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nous ne pensions

we didn't think

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phrase Rare #45,924
we didn't think Usually used with pas to form a negation. In comparisons, ne can be expletive and the phrase means “we thought.”
FR: Nous ne pensions pas qu’il pleuvrait.
EN: We didn’t think it would rain.

C'est allé plus vite que nous ne pensions.

It went faster than we thought.

Nous ne pensions pas à mal.

We didn't mean any harm.

Nous ne pensions pas qu'il serait possible de le faire.

We didn’t think it would be possible to do it.

Nous ne pensions pas que Tom se serait levé ce matin.

We didn't think Tom would get up this morning.

Nous ne pensions pas que c'était possible.

We didn't think it was possible.

— Star Trek: The Cage (1965)