Unfulfilled intentions (iba a)

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to savor
saborear
I was going to savor the ice cream, but the sun is very strong.
Yo iba a saborear el helado, pero el sol está muy fuerte.
crunchy
crujiente
the scoop (of ice cream)
la bola
We were going to buy a crunchy cone with two scoops.
Nosotros íbamos a comprar un cono crujiente con dos bolas.
Upon leaving the store, I was going to lick the ice cream fast.
Al salir de la tienda, iba a lamer el helado rápido.
You were going to savor that crunchy cone.
Tú ibas a saborear ese cono crujiente.
The sun was going to melt the scoops almost immediately.
El sol iba a derretir las bolas casi inmediatamente.
to drip (heavily)
chorrear
the thumb
el pulgar
It was going to drip down my thumb!
¡Me iba a chorrear por el pulgar!
I was going to clean my hand, but it was already dripping down my thumb.
Iba a limpiarme la mano, pero ya iba chorreando por el pulgar.
desperately
desesperadamente
I was going to eat the ice cream desperately.
Yo iba a comer el helado desesperadamente.
tragic
trágico
Anyone was going to cry upon seeing how tragic it was going to be.
Cualquiera iba a llorar al ver lo trágico que iba a ser.
to crumble
desmoronarse
The cone was going to crumble in my hands!
¡El cono se iba a desmoronar en mis manos!
You cannot imagine how tragic the disaster was going to be.
No puedes imaginar lo trágico que iba a ser el desastre.
I was going to save the cone, but it was crumbling fast.
Iba a salvar el cono, pero se iba desmoronando rápido.
to lick (by sucking)
chupar
I was going to lick the ice cream desperately, but it was crumbling.
Yo iba a chupar el helado desesperadamente, pero se desmoronaba.
The boy was going to lick it, but the ice cream was dripping.
El niño lo iba a chupar, pero el helado chorreaba.
What heat! I was going to eat the cone, but it melted too fast.
¡Qué calor! Yo iba a comer el cono, pero se derritió demasiado rápido.
tongue
la lengua
You were going to catch the ice cream with your tongue, but it fell.
Tú ibas a atrapar el helado con la lengua, pero se cayó.
I was going to put the cone in my mouth, but I stained my shirt.
Yo me iba a meter el cono en la boca, pero me manché la camisa.
She was going to lick her mouth, but the scoop fell.
Ella se iba a lamer la boca, pero la bola se cayó.
He was going to burn his tongue with the soup.
Él se iba a quemar la lengua con la sopa.

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