je ne comptais pas

I didn't intend to

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I didn't intend to Used to say that something was not planned or intended. With là-dessus, it means “I wasn't counting on that.”
FR: Je ne comptais pas partir si tôt.
EN: I didn't intend to leave so early.

Je ne comptais pas vous l'offrir.

I wasn't planning to give it to you.

— Épouses et Concubines (1991)

Je ne comptais pas là-dessus.

I wasn't counting on that.

Je ne comptais pas rester là.

I didn't intend to stay there.

— L'Arche russe (2002)

Je ne comptais pas te blesser.

I didn’t mean to hurt you.

Je ne comptais pas faire ça, mais je l'ai fait.

I wasn’t planning to do that, but I did.