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had no plan to

[/hæd noʊ plæn tuː/]
verb phrase
não tinha plano de / não planejava
1. did not intend or have a specific plan to do something; had no intention of doing something
I had no plan to attend the meeting, but I decided to go anyway.
Eu não tinha plano de ir à reunião, mas decidi ir mesmo assim.
2. was not prepared or organized to do something
She had no plan to travel abroad until she won the lottery.
Ela não tinha plano de viajar para o exterior até ganhar na loteria.
Synonyms
had no intention towasn't planning tohad no intention ofdidn't intend tohad no design to
Antonyms
had a plan tointended toplanned towas planning tohad every intention to

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
não tinha plano de / não planejava
most common usage
São Paulo
não tinha plano de
formal and informal contexts
Rio de Janeiro
não tinha plano de / não tava planejando
more colloquial variation
Portugal
não tinha plano de / não planeava
uses 'planeava' (imperfect) rather than 'planejava'

Related Idioms & Phrases

no plan in sight
flying by the seat of one's pants
winging it
had other fish to fry
wasn't on the agenda
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