tu espérais

you were hoping

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you were hoping Can also mean “you hoped”; the imperfect tense often presents a past hope as ongoing or habitual.
FR: Tu espérais partir plus tôt.
EN: You were hoping to leave earlier.

C'était parce que tu espérais une fille.

It was because you were hoping for a girl.

— Die My Love (2025)

Parce que tu as les faveurs du Maître tu espérais être son épouse.

Because you were in the Master's favor, you hoped to be his wife.

— Épouses et Concubines (1991)

Tu espérais un jus de citrouille ?

Were you hoping for pumpkin juice?

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

N'est-ce pas ce que tu espérais ?

Isn't that what you were hoping for?

Qu'est-ce que tu espérais trouver ?

What were you hoping to find?

Qu'est-ce que tu espérais ?

What were you hoping for?

— Chicago (2002)

Je sais ce que tu espérais.

I know what you were hoping for.

Tu espérais quoi ?

What were you hoping for?

Tu espérais me le piquer ?

Were you hoping to steal it from me?

— Fight Club (1999)

C'est ce que tu espérais ?

Is this what you were hoping for?

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Qu'est-ce que tu espérais accomplir ?

What were you hoping to accomplish?

Je ne suis pas le type que tu espérais.

I'm not the guy you were hoping for.

— Une journée particulière (1977)