lo que pensaba

what I thought

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phrase Uncommon #20,891
what I thought The person doing the thinking is understood from context and may be someone other than “I.”
SP: Eso es lo que pensaba.
EN: That's what I thought.

Sí, es lo que pensaba.

Yes, that's what I thought.

Era lo que pensaba.

That’s what I thought.

— El Infierno (2010)

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.

Sabes lo que pensaba?

You know what I was thinking?

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Decía lo que pensaba.

He/She said what he/she thought.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Eso era lo que pensaba.

That's what I thought.

Es lo que pensaba.

That's what I thought.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

No es lo que pensaba hacer.

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

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)

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

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

Los vampiros son más lindos de lo que pensaba.

Vampires are cuter than I thought.

— Sed de Sangre (2009)

Justo lo que pensaba.

Just 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.

Pero estaba haciendo lo que pensaba era mejor.

But I was doing what I thought was best.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Antes de lo que pensaba.

Sooner than I thought.

Fui sincero desde el principio y le dije exactamente lo que pensaba sin rodeos.

I was honest from the beginning and told her exactly what I thought without beating around the bush.

Lo que pensaba.

What I thought.

Haz dicho justamente lo que pensaba hacer.

You have said exactly what I was thinking of doing.