creí que era

I thought it was

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phrase Uncommon #17,860
I thought it was Used to say what you believed at the time; often introduces a mistaken impression or assumption.
SP: Creí que era demasiado tarde para llamar.
EN: I thought it was too late to call.

Perdón, creí que era la misma.

Sorry, I thought it was the same one.

— La noche americana (1973)

Cuando sacaron del juego a Jetty creí que era nuestro fin.

When they took Jetty out of the game, I thought it was our end.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Creí que era algo fijo.

I thought it was something permanent.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Estúpidamente, creí que era un empleado.

Stupidly, I thought he was an employee.

— Bugonia (2025)

Creí que era la lluvia.

I thought it was the rain.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Creí que era para las tablas de patinar.

I thought it was for skateboards.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Creí que era el otro jueves.

I thought it was the other Thursday.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Creí que era la principal.

I thought it was the main one.

Creí que era en serio.

I thought it was serious.

— La sirena (2016)

Creí que era muy alto.

I thought he was very tall.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Hice lo que creí que era correcto.

I did what I thought was right.

Creí que era el fin.

I thought it was the end.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Creí que era la misma.

I thought it was the same one.

— La noche americana (1973)

Creí que era por afecto.

I thought it was out of affection.

— El último emperador (1987)

Todos estos años creí que era mi imaginación.

All these years I thought it was my imagination.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Creí que era el verdadero Dean Martin.

I thought he was the real Dean Martin.

— Eternity (2025)

Creí que era lo que querías.

I thought that's what you wanted.

Creí que era una fase familiar.

I thought it was a familiar phase.

— Song Sung Blue - Canción para dos (2025)