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no iba a

was not going to

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phrase Uncommon #11,143
was not going to Used to express a past intention or expectation that something would not happen.
SP: No iba a salir, pero cambié de opinión.
EN: I wasn't going to go out, but I changed my mind.

No iba a dejar que te lo quedaras.

I wasn't going to let you keep it.

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

Me prometió que no iba a volver a usar esa palabra.

He promised me that he wouldn't use that word again.

— El hoyo (2019)

Me dijiste que no iba a llover hoy, así que no traje un paraguas.

You told me it wasn’t going to rain today, so I didn’t bring an umbrella.

¿Cómo no iba a venir a la fiesta de mi niño?

How could I not come to my little boy’s party?

— Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)

Yo no iba a usar la lengua.

I wasn't going to use my tongue.

— Amigos Intocables (2011)

¿Dijo Tom que no iba a venir?

Did Tom say he wasn’t coming?

Ella le dijo de una vez por todas que no iba a ir al cine con él.

She told him once and for all that she wasn't going to the movies with him.

Sara había cruzado límites que la Casa no iba a asumir jamás.

Sara had crossed lines that the House would never accept.

— Zeta (2026)

Sabía que no iba a tragar, pero sólo necesitaba su firma en el formulario.

I knew he wasn't going to swallow it, but I just needed his signature on the form.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

No iba a lastimar a nadie.

I wasn't going to hurt anyone.

— El sonido de la muerte (2026)

Yo decía que prefería reprobar, yo no iba a hacer trampa.

I used to say I’d rather fail; I wasn’t going to cheat.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

Tom me dijo que mejor no iba a ir.

Tom told me that it was better not to go.

Porque no iba a escucharme.

Because he wasn't going to listen to me.

— Yojimbo (1961)

No iba a dejarlo remar.

I wasn’t going to let him row.

La Secretaría de Seguridad, y yo no iba a luchar solo contra el narcotráfico.

The Ministry of Security, and I wasn't going to fight drug trafficking alone.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

No iba a creer viéndolo?

Wouldn't you believe it when you saw it?

— El Auto De La Compadecida (2000)

No iba a ser transferido.

He was not going to be transferred.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

Y cuando empezó de nuevo, me di cuenta de que no iba a parar.

And when it started again, I realized it wasn't going to stop.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

¿Dijo Tom que yo no iba a venir?

Did Tom say I wasn’t coming?

Pero no iba a durar.

But it wasn't going to last.

— Ratatouille (2007)

El Comandante no iba a tomar muy bien lo del dinero.

The Commander wasn't going to take the money thing very well.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

No iba a lograrlo.

I wasn't going to make it.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

De hecho, yo no iba a envejecer muy rápido, aunque sí terminaría de crecer.

In fact, I wasn’t going to age very quickly, although I would eventually finish growing.

El día que te diste cuenta de que no iba a volver.

The day you realized he wasn't coming back.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Dije que hoy no iba a trabajar.

I said I wasn't going to work today.

— Señora venganza (2005)

No iba a dejarte colgado.

I wasn't going to leave you hanging.

— Fue solo un accidente (2025)

Pero tu suegra no iba a rendirse.

But your mother-in-law wasn’t going to give up.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Que empezara rápido y acabara pronto no iba a ocurrir ese día.

That it would start quickly and end soon wasn’t going to happen that day.

Pensé que no iba a venir a causa del tiempo.

I thought he wasn't going to come because of the weather.

— 色‧戒 (2007)

No iba a decir eso.

I wasn't going to say that.

¿Cómo no iba a estarlo?

How could I not be?

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

No iba a pegarte.

I wasn't going to hit you.

— El nombre de la venganza (2002)

Le advertí en el camerino que no iba a hablar de este tema.

I warned him in the dressing room that I wasn't going to talk about this subject.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Él no iba a largar el hueso hasta que encontrara aquellas armas.

He wasn't going to let go of the bone until he found those weapons.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

No iba a esperarte todo el día, hijo.

I wasn't going to wait for you all day, son.

— Titanic (1997)

Dije que no iba a cenar con él.

I said I wasn't going to have dinner with him.

— Dos Hermanas (2003)

Yo estaba seguro de que usted no iba a poder.

I was sure you wouldn't be able to.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)