no pensaba

wasn't planning to

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phrase Uncommon #21,141
wasn't planning to Depending on context, it can also mean “wasn't thinking.”
SP: No pensaba salir esta noche.
EN: I wasn't planning to go out tonight.

No pensaba hacer tal cosa.

I didn't intend to do such a thing.

— Кин-дза-дза! (1986)

La policía no pensaba que fuera probable que Tom se hubiera suicidado.

The police didn’t think it was likely that Tom had committed suicide.

Pero no pensaba en ello todo el tiempo.

But I wasn't thinking about it all the time.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Para mí, era una inversión enorme y no pensaba correr riesgos.

To me, it was a huge investment, and I wasn’t going to take any risks.

No pensaba en ello.

I wasn't thinking about it.

— Mother Night (1996)

Sin embargo, no pensaba molestarla por esa deuda, al menos no esta semana.

However, I wasn’t planning to bother her about that debt, at least not this week.

Tom no pensaba hacerte daño.

Tom didn't mean to hurt you.

No pensaba decirlo, pero dicho está.

I wasn't going to say it, but it's been said.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

No pensaba hacerlo.

I wasn't planning to do it.

— Volver (2006)

Ella no pensaba así.

She didn't think that way.

Tom dijo que no pensaba quedarse tanto tiempo.

Tom said he didn't plan to stay that long.

Tom no pensaba ir hasta que Mary se lo pidió.

Tom wasn’t planning to go until Mary asked him to.

No pensaba dejarme fuera de su vista si podía evitarlo.

He wasn't going to let me out of his sight if he could help it.

En realidad había visto Goddard, pero no pensaba contárselo a nadie.

Actually, I’d seen Goddard, but I wasn’t planning to tell anyone.

No pensaba más que en volver a casa.

All I could think about was getting back home.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

No pensaba en lo que iba a suceder.

I wasn't thinking about what was going to happen.

— Barfi! (2012)

No pensaba dormir toda la noche.

I didn't plan to sleep all night.

— Psicosis (1960)

No pensaba tanto en eso.

I didn’t think about it that much.

No pensaba contarle a nadie que estaba tratando de averiguarlo.

I wasn't planning on telling anyone I was trying to figure it out.