pensaron que

they thought that

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phrase Uncommon #20,984
they thought that Used to introduce something people believed or assumed.
SP: Pensaron que la tienda estaba cerrada.
EN: They thought the store was closed.

Los japoneses pensaron que estaría más seguro allí.

The Japanese thought he would be safer there.

— El último emperador (1987)

Los demás capitanes pensaron que se pondría a la defensiva casi de inmediato.

The other captains thought he’d get defensive almost immediately.

Pensaron que estaba muerto.

They thought he was dead.

— El hombre de la tierra (2007)

Tal vez pensaron que necesitabas otro.

Maybe they thought you needed another one.

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

Todos pensaron que era extraño que él viviera sólo.

Everyone thought it was strange that he lived alone.

Todos en el barco pensaron que se iba a hundir.

Everyone on the ship thought it was going to sink.

Supongo que pensaron que yo podía protegerlos.

I guess they thought I could protect them.

— Avatar (2009)

Tom y Mary dijeron que pensaron que yo quizás tenía que hacer eso hoy.

Tom and Mary said they thought I might have to do that today.

Pensaron que él era un cómplice.

They thought he was an accomplice.

Todos pensaron que había sido una plaga o algo.

Everyone thought it was a plague or something.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Algunas personas pensaron que estaban locos.

Some people thought they were crazy.

— Mátate, amor (2025)

Los idiotas pensaron que yo lo había golpeado.

The idiots thought I had hit him.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Los doctores pensaron que él tenía un resfriado.

The doctors thought he had a cold.

Había un loco, pensaron que era un tonto.

There was a crazy man, they thought he was a fool.

— El conformista (1971)

Julio y Tenoch pensaron que Luisa estaba dormida.

Julio and Tenoch thought Luisa was asleep.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Primero pensaron que era el novio y el camarero.

At first they thought it was the groom and the waiter.

Pensaron que era de mantenimiento.

They thought it was for maintenance.

— F1 la película (2025)

Los nativos oyeron un disparo y pensaron que los invasores estaban en el bosque.

The natives heard a gunshot and thought the invaders were in the forest.

Geeta y Babita pensaron que habían ganado la guerra.

Geeta and Babita thought they had won the war.

— Dangal (2016)