ia ser

was going to be

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phrase Uncommon #19,760
was going to be Used to talk about something expected or planned in the past.
PO: Eu ia ser médico quando era mais novo.
EN: I was going to be a doctor when I was younger.

Você se vestia de mulher quando era pequeno e achei que ia ser gay.

You used to dress as a woman when you were little, and I thought you were going to be gay.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Falei que você ia ser minha.

I told you that you were going to be mine.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Eu te disse que isso ia ser chato.

I told you this was going to be boring.

Eu acho que ia ser bom pra estudar e não atrapalhar a Val.

I think it would be good for studying and not bother Val.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Ia ser melhor pra você ir sem mim.

It would be better for you to go without me.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Se o tráfico fosse legal, o Pequeno ia ser o homem do ano.

If drug trafficking were legal, Pequeno would be man of the year.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Ia ser foda.

It would be awesome.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

A tática da milícia ia ser diferente.

The militia's tactics were going to be different.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Ia ser freira.

She was going to become a nun.

— Chicago (2002)

Que eu acho que ia ser interessante.

Which I think would be interesting.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Sabem o que ia ser legal?

You know what would be cool?

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Pra esse cara, o castigo ia ser muito pior.

For this guy, the punishment would be much worse.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Ia ser frustrante pro velho Nick perder ela e o bebê.

It would be frustrating for old Nick to lose her and the baby.

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Quem ia ser, porra?

Who the hell was it going to be?

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Não é o dinheiro, ia ser nossas vidas.

It wasn't about the money, it was about our lives.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

A festa ia ser surpresa, só que alguém estragou tudo.

The party was supposed to be a surprise, but someone ruined everything.