мы думали, ты

we thought you were

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phrase Rare #41,311
we thought you were Used to say what you believed about someone before finding out the truth. Often followed by a description or state.
RU: Мы думали, ты уже ушёл.
EN: We thought you had already left.

Мы думали, ты спишь.

We thought you were sleeping.

Мы думали, ты утонул.

We thought you drowned.

— Рататуй (2007)

Мы думали, ты работаешь.

We thought you were working.

Мы думали, ты умер.

We thought you were dead.

— Бойцовский клуб (1999)

Мы думали, ты на кухне.

We thought you were in the kitchen.