre la baiser.

I wasn’t going to let someone else fuck her.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)