tu croyais que

did you think that

→ tu
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did you think that Used to question or challenge someone's assumption, often with a skeptical or reproachful tone. Literally, it means “you thought that.”
FR: Tu croyais que j'allais t'attendre toute la journée ?
EN: Did you think I was going to wait for you all day?

Tu croyais que ce serait qui, crétin?

Who did you think it would be, you idiot?

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Tu croyais que le Japon était un État moderne?

You thought Japan was a modern state?

— Le Vent se lève (2013)

Tu croyais que c'était le papa?

Did you think he was the dad?

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Tu croyais que je le saurais pas?

You thought I wouldn't know?

Tu croyais que j'avais oublié?

You thought I'd forgotten?

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Tu croyais que j'allais m'éclipser?

Did you think I was going to disappear?

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Je suis désolée, tu croyais que j'étais comme toutes les autres filles?

I'm sorry, did you think I was like all the other girls?

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

Tu croyais que c'était quoi?

What did you think it was?

Tu croyais que je ne le savais pas?

You thought I didn't know?

Qu'est-ce que tu croyais que ça me ferait?

What did you think it would do to me?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tu croyais que j'habite ici?

Did you think I live here?

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Tu croyais que j'allais me relever en te remerciant?

Did you think I was going to get back up and thank you?

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Tu croyais que c'était un tango?

Did you think it was a tango?

— Carnets de voyage (2004)

Tu croyais que je te trouverais un détective privé?

You thought I'd find you a private detective?

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)

Tu croyais que j'étais un cerf?

Did you think I was a deer?

— Aucun autre choix (2025)

Tu croyais que j'allais te laisser ruiner mon business?

Did you think I was going to let you ruin my business?

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)