je vous croyais

I thought you were

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I thought you were Usually followed by a description or state. “Vous” can refer to one person formally or to multiple people.

FR: Je vous croyais déjà au courant.

EN: I thought you already knew.

Je vous croyais en répétition ?

I thought you were rehearsing?

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Je vous croyais un homme honorable.

I took you for an honorable man.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Je vous croyais plus maligne.

I thought you were smarter than that.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Eh bien, je vous assure, Ganimard, que je vous croyais plus fort.

Well, I assure you, Ganimard, I thought you were better than that.

Je vous croyais plus courageuse aussi.

I thought you were braver too.

— Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019)

Je vous croyais au courant.

I thought you knew.

Je vous croyais partie.

I thought you were gone.

Je vous croyais chercheur d'or.

I thought you were a gold prospector.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Je vous croyais tous morts.

I thought you were all dead.

— War Machine (2026)

Je vous croyais plus courageuse.

I thought you were braver.

— Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019)

Je vous croyais aveugle !

I thought you were blind!

— Andhadhun (2018)

Je vous croyais plus âgée.

I thought you were older.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Je vous croyais ensemble.

I thought you were together.

Je vous croyais plus coriace.

I thought you were tougher.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Je vous croyais parti.

I thought you were gone.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Je vous croyais mort.

I thought you were dead.

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)