tu croyais

you thought

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phrase Rare #24,316
you thought Imperfect tense of croire. Often used to challenge or question someone: "did you really think..."
FR: Tu croyais que j'allais venir ?
EN: You thought I was going to come?

Tu croyais avoir gagné tous ces combats tout seul?

You thought you had won all those fights all by yourself?

Tu croyais nous berner?

You thought you could fool us?

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Tu croyais avoir tout compris, n'est-ce pas?

You thought you had understood everything, didn’t you?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Tu croyais quoi?

What did you think?

— Titanic (1997)

C'est ce que tu croyais?

Is that what you thought?

Avant, tu croyais au père Noël, maintenant tu crois en Dieu.

Before, you believed in Santa Claus, now you believe in God.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Tu croyais qu'il me dirait rien?

You thought he wouldn't tell me anything?

Tu croyais jouer avec moi?

You thought you were playing with me?

— J'ai rencontré le Diable (2010)

Tu croyais t'en sortir avec ton numéro de briques?

Did you think you could get away with your brick stunt?

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Et tu croyais?

And you thought so?

— Le Frère (1997)

Tu croyais qu'on allait oublier?

Did you think we were going to forget?

— Black Panther (2018)

Qu'est-ce que tu croyais?

What did you think?

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Tu croyais me duper?

You thought you could fool me?

— Mademoiselle (2016)