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iba a ser

was going to be

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phrase Common #10,556
was going to be Used to describe something that was expected or planned to be a certain way.
SP: La reunión iba a ser corta.
EN: The meeting was going to be short.

¿Cómo iba a ser la prometida de un hombre casado?

How could I be the fiancée of a married man?

— Malena (2000)

Engrasi, ¿no te habían dicho las cartas que iba a ser una niña?

Engrasi, hadn’t the cards told you it was going to be a girl?

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

No pensé que iba a ser tan cansado.

I didn't think it was going to be so tiring.

— El Gatopardo (1963)

Yo iba a ser el hada de azúcar.

I was going to be the Sugar Plum Fairy.

— Lindas y Letales (2026)

Iba a ser una cena tranquila pero terminó siendo una fiesta enorme.

It was supposed to be a quiet dinner, but it ended up being a huge party.

Pensé que iba a ser más grande.

I thought it was going to be bigger.

No iba a ser fácil.

It wasn't going to be easy.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

Iba a ser mejor ir sin mí.

It would have been better to go without me.

— Estación central (1998)

Te dije que iba a ser divertido.

I told you it was going to be fun.

Y lo iba a ser.

And it was going to be.

Así se suponía que iba a ser.

That's how it was supposed to be.

Dijiste que el Perla Negra iba a ser mío.

You said the Black Pearl was going to be mine.

América iba a ser la tierra de la tolerancia.

America was going to be the land of tolerance.

El ataque a la BND iba a ser lo más complejo que hayamos hecho alguna vez.

The attack on the BND was going to be the most complex thing we’d ever done.

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Sabía que iba a ser difícil pero no imaginaba cuánto realmente.

I knew it was going to be difficult, but I didn't imagine just how difficult.

Yo sabía que no iba a ser fácil.

I knew it wasn't going to be easy.

— Aquarius (2016)

Iba a ser una sorpresa hoy.

It was going to be a surprise today.

— Érase una vez en el Oeste (1968)

"Y, en ese momento, supe que iba a ser él".

And in that moment, I knew it was going to be him.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Y me dijo que ahora yo iba a ser el hombre de la casa.

And he told me that I was going to be the man of the house now.

— Voces Inocentes (2005)

Escucha, sabías que iba a ser una época horrible.

Listen, you knew it was going to be a horrible time.

— Realmente amor (2003)

Iba a ser sólo por un día.

It was only going to be for one day.

Tú nos dijiste que esto iba a ser rápido.

You told us this was going to be quick.

Yo daba por sentado que él iba a ser un miembro.

I assumed he was going to be a member.

Te dije que esto iba a ser peligroso.

I told you this was going to be dangerous.

Lo siento, no sabía que esta iba a ser la hora de los niños.

Sorry, I didn't know this was going to be the children's time.

— Proyecto: El Internado (2026)

¿Por qué no iba a ser feliz Tom?

Why wouldn’t Tom be happy?

Es como dijiste que iba a ser.

It's just like you said it was going to be.

Iba a ser una cagada.

It was going to be a disaster.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Pensé que iba a ser mi día de suerte.

I thought it was going to be my lucky day.

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

Hoy no iba a ser una excepción.

Today was no exception.

— Los Siete Samuráis (1954)

Y eso aquí nunca iba a ser posible.

And that was never going to be possible here.

— Pecadores (2025)

Limpiar la cubierta iba a ser una lata.

Cleaning the deck was going to be a pain.

Solo iba a ser un acto entre tú y él.

It was just going to be an act between you and him.

— La Casa de los Cuchillos (2004)

Les mentía a mis padres, les decía que iba a ser abogado.

I lied to my parents, I told them I was going to be a lawyer.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Todo indicaba que iba a ser un día perfecto hasta que empezó la tormenta.

Everything indicated that it was going to be a perfect day until the storm started.

¿No iba a ser en Kioto?

Wasn't it supposed to be in Kyoto?

— Tren bala (2022)

Iba a ser el campeón del mundo.

He was going to be the world champion.

— F1 la película (2025)

¿Quién iba a ser si no?

Who else could it be?

— Río Místico (2003)

El error número dos iba a ser más complicado de corregir.

Error number two was going to be harder to fix.

Creía que iba a ser más fácil adaptarse a vivir en otro país.

I thought it would be easier to adapt to living in another country.