qu'on allait

that we were going to

→ que
phrase Common #3,981
that we were going to This is the contraction of « que l'on allait ». The example sentences use « qu'on va », which means “that we are going to” or “we're going to”; « qu'on allait » refers to a past plan or action.
FR: Je savais qu'on allait bien s'amuser.
EN: I knew we were going to have a good time.

Quelqu'un a dit qu'on allait faire une fête?

Did someone say we were going to have a party?

Je ne savais pas qu'on allait être libérés du Japon.

I didn’t know we were going to be liberated from Japan.

— Assassination (2015)

Je pensais qu'on allait parler de M. Sergueev.

I thought we were going to talk about Mr. Sergeyev.

— Léviathan (2014)

J'ai dit qu'on allait venir le chercher.

I said we were going to come pick him up.

— Intouchables (2011)

Je t'ai dit qu'on allait s'amuser!

I told you we were going to have fun!

— La vie est belle (1997)

J'avais l'impression qu'on allait me descendre à la porte de la prison.

I had the feeling they were going to shoot me at the prison gate.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Mère, je pensais qu'on allait pouvoir parler.

Mother, I thought we were going to be able to talk.

Que j'étais une pute et qu'on allait me tuer.

That I was a whore and that they were going to kill me.

— Tesis (1996)

Je leur disais juste qu'on allait y arriver.

I just told them we were going to get there.

Tous les soldats savaient, on savait qu'on allait mourir.

All the soldiers knew—we knew we were going to die.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Tu croyais qu'on allait oublier?

Did you think we were going to forget?

— Black Panther (2018)

Ève, tu m'avais pas dit qu'on allait piquer le courant du réseau?

Eve, didn't you tell me we were going to steal electricity from the grid?

— Tron : Ares (2025)

Je sais pas si c'est moi ou s'il savait qu'on allait lire ces lettres.

I don't know if it's just me, or if he knew we were going to read these letters.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Le camarade a demandé si on pensait qu'on allait gagner.

The teammate asked if we thought we were going to win.

— No (2012)