yo pensaba

No soy tan buen guitarrista como pensaba.

I'm not as good a guitarist as I thought.

Yo pensaba coger autocracia.

I was thinking of taking autocracy.

— La ola (2008)

Pensaba con un poco más de claridad.

I was thinking a little more clearly.

Yo también pensaba así antes y lo llevaba a los médicos.

I used to think that way too, and I took him to the doctors.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

Matías pensaba mucho antes de actuar.

Matías thought carefully before acting.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

Sí, eso es lo que pensaba.

Yes, that's what I thought.

Washington a menudo pensaba en el futuro.

Washington often thought about the future.

Pensaba en ti todo el tiempo.

I thought about you all the time.

Mi marido pensaba lo mismo.

My husband thought the same thing.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Fefé, ¿sabes en qué pensaba?

Fefé, do you know what I was thinking?

— Divorzio all'italiana (1961)

¡Eso pensaba!

That's what I thought!

Yo estaba con Barfi pero Barfi pensaba aún en Jhilmil.

I was with Barfi, but Barfi was still thinking about Jhilmil.

— Barfi! (2012)

Ya veo que no tienes la mente tan abierta como yo pensaba.

I see now that you’re not as open-minded as I thought.

Significa que no quieres a Naina tanto como pensaba.

It means you don't love Naina as much as I thought.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

No era tan estupendo como pensaba.

It wasn't as great as I thought.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Quizás no eres tan fuerte como el Emperador pensaba.

Maybe you're not as strong as the Emperor thought.

Pensaba lo mismo.

I thought the same thing.

— Teléfono negro 2 (2025)

Kyoko, yo a tu edad pensaba como tú.

Kyoko, when I was your age, I thought the same way you do.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

No es tan cara como pensaba, al final me la puedo permitir.

It's not as expensive as I thought, in the end I can afford it.

No, no Rudo si yo pensaba justo al revés.

No, no, Rudo, I thought exactly the opposite.

— Rudo y Cursi (2008)

Esa seguía siendo mi historia, y pensaba mantenerla.

That was still my story, and I planned to stick to it.

Yo pensaba lo mismo de ti.

I thought the same thing about you.

Pensaba en la calle oscura y en lo que iba a hacer.

I was thinking about the dark street and what I was going to do.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Pensaba ir en bicicleta pero comenzó a llover.

I was planning to go by bike but it started to rain.

Solo pensaba.

I was just thinking.

— Victoria (2015)

Ah, eso pensaba.

Ah, that's what I thought.

— Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

Pensaba venir a vivir aquí contigo.

I was thinking of coming to live here with you.

— Se levanta el viento (2013)

No son tan graves como pensaba.

They're not as serious as I thought.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Yo pensaba entregarme, pero antes me pasé por donde la Paula, para verla.

I was thinking of turning myself in, but first I stopped by Paula’s place to see her.

— Volver (2006)

Me di cuenta que la mujer que pensaba era enfermera en realidad era médico.

I realized that the woman I thought was a nurse was actually a doctor.

Pensaba darte algo para que le echaras un ojo todos los días.

I was thinking of giving you something to take a look at every day.

— Volver (2006)

Entendía como un niño, pensaba como un niño.

He understood like a child, he thought like a child.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Sí, eso mismo pensaba yo.

Yes, that’s exactly what I thought.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

En mi opinión era un buen libro, pero Jim pensaba otra cosa.

In my opinion it was a good book, but Jim thought otherwise.

El tren no estaba tan lleno de gente como yo pensaba.

The train wasn’t as crowded as I thought it would be.

¿Y qué pensaba de ellas el hombre primitivo?

And what did primitive man think of them?

— El hombre de la tierra (2007)

Gracias, pensaba ir a ver una película.

Thanks, I was planning to go see a movie.

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

Pensaba cazar un poco en la temporada.

I was planning to do some hunting during the season.

Como yo pensaba.

Just as I thought.

— Sin Amor (2017)

Pensaba meterme de criada.

I was thinking of going into domestic service.

— Nazarín (1959)

Eso pensaba yo.

That's what I thought.

Cuanto más pensaba, más quería llorar.

The more I thought, the more I wanted to cry.

— Esplendor americano (2003)

Cuando se despertó, en eso no más pensaba Nené.

When Nené woke up, that was all she could think about.

Faltan menos ingredientes de los que pensaba para hacer la receta.

There are fewer ingredients needed than I thought to make the recipe.

Yo pensaba lo mismo.

I thought the same thing.

Pensaba irme a Roma a ver si estoy hecho para hacer cine.

I was thinking of going to Rome to see if I have what it takes to make films.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Pagaba por estudiar en la escuela, y pensaba sacarle todo el provecho posible.

I was paying to go to school, and I planned to make the most of it.

No soy tan buena como ella pensaba.

I'm not as good as she thought I was.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Yo pensaba haber muerto y ido al cielo.

I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

Pensaba dejarlo ese fin de semana.

I was thinking of quitting that weekend.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

Yo también pensaba eso y no me preocupaba.

I thought that too, and I wasn't worried.

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

Tom no dijo si pensaba ir o no.

Tom didn't say whether he planned to go or not.

Pensaba ir al cine, a la última sesión.

I was planning to go to the cinema, to the last showing.

— Chungking Express (1994)

En qué pensaba?

What was I thinking?

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

Pensaba regalarle el reloj de oro de papá.

I was thinking of giving him Dad's gold watch.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Ah, pensaba.

Ah, I see.

— La strada (1954)

¿Y qué pensaba hacer con eso?

And what was he planning to do with that?

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Yo he cumplido con más de lo que pensaba.

I have accomplished more than I thought.

Tal vez pensaba acabar con todo el edificio.

Perhaps he planned to destroy the entire building.

— El Perfecto Asesino (1994)

Pensaba comprar a mi esposa un abrigo de pieles.

I was thinking of buying my wife a fur coat.

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

Yo también pensaba ahora en eso.

I was thinking about that too.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

Eso es lo que pensaba.

That's what I thought.

— No entrar (2026)

Los libros estaban en la biblioteca, no en la sala como pensaba.

The books were in the library, not in the living room as I thought.

No cuesta tanto como pensaba.

It doesn’t cost as much as I thought.

Pensaba en ti como en un amigo, y te abrí mi corazón.

I thought of you as a friend, and I opened my heart to you.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Tom le dijo a Mary lo que realmente pensaba de ella.

Tom told Mary what he really thought of her.

Pensaba poner un teléfono.

I was thinking of putting in a telephone.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Eso pensaba.

That's what I thought.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Sólo pensaba.

I was just thinking.

— Todo en Todas Partes al Mismo Tiempo (2022)

La moneda de oro valía mucho más de lo que se pensaba.

The gold coin was worth much more than people thought.

Eso es exactamente lo que yo pensaba.

That's exactly what I thought.

Pensaba llevar a mi hermano a casa y recoger a Karen.

I was planning to take my brother home and pick up Karen.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)