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wasn't intending to

[ˈwɑːzənt ɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tuː]
verb phrase
não pretendia
1. did not have the purpose or plan to do something
I wasn't intending to hurt your feelings.
Não pretendia machucar seus sentimentos.
2. did not mean to; unintentional action
I wasn't intending to be rude, it just came out that way.
Não pretendia ser rude, simplesmente saiu assim.
NYC Slang
wasn't tryna / wasn't trying to
Synonyms
didn't mean towasn't planning todidn't intend tohad no intention of
Antonyms
was intending tomeant toplanned todeliberately did

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
não pretendia
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
não tava pretendendo
informal colloquial variant
São Paulo
não pretendia
standard usage
Portugal
não pretendia
standard Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

no hard feelings
didn't mean it
it just happened
unintentional act
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