como yo pensaba

as I thought

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as I thought Used to say that something turned out as expected. In many contexts, “than I thought” is more natural in English after expressions like “not as” or “less.”

SP: La película fue tan buena como yo pensaba.

EN: The movie was as good as I thought.

El tren no estaba tan lleno de gente como yo pensaba.

The train wasn’t as crowded as I thought it would be.

No es como yo pensaba que sería.

It's not how I thought it would be.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

No era tan caro como yo pensaba.

It wasn’t as expensive as I thought.

Como yo pensaba.

Just as I thought.

— Sin amor (2017)

No está tan mal como yo pensaba.

It’s not as bad as I thought.

Ya veo que no tienes la mente tan abierta como yo pensaba.

I see now that you’re not as open-minded as I thought.