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had no intention to

[hæd noʊ ɪnˈtɛnʃən tu]
verb phrase
não tinha a intenção de
1. Did not plan or mean to do something; had no purpose or desire to perform an action
I had no intention to hurt your feelings with my comments.
Eu não tinha a intenção de ferir seus sentimentos com meus comentários.
2. Explicitly states the absence of deliberate purpose regarding a past or future action
She had no intention to attend the meeting.
Ela não tinha a intenção de comparecer à reunião.
Synonyms
had no plan todid not intend tohad no purpose innever meant towas not planning to
Antonyms
had every intention tointended toplanned tomeant todeliberately did

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
não tinha a intenção de
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
não tinha intenção de
Slightly more casual, dropping the article 'a'
São Paulo
não tinha a intenção de
Formal standard usage
Portugal
não tinha a intenção de
European Portuguese standard, identical to Brazilian formal usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

had no intention whatsoever
had absolutely no intention to
never had any intention to
without any intention to
intentionally did not
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