lo que pensaba

what I thought

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phrase Uncommon #18,688
what I thought Often used to express agreement or confirmation: "that's what I thought." Can also mean "what I was thinking" or "what someone thought," depending on context.
SP: Sí, era lo que pensaba.
EN: Yes, it was what I thought.

Sabes lo que pensaba?

You know what I was thinking?

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Dijo alto y claro lo que pensaba sin importarle las consecuencias.

He said what he thought loud and clear, without caring about the consequences.

Es justo lo contrario de lo que pensaba, resulta que estaba completamente equivocado.

It's the exact opposite of what I thought; it turns out I was completely wrong.

Me voy a quedar aquí un poco más de lo que pensaba.

I'm going to stay here a little longer than I thought.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Pero estaba haciendo lo que pensaba era mejor.

But I was doing what I thought was best.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Lo que pensaba.

What I thought.

Tom preguntó a Mary lo que pensaba de John.

Tom asked Mary what she thought of John.

Tom no tuvo una oportunidad para decirle a Mary lo que pensaba.

Tom didn't have a chance to tell Mary what he thought.

Es lo que pensaba.

That's what I thought.

— American Gangster (2007)

Ella le dijo a su superior lo que pensaba.

She told her superior what she thought.

Decía lo que pensaba.

He/She said what he/she thought.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Eso era lo que pensaba.

That's what I thought.

Haz dicho justamente lo que pensaba hacer.

You have said exactly what I was thinking of doing.

Sí, es lo que pensaba.

Yes, that's what I thought.

Antes de lo que pensaba.

Sooner than I thought.

Los vampiros son más lindos de lo que pensaba.

Vampires are cuter than I thought.

— Thirst (2009)

No es lo que pensaba hacer.

It's not what I thought I was going to do.

Justo lo que pensaba.

Just what I thought.