censée

censée

Supposed or meant to.

In this sentence, 'censée' means 'supposed to,' indicating an expectation about her attendance at an event.

Elle est censée venir à la réunion à huit heures.

She is supposed to come to the meeting at eight o'clock.

Here, 'censé' expresses a presumption or intended purpose attributed to the book.

Ce livre est censé expliquer les principes de la physique quantique.

This book is supposed to explain the principles of quantum physics.

In this situation, 'censés' conveys the expectation of action by 'nous,' which was not fulfilled due to external circumstances.

Nous étions censés partir ce matin, mais le train a été annulé.

We were supposed to leave this morning, but the train was canceled.