ia ser

would be

→ ir
phrase Uncommon #13,747
would be Can also mean “was going to be,” depending on context.
PO: Eu sabia que ia ser difícil.
EN: I knew it was going to be difficult.

Mesmo que ficasse, para mim ia ser sempre o último.

Even if it stayed, it would always be the last one for me.

— Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto (2008)

Eu te disse que isso ia ser chato.

I told you this was going to be boring.

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)

A gente vai casar semana que vem, ia ser muito legal se você tivesse lá!

We're getting married next week; it would be so great if you were there!

— O Palhaço (2011)

Achei que com você ia ser diferente, mas não, é a mesma coisa.

I thought things would be different with you, but no, it’s the same thing.

— Homem com H (2025)

Pra esse cara, o castigo ia ser muito pior.

For this guy, the punishment would be much worse.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Sabem o que ia ser legal?

You know what would be cool?

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

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)

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)

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

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

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)

Maria Semblano sabia que o filho ia ser alvo dos ataques de Ema.

Maria Semblano knew her son was going to be the target of Ema’s attacks.

— Vale Abraão (1993)

Eu ia ser campeão mundial.

I was going to be world champion.

— F1: O Filme (2025)

Quem ia ser, porra?

Who the hell was it going to be?

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Ia ser melhor pra você ir sem mim.

It would be better for you to go without me.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Falei que você ia ser minha.

I told you that you were going to be mine.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Ia ser foda.

It would be awesome.

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

Minha loja ia ser aqui na frente.

My store was going to be right up front.

— A Vida é Bela (1997)

Eu ia ser um pouco mais técnico, mas você pegou a ideia.

I was going to get a bit more technical, but you get the idea.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Achei que, quando fosse pra ser com um homem, ia ser diferente.

I thought it would be different when I got together with a man.

— Homem com H (2025)

Que ia ser… bom.

That it was going to be… good.

— Homem com H (2025)

Seu Valdemar, se puder adiantar o fim de semana ia ser bom pra nós.

Mr. Valdemar, if you could move the weekend up, that would be good for us.

— O Palhaço (2011)

Pra quem ia ser cacique, hein?

Who was supposed to be chief, huh?

— Uma História de Amor e Fúria (2013)

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)

Não é o dinheiro, ia ser nossas vidas.

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

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)